AI-native studio · Coffs Harbour, Australia

An AI-native studio that ships.

Agentic workflows, automation, payment systems, websites and games. Designed, built and shipped from Coffs Harbour, Australia.

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ForgeFrontier, a multiplayer strategy game
Engineering
Architecture, decisions and honest limits
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01 · Selected work

Built to show the work.

02 · Capabilities

One studio, the whole stack.

AI does the heavy lifting, so one studio can design, build and ship across all of this. Every line below points to something that already exists.

  1. 01

    Agentic workflows

    Agents that plan, act and check their own work, with tests and human approvals in the loop.

    Shipped: TheForge

  2. 02

    Automation

    Enquiry, booking, reminder and reporting workflows, with their integration limits made explicit.

    Shipped: The Last Slot, This site

  3. 03

    Payment systems

    Deposits, split payments, vouchers, packages and point of sale.

    Shipped: The Last Slot

  4. 04

    Websites and web apps

    Responsive websites with explicit validation, accessibility checks and dated performance evidence.

    Shipped: This site

  5. 05

    Games

    Original games, from browser strategy to Unreal Engine 5.

    Shipped: ForgeFrontier

  6. 06

    Custom builds

    Bespoke software for a client's specific problem, and Bywater's own products.

    Shipped: FitnessForgeOS

03 · Engineering

The decisions behind the work.

Explore the architecture, testing decisions and honest limits. The published lab measurements are a dated snapshot, not scores for the current release.

How it’s built

Build approach
AI-assisted
Review
Human-led
Verification
Tests + browser checks
Limits
Made explicit

Project-specific evidence and dated lab measurements on the engineering page

04 · Games

The studio also makes games.

05 · How it works

Three steps, no surprises.

  1. Step 01

    Brief

    Three fields, or a five-minute questionnaire for a faster quote. Bywater replies within 2 business days.

  2. Step 02

    Plan

    A clear scope and quote to agree on before any work starts.

  3. Step 03

    Build and ship

    Built in small, tested steps you can see, then shipped and measured.

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