Deadlift Studios is an independent video game studio based in Chicago, Illinois, but operates as a remote game studio. The team consists of alumni developers from AAA studios such as Bungie, Riot, and others. Their first game, Full Metal Overdrive, is currently in development, and gamers got a feel for an early version at Anime Magic 2026.
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Deadlift Studio - Full Metal Overdrive Developer Interview: Anime Magic 2026
A few of the topics we discussed include:
What is Full Metal Overdrive?
What inspired the studio to make the game?
Demo version of the game at Anime Magic
Gameplay
Keeping up with the project
Keep Up With Full Metal Overdrive and Deadlift Studios
More from Anime Magic can be found here.
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