Ridgefield
Ridgefield Services Limited is a UK studio on 29 Mill Place in Woodley, Reading. We write custom desktop applications for businesses that have outgrown spreadsheets, and we build PC games for teams that want a Windows release rather than another prototype.
The two halves of the studio share one language, C#, and one habit: build the thing, then hand over the code and the documentation that explain it. Desktop applications for Windows come first — quoting tools, scheduling systems, stock and job tracking, internal dashboards that run on a machine in the office rather than in a browser tab someone forgot to close.
This site is written to be usable before you talk to us. On the Service Lines page you can see whether your problem is a desktop app, a workflow tool or an integration job. The Game Development page covers what a realistic PC scope looks like. The Technology page lists the engines and frameworks we actually work in, so a technical colleague can check the fit without a call.
Frameworks in the shop
Engine choice is a production decision, not a loyalty. Unity remains one of the two dominant engines for new PC games, supports C# scripting and has an asset ecosystem that shortens prototyping. Unreal Engine 5 is the leading primary engine choice in developer surveys cited by industry coverage, and its Nanite and Lumen technology targets high-fidelity visuals; it uses C++ and Blueprint visual scripting.
Godot Engine is open source, lightweight, script-friendly and exports to Windows, which makes it a sensible choice for indies and prototypes on a tight budget. Construct 3 is browser-based and event-driven, and it is genuinely fast for 2D games, casual titles and simple desktop releases. Anyone can claim all four. We can tell you which one your project should use and what it costs you.
Check the technology stack
Condition strip
Six slots, one bench
.NET
Line-of-business desktop
C#
Shared studio language
Unity
3D & cross-platform
Unreal Engine 5
High-fidelity target
Construct 3
Fast 2D & casual
Godot Engine
Open source, tight budget
Two halves of the studio, one release habit. Each row is a real job — a desktop application for a business that outgrew its spreadsheet, or a Windows game for a team that wanted one shipped.
Selected Work
Custom .NET desktop application for a UK logistics operator. Their paperwork used to leave the office as a spreadsheet, then return as a CSV. The build replaced it with a signed Windows application that runs local, keeps working when the internet does not, and carries a version number and a documented update path.
Construct 3 build for a small independent team. The design document claimed a large open world; the release that actually shipped had a tight two-minute loop and eight hand-tuned levels. The cut is what made it finishable — and the game is the version the team wanted on Steam.
Invoicing tool — early access
Windows desktop build for a Reading-based accountancy practice
Unity prototype — in build
Third-person exploration vertical slice for a two-person studio
Integration adaptor — shipping
Scheduled CSV bridge between a stock system and a CRM
Utility release — shipping
Small .NET tool replacing a 40-screen spreadsheet macro
Sprints run to a visible board, so clients can see what is moving this week without waiting for a status email. Four lanes, one board, work in progress across both halves of the studio.
Backlog
In build
In review
Shipping
Ridgefield Services Limited
Bespoke software · PC games
Ridgefield Services Limited, 29 Mill Place, Woodley, Reading, England. Distance rarely matters for delivery, but it does shape how we run a first meeting — we are happy to do that in person in the Thames Valley or over a call anywhere else in the UK.
A first reply usually asks two or three questions about scope, integrations and timeline, so it is worth mentioning those up front if you already know them. If you are comparing suppliers, ask each one which parts of your project they would cut. The answer tells you more than a portfolio.