Chair-first handling
Acceleration, momentum, grip, sprinting, steering and pushing combine to make the chair itself part of the skill ceiling.
Built for the Sport
01 / CONTROL
02 / BODY
03 / RULES
04 / IDENTITY
Not a reskin.Built around the chair.
Wheelchair Rugby League has its own rhythm. Momentum matters. Body position matters. Space closes differently. A pass cannot simply go anywhere. Contact can change the whole play. The game is being built around those differences from the start.
Position has purpose
Leaning changes handling now and is being connected to stability, recovery and how reachable a shoulder tag actually is.
WRL, not generic rugby
Passing respects the no-forward-pass rule, scoring is deliberate, and tackling is being built around tags, tipping and chair contact.
Players, not presets
Attributes and traits are intended to change what each player can do, not simply decorate a team-selection screen.
The Game
More than movement.Build the whole play.
The foundations already go beyond a wheelchair prototype. Movement, possession, passing, kicking, scoring and match state are beginning to connect into a real game loop.
Control the chair
Build speed through acceleration, carry momentum, find grip through turns, sprint, push and use upper-body position to change how the chair responds.
Play the ball
Pick up possession, pass left or right without breaking the WRL forward-pass rule, and kick forward with a controlled arc.
Finish the play
Tries are manual: enter the correct in-goal with possession and choose to score. Home and away scoring feed the game state and scoreboard.
Survive the contact
Stability and tipping are the bridge into the tackle system. Speed, steering, lean direction and contact will determine whether a player holds the chair, lifts a wheel, recovers — or goes over.
Playable nowMovement · Possession · Passing · Kicking · Manual tries · Score & clock
Current focusChair stability · Wheel lift · Tipping · Recovery
Coming nextShoulder tags · Contact tackles · Restarts · Deeper passing
Inside the Build
Early development.Real gameplay.
These screenshots are taken directly from the current development build. Movement, possession, passing, kicking, scoring and the match clock are all already playable.
Pre-AlphaEnvironments, crowd, lighting and visual polish are all in progress. Full gameplay footage is coming as development continues.
The Build
From prototype.To player.
The character and chair have gone through several distinct stages — from early placeholder mannequins getting something moving in engine, to a fully rigged player on a dedicated sports wheelchair.
Stage 01
Getting something in engine
A placeholder mannequin on a basic chair — the goal at this point was simply to establish scale, proportions and get a character sitting in a wheelchair inside Unreal Engine 5.
Stage 02
Chair geometry developing
The placeholder mannequin remains but the wheelchair is taking shape — frame structure, tyre geometry and proportions are being refined before a real character model is introduced.
Stage 03
First real player model
The mannequin is replaced with a properly modelled player. A stadium environment is dropped in to start seeing the character in context of the game world.
Early Footage
Basic chair movement only — animations, advanced movement systems and contact mechanics are not present in this clip and cannot be seen here.
Player Identity
Ratings you canactually feel.
Player data is designed to affect the game itself. Speed and Acceleration shape movement. Agility already controls functional lean range. Handling, Passing and Kicking can shape ball play, while Tackling, Aggression and Recovery can feed the physical contest.
SpeedAccelerationAgilityStaminaHandlingTacklingAggressionPassingKickingRecoveryOverall
This is the feeling
Fast.
Physical.
Unpredictable.
Every push should matter. Every angle should matter. Every hit should change the next decision. The game is being built around momentum, positioning and interaction so matches do not feel like the same sequence repeating over and over.
Road Ahead
From prototype tofull match day.
There is a clear path from the systems working today to the 5v5 game the project is aiming for. No dates are being promised — the focus is on building each layer properly.
Contact becomes gameplay
Stability, tipping and recovery lead directly into tag removal, defender reach, body-position accessibility, chair contact, big-wheel defence and match restarts.
- Readable wheel lift before a fall
- Tag reach based on position and angle
- Tipping as a valid tackle outcome
- Pass power and teammate targeting
- Variable kicking behaviour
Turn systems into 5v5
The next major leap is getting full teams on pitch and making the match flow around the core mechanics already being built.
- Team rosters and player data
- AI teammates and opposition
- Player switching and control modes
- Traits and individual play styles
- Conversions, halftime and complete restarts
Make it feel broadcast
Once the game underneath is strong enough, presentation can turn a playable match into an event that looks and sounds like Wheelchair Rugby League.
- Authentic venues and pitch layouts
- Kits, chairs and team identity
- Crowds, benches and officials
- Replays and broadcast cameras
- Full match-day UI and presentation
Latest Development
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See how the gameis being built.
The main page is for the game. The development log goes deeper into why individual mechanics matter and how they are being implemented.
Body Position Matters
Leaning became a true gameplay input, with Agility controlling each player's functional movement range.
Approx. 6°–22° lean rangeRight-stick body controlBuilt for future tag accessibility
Read the development story
Using Your Weight
Body position now changes chair performance through sprint and turning behaviour instead of existing only as animation.
Up to ~5% sprint boost~40% lean-turn boostImproved analogue diagonals
Read the development story
Finding the Tipping Point
Speed, steering, lean direction and contact are being brought together into a readable stability and tipping system.
Correct lean reduces riskWrong-way lean increases riskRecovery before full tipping
See what is being built next
Connections & Conversations
A game with the potential togrow the sport.
The long-term ambition is bigger than a prototype: work with people around Wheelchair Rugby League, broadcast and the wider Rugby League community to create something credible, visible and worth following.
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