Real-time engine
Nyxfall — authoritative netcode
Rollback networking and deterministic sim for a 6-player co-op ARPG, tuned to hold sync on regional AU/SEA connections.
Game technology studio · Fitzroy
We build the engines and backends your game runs on.
MythRuneCanvas.ink is a Melbourne game-tech studio crafting real-time engines, live-ops backends, and cross-platform infrastructure — so your team ships the game and we keep the sky clear behind it.
Our mission
Precision infrastructure for worlds that never sleep.
From our workshop on Rose Street in Fitzroy, we treat every game like an observatory instrument — calibrated, observable, and built to run for years. We map the whole system before writing a line, then engineer for the moments that matter: launch spikes, seasonal events, and the 3am incident nobody planned for.
- 11 yrs
- Building game infrastructure
- 40M+
- Monthly active players served
- 99.98%
- Live-ops uptime across 2025
- < 45ms
- Median matchmaking latency
Selected work
Systems we have charted and shipped.
Scroll sideways through a few recent engagements across Australian and global studios.
Live-ops backend
Emberhold live seasons
Event scheduler, battle-pass service, and telemetry pipeline processing 900M events a day without a maintenance window.
Cross-platform
Starling — one save, five stores
Unified identity and cloud-save layer bridging Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and mobile with conflict-free sync.
Observability
Aurora incident console
A custom control room dashboard giving a Melbourne studio 45-second signal on economy anomalies and matchmaking drift.
What we do
A full engineering bench, on one star chart.
Six disciplines that carry a game from prototype through its live-service life.
Engine & netcode
Authoritative servers, rollback and prediction, deterministic simulation, and physics tuned for the latency your players actually have.
Live-ops backends
Battle passes, stores, seasons, and event schedulers built as observable services — deploy mid-season with zero downtime.
Cross-platform delivery
Unified identity, cloud saves, entitlements, and cross-play matchmaking across PC, console, and mobile storefronts.
Anti-cheat & trust
Server-side validation, anomaly detection, and economy safeguards that keep leaderboards and marketplaces honest.
Telemetry & analytics
Event pipelines, funnels, and retention dashboards that turn raw player signals into decisions your designers can act on.
Launch & scale
Load modelling, autoscaling, and 24/7 incident cover so a front-page launch spike reads as a graph, not a crisis.
In their words
Studios that trusted us with launch day.
"MythRuneCanvas rebuilt our matchmaking in nine weeks. Our AU and SEA players finally share lobbies without desync, and our support tickets about lag dropped by two thirds."
"We launched a season to 1.2 million players on a Friday night and the backend never blinked. Their incident console caught an economy exploit before it hit the forums."
"The cross-save layer they shipped let us bridge Switch and Steam in one update. Clear architecture, honest estimates, and they actually document what they build."
"They treated our tiny indie budget with the same rigour as a AAA client. Our netcode is now something we understand and can extend ourselves."
Engagements
Ways to bring us onto your project.
Fixed-scope or embedded — all figures in AUD, ex GST. Studio hours 9am–6pm AEST, Monday to Friday.
Systems Review
A two-week deep read of your architecture with a prioritised roadmap.
$4,900one-off
- Full architecture & netcode audit
- Load & scaling risk report
- Prioritised 90-day roadmap
- Two review workshops with your team
Most chosen
Embedded Squad
A senior pod working inside your team on engine and backend delivery.
$18,500per month
- 2 senior engineers embedded
- Live-ops & backend delivery
- Weekly shipping cadence
- Shared on-call during events
- Documentation handed back to you
Launch Cover
24/7 engineering cover across your launch or major season window.
$7,200per launch window
- 10-day round-the-clock cover
- Load modelling & rehearsal
- Live incident console access
- Post-launch stability report
Contact
Tell us what you're building.
Send a few lines about your game and where it hurts. We reply to every enquiry within one business day from Fitzroy.
- Phone+61 3 9419 2648
- Studio56 Rose Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
- Email[email protected]
- HoursMon–Fri, 9am–6pm AEST