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Case Study

January 30, 2024

Remnant Records

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Remnant Records

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Noctiluca Studio

Remnant Records is a horror investigation game for 1 to 4 players. Explore places haunted by the dead, survive elaborate and unique ghosts and find out what happened to them through thousands of generated stories.

Very Positive

9/10

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The Goal & The Outcome

For their debut title, Remnant Records, Noctiluca Studio needed an experienced partner to handle semi-realistic 3D character modelling and texturing in Unity. They chose MLC Studio to deliver characters, hair, outfits, and recolours with speed and reliability.

As huge horror fans ourselves, we were excited to dive into a project like Remnant Records – its unique investigation mechanics and atmospheric design made it a perfect creative fit for our team.

With MLC’s support, Noctiluca Studio shipped Remnant Records on time for its Halloween launch. The game has gone on to achieve a 9/10 rating on Steam, attract thousands of positive reviews, and build a loyal player community.

Services Included

3D Characters
What Noctiluca Studio Thought
Théo Corvaisier
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Excellent experience with MLC. The team is talented, friendly and helpful. We will continue to work with MLC, and highly recommend them.
Completed within 2 weeks
Hit release deadline
Successful launch

Risk Elimination

Shipping Remnant Records in time for its Halloween debut meant delivering production-ready characters in just two weeks – a high-risk challenge for a new studio. MLC handled Unity integration internally, preparing fully configured characters ready for immediate import, while scaling the art team rapidly so Noctiluca could stay focused on shipping their first release on time and with confidence.

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Process

How We Delivered

With character sheets and references provided by Noctiluca, MLC recommended Metahuman for the base bodies to keep the project efficient without sacrificing quality. After approval of the first model, our team moved through outfits, high/low poly, and texturing, refining each step in close collaboration with Noctiluca. To remove integration risks, the final assets – complete with hair, beards, and outfit recolours – were delivered as fully configured Unity files, ensuring a smooth and immediate implementation.

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Final Work

Why we loved this project

As huge horror fans ourselves, we were excited to dive into a project like Remnant Records – its unique investigation mechanics and atmospheric design made it a perfect creative fit for our team. Partnering with the Noctiluca team is always a joy!

The Team

Laura S – Associate Producer

Andres P – 3D Character Lead

Sergio S – 3D Artist

Elise G – 3D Artist

Sam N – 3D Artist

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