Beasts of Balance
A mixed-reality tower building and world creating game for all ages, that was the first boxed game sold in Apple stores globally.
We use hardware, electronics and code to make products, games and experiences that couldn't exist in any other way
Hello :)
Mother Ultimate is Tim Burrell-Saward and friends: an independent, globally distributed studio making playful products, games and experiences that explore the rich and engaging interactions that can happen when physical objects talk to computers.
We do serious technologies in playful ways
We make cutting edge consumer electronics combining hardware and electronics, and that integrate seamlessly with the smart devices around our homes and in our pockets. Our skillset includes expertise in industrial design, electronics engineering, app development, game design, user research, interaction design and crowdfunding, and we have hard-won experience manufacturing and distributing at global scale. We ship things, both figuratively and literally.
We work at all scales
Alongside mass-produced consumer electronics products we also create one-off installations for events and exhibitions. From big interactive builds to behind-the-scenes gathering of audience data, we know how to use technology and design to make magical, memorable, and reliable experiences that couldn’t exist any other way.
And we know things need to change
We’re committed to acting sustainably with the things we make: from interrogating the impact of the materials we use, to reducing packaging waste, end-of-life recycling and working with environmentally progressive manufacturing partners wherever possible. If we’re making things, we should be making them responsibly.
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Awards
KAPI 2018
NAPPA 2018
Toy of the Year Finalist 2018
London Design Awards 2018
Dice Tower Seal of Excellence
KAPI 2018
NAPPA 2018
Toy of the Year Finalist 2018
London Design Awards 2018
Dice Tower Seal of Excellence
Good Toy Guide 2017
Parent’s Choice Gold Award
Keep Calm & Blog On - Toy Awards
Shut Up & Sit Down - Quinns’ Corner Awards 2016
XOXO Official Selection 2016
Good Toy Guide 2017
Parent’s Choice Gold Award
Keep Calm & Blog On - Toy Awards
Shut Up & Sit Down - Quinns’ Corner Awards 2016
XOXO Official Selection 2016
Toy Insider
Indiecade Technology Award Winner 2015
Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award 2014
Toy Insider
Indiecade Technology Award Winner 2015
Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award 2014
Get in touch
We’re currently working on the studio’s first commercial release but are open to collaborating on new product development, interactive artworks and immersive theatre projects. If it involves play, technology and people, and whether a one-off or mass manufacture, we can help.