The Vision
Apex Horizon focuses on delivering an authentic driving experience set in coastal and mountain environments, built with Unreal Engine 5.
Developed by Codeshift Games studio
APEX HORIZON
Push Beyond The Limits of Speed
A next-generation 3D racing simulator built in Unreal Engine 5 — photoreal environments, brutal physics, and adrenaline-tuned sound design. Built by an independent studio with AAA ambitions.
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02 — The Studio
Three pillars define everything we build at Codeshift Games — the vision, the people, and the philosophy.
Studio Profile
- Developed By
- Codeshift Games
- Published By
- Codeshift Games
- Lead Developer
- Ali Durra
- Founded
- 2026 · Independent
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Platforms
- PC · Next-Gen Console
The Philosophy
We are an independent team leveraging Unreal Engine 5 to deliver AAA-quality racing experiences without AAA bloat. No filler. No seasonal grind-padding. Just a handcrafted simulation that respects your time and your throttle.
Every system — from tire deformation to audio ducking under tunnel overpasses — is tuned in-house by people who actually drive.
03 — Technology
Next-Gen Features Powered by UE5
Click any card to see how the tech translates into feel on the road.
Nanite & Lumen
Ultra-realistic lighting and unlimited environment geometry — millions of polygons rendered per frame with zero LOD popping.
- Full-resolution Nanite meshes on trackside detail
- Lumen global illumination reacting to every headlight
- Hardware ray tracing reflections on wet asphalt
- Dynamic time-of-day from dawn fog to neon midnight
Chaos Physics Engine
Realistic vehicle weight transfer, drift mechanics and suspension modelling — felt through the wheel, not scripted on rails.
- Per-tire contact-patch friction & temperature model
- Suspension travel with damper and spring rates per car
- Weight transfer under braking, cornering and elevation
- Destructible barriers and track-side debris simulation
Dynamic Weather & Mountain Tracks
Custom-built off-road and high-speed asphalt tracks with living weather that rewrites the racing line in real time.
- Volumetric storms, rain accumulation and track drying
- Mountain hairpins, canyon blasts and alpine tunnels
- Surface-aware grip: gravel, tarmac, wet kerbs, snow
- Fully open route variants with community time trials
Cinematic Cameras & Audio
Immersive engine sounds and high-speed motion blur, choreographed by an in-house replay director.
- Ray-traced audio occlusion inside tunnels and canyons
- Multi-mic engine capture per vehicle and rev range
- Dynamic camera shake tied to G-forces and kerbs
- Instant replay cinema mode with free-fly camera
04 — Media
In-Engine Gallery
Real-time captures from Unreal Engine 5. Compare quality presets side by side.
05 — Requirements
Game Specs & PC Requirements
Built to scale. Whether you're on a modest rig or a full sim-rig battlestation.
LOW Low Preset — 1080p / 30 FPS
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor (CPU)
- Intel Core i7 - 10th Gen
- Memory (RAM)
- 16 GB RAM
- Graphics (GPU)
- NVIDIA GTX 1650
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Storage
- ~6 GB
- Target
- 1080p · 30 FPS · Low preset
MED Medium Preset — 1080p / 60 FPS
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor (CPU)
- Intel Core i7 - 10th Gen
- Memory (RAM)
- 16 GB RAM
- Graphics (GPU)
- NVIDIA RTX 3050 (6GB)
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Storage
- ~6 GB
- Target
- 1080p · 60 FPS · Medium preset
HIGH High Preset — 1440p / 60 FPS
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor (CPU)
- Intel Core i7 - 10th Gen
- Memory (RAM)
- 16 GB RAM
- Graphics (GPU)
- NVIDIA RTX 3060 (8GB)
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Storage
- ~6 GB
- Target
- 1440p · 60 FPS · High preset
Note: Steering wheel, controller and keyboard inputs fully supported.