A studio that ships
ImploseLabs is a small game studio and AI studio. We make our own games, run our own tools, and take a few outside builds each year.
Our Story
ImploseLabs builds the things we want to play and use. Real games and real tools that ship — every quarter, on schedule, in public.
The studio's first game, Astrum Romanum, is a persistent isometric space MMO — Starblast density meets RuneScape depth. It's live, browser-playable, and the world is still expanding every week.
Behind the game is OverSeer, our flagship AI operating layer. It runs the studio — across code, content, and operations. A small group of operators has access. It's not for sale yet.
The studio also takes on a small contract docket each year — game work, AI systems, multiplayer infrastructure, native apps. Same engineers. Same bar.
ImploseLabs is part of the Liberty Design Studio family.
Behind the studio
Small team. Long memory.
Michael Berardi
Loremaster & Lead Developer
“Build small. Build the world before the menu. Ship every quarter or something is broken.”
Writes the world. Builds the engine. Runs OverSeer. Every system in the studio — gameplay, narrative, infra, AI — passes through him before it ships.
Our Values
The principles that guide everything we do.
Ship over plan
Working builds beat slide decks. Every sprint ends with something playable, runnable, or shippable.
Depth over breadth
We do a small number of projects well. No fleet of half-built things to point at.
Operators not consultants
We run what we build. Our own games, our own tools — the contract work uses the same standards.
AI as default
OverSeer is in the loop on every project. It's not a feature — it's how the studio works.
How We Work
A collaborative process designed to deliver exceptional results.
Discovery
We start by understanding your business, your users, and your technical requirements. No shortcuts, no assumptions.
Strategy
We design the architecture and select the right technologies. Every decision is intentional and justified.
Build
We develop with clean code, regular demos, and continuous integration. You're involved every step of the way.
Deploy & Support
We launch your product and provide ongoing maintenance, optimization, and support.