Our Team


XGamedev are a small, intimate team that creates remarkable, enticing results.

jacques-leemans

Jacques Leemans

Founder | Developer

Jacques is our founder, and focuses on Solution Architecture, Software engineering and RnD. Jacques has 18 years experience in Software Engineering, electronic engineering and QA/Testing.

melanie-leemans

Melanie Leemans

Designer | Developer

Melanie is our co-founder, and focuses on Level Design, gameplay development and Finances. Melanie has just under 19 years Information Technology experience on Windows platforms and over 6 years Unity and game development experience. She gained her Certification in Digital and Interactive Games in 2018

Who are we?

Founded by Jacques and Melanie Leemans with the aim of helping companies, big and small, to develop and publish games and interactive apps. XGameDev have been producing games, applications and interactive animations since 2010.

Over the years as we have grown with the company, we now also cater for corporate application designs and development solutions.

We do all software design, engineering and development work in house, and work with a variety of talented content creation professionals to produce 2D and 3D art, UI/UX design, voice-over/narration and audio.

XGameDev is an independent games studio for hire based in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.


Our Story



  • 15 June 2010

    Founded

    XGameDev was formed in 2010 by me, Jacques Leemans. I am a passionate software developer, with skills in Unity, GIS, and C#. Over the years I have sharpened my skills and now am a full stack developer, with project management and consultation skills. I wanted to take my experience and assist other companies and individuals with the skills they required in development.


  • 2010-2015

    Freelancing

    Through freelancing XGameDev managed to acquire a reliable name in the freelancing community for outstanding work and services provided.


  • June 2015

    Melanie comes onboard full-time

    In 2015 my wife, Melanie Leemans joined the team as a Game Designer, Level Designer and game developer. Melanie has just under 19 years Information Technology experience on Windows platforms and over 5 years Unity and game development experience. She gained her Certification in Digital and Interactive Games in 2018


  • Sept 2015

    Relocated to Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

    In late 2015 the company relocated to Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, where we have been based up until today.


  • 15 June 2020

    10 Year Anniversary

    Thanks to all our clients and players who made it possible for us to reach this milestone


  • 2020

    Awesome Projects

    We are currently working on Broken Roads, NoMeLoMe and Pubbly, amongst a few other smaller projects


  • 30 March 2021

    Relocated to Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

    Moved to warmer weather

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