‘sMALL, HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMS’

We believe in small groups of exceptional developers with real autonomy. Small teams spend less time in alignment meetings and more time building what players care about.

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Game development is everyone’s discipline

We all have specific crafts, but we see everyone as a game developer first and foremost. Our primary responsibility is to players, who care about the game as a whole, not our individual disciplines. It’s a point of view that requires us to be deeply immersed in our genres, and constantly evaluating whether we’re prioritizing the highest impact work we can.

Our environment sustains our spark

Making games is a long and bumpy artistic journey. The best way through is by fostering a joyful team environment that nurtures our creative spark. Outstanding teammates, psychological safety to challenge or ask for help, and low tolerance for bullshit that gets in the way. A compounding, collaborative energy that drives our best work.

‘CRAFTING ICONIC GAMES’

We aim to create experiences that stand out and stay with players. Bold ideas. Vivid worlds. The kinds of games players remember long after they finish playing.

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Bold where it counts

Players deserve games with a sharp point of view, not generic slop or creative by committee. Generic art doesn’t have an opinion. It focuses on imitation, copying other successful work without understanding why, and losing all perspective in the process. Pursuing ‘iconic’ as our north star requires us to take creative risks. That means having a clear and bold vision for the experiences we’re crafting, but not avoiding best practices or being contrary for the sake of it.

cONSTRAINTS ARE CREATIVE CATALYSTS

Iconic work is born from imaginative solutions to real limitations. Not being able to throw resources at every challenge forces us to think about what’s really important to the player experience. This means we spend more time on the things that matter, and ruthlessly cut nonessential features. We value the mindset that staying small brings to development, driving us to discover creative solutions for the problems we encounter, and constantly sharpening our focus.