Tarsier Studios
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Type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Video games |
Founded | 2004 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Andreas Johansson |
Products | Little Nightmares |
Owner | Embracer Group |
Number of employees | 70 |
Parent | Amplifier Game Invest |
Website | Official website |
Tarsier Studios is a development studio which is based in Malmö, Sweden. Founded in 2004 as Team Tarsier, the team eventually changed their name to Tarsier Studios when they released their first two projects involving SCE properties in 2009. In 2010, they signed a publishing deal with Sony Interactive Entertainment and Microsoft Windows on a new, unannounced project, gaining Sony's first-party support.[1] The studio consists of approximately 70 employees. On 19 May 2014 Tarsier Studios announced they were working on a new intellectual property titled Hunger for the PlayStation 4, but later re-announced as Little Nightmares which was released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch platforms and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.[2]
On 20 December 2019, Embracer Group announced the acquisition of the company.[3]
Games[]
Year | Game | Platform(s) |
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2008 | LittleBigPlanet (DLC)[4] | PlayStation 3 |
2009 | Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic[5] | |
2011 | LittleBigPlanet 2 (DLC)[6] | |
2012 | LittleBigPlanet PS Vita[7] | PlayStation Vita |
2013 | DC Comics Premium Level Pack[8] | PlayStation 3 |
2014 | LittleBigPlanet 3[9] | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 |
2015 | Tearaway Unfolded[10] | PlayStation 4 |
2017 | Little Nightmares[11] | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
2017 | Statik[12] | PlayStation VR |
2019 | The Stretchers[13] | Nintendo Switch |
2021 | Little Nightmares II[14] | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
The City of Metronome[]
The City of Metronome, previously known as Metronome, is an unreleased adventure game by Tarsier Studios.
It was revealed during E3 2005 where it became an anticipated game for the seventh generation of video game consoles. However, the status of this project is uncertain since Tarsier Studios was unable to find a publisher up to 2007.[15]
References[]
- ^ Cullen, Johnny (19 July 2010). "Tarsier Studios become first-party SCE developer". VG247. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ Matulef, Jeffrey (11 August 2016). "Bandai Namco picks up evocative horror game Hunger, rebrands it Little Nightmares". Eurogamer. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Embracer Group acquires critically acclaimed Tarsier Studios". Embracer Group. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "LittleBigPlanet >> Tarsier Studios - Having A Blast!". Tarsier Studios. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "RDKF Fists of Plastic >> Tarsier Studios - Having A Blast!". Tarsier Studios. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "LittleBigPlanet 2 >> Tarsier Studios - Having A Blast!". Tarsier Studios. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "LittleBigPlanet PS Vita >> Tarsier Studios - Having A Blast!". Tarsier Studios. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "DC Comics Premium Level Pack >> Tarsier Studios - Having A Blast!". Tarsier Studios. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "LittleBigPlanet 3 >> Tarsier Studios - Having A Blast!". Tarsier Studios. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Tearaway Unfolded >> Tarsier Studios - Having A Blast!". Tarsier Studios. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Little Nightmares >> Tarsier Studios - Having A Blast!". Tarsier Studios. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Statik >> Tarsier Studios - Having A Blast!". Tarsier Studios. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "The Stretchers". Tarsier. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Little Nightmares 2". Tarsier. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ Purchese, Robert (11 July 2021). "Whatever happened to City of Metronome, the missing game by Little Nightmares developer Tarsier?". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
External links[]
- Embracer Group
- Companies based in Malmö
- Video game companies established in 2004
- Video game companies of Sweden
- Video game development companies
- Swedish companies established in 2004
- 2019 mergers and acquisitions