The Game Bakers

The Game Bakers is an independent game studio based in Montpellier, France.[1] The company are known for creating games for mobile devices including Squids and Combo Crew, but have recently shifted their focus to console and PC games, with Furi.

The Game Bakers
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2010
Headquarters
Montpellier
,
France
ProductsSquids, Furi, Haven
Websitewww.thegamebakers.com/

History

The Game Bakers were formed in 2010 by two former employees of Ubisoft, who worked on AAA licenses,[2] Emeric Thoa and Audrey Leprince.[3] The idea was to "make games as we cook: with a lot of love."[4] The Game Bakers started by developing games for mobile devices and then decided to focus on consoles and computers games.[5] In 2016, they released Furi.

Games developed
TitleYearPlatform(s)
Squids2011iOS, Android, PC, Mac
Squids Wild West2012iOS, Android
Combo Crew2013iOS, Android
Squids Odyssey2014Nintendo Wii U, 3DS, Nintendo Switch
Furi2016PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Haven2020Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Reception

The Game Bakers games are well received. Their best ranked game is Squids Wild West, with an aggregated score of 89 on Metacritic.[6]

Awards
  • EIGD Art Direction Award – Squids[7]
  • Apple's Editor Choice – Combo Crew[8]

References
  1. "A Montpellier, les indés l'ont dans l'union".
  2. "We make games like we make food". Official Website.
  3. "Former Ubisoft & SQUIDS Producer Audrey Leprince Talks Industry". July 30, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  4. "We make games like we make food". Official Website.
  5. "THE GAME BAKERS ÉVOQUE SON NOUVEAU PROJET". August 3, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  6. "SQUIDS Wild West Review".
  7. "Squids lauréat du prix de la Direction Artistique aux EIGD 2012".
  8. "iTunes Preview – Combo Crew".
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