The Game Bakers is an independent game studio based in Montpellier, France.[1] The company was known for creating video games for mobile devices including Squids and Combo Crew, but shifted their focus to console and PC games, with Furi which was released in 2016. At Summer Game Fest in 2024, they announced their latest game Cairn, a survival-climbing game which was released in January 2026.

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

Title Year Platform(s)
Squids 2011 iOS, Android, PC, Mac
Squids Wild West 2012 iOS, Android
Combo Crew 2013 iOS, Android
Squids Odyssey 2014 Microsoft Windows, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Brothers Unite[6][7] 2014 iOS, Android
Furi 2016 PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5
Haven 2020 Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Furi:Demake - The Chain 2023 Microsoft Windows
Cairn 2026 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5

Awards

  • EIGD Art Direction Award – Squids[8]
  • Apple's Editor Choice – Combo Crew[9]

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. Archived from the original on August 3, 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. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  6. ^ Watts, Steve (July 24, 2014). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mobile Game Announced". IGN. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  7. ^ Musgrave, Shaun (July 30, 2014). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Review - The Game Bakers Make Fine Turtle Soup". TouchArcade. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  8. ^ "Squids lauréat du prix de la Direction Artistique aux EIGD 2012".
  9. ^ "iTunes Preview – Combo Crew". iTunes.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_Bakers