Asobo Studio

Asobo Studio is a Bordeaux-based French independent developer of AAA and AA video games, with additional enterprise extended-reality work through its internal HoloForge Interactive division. Founded in 2002, the studio develops games for PC and console, combining original productions with co-development, technical engineering, console adaptation and immersive B2B software projects.

The studio first became known for adaptations of major film properties, including Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up and Toy Story 3. Its subsequent work expanded into original worlds and technically ambitious simulation, action-adventure and racing projects. Fuel established an early reputation for large-scale open-world technology, while its work on titles such as The Crew, ReCore, Disneyland Adventures and Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection reflects broad experience across platforms and genres.

Games and simulation

Asobo is especially associated with the A Plague Tale series, including A Plague Tale: Innocence, A Plague Tale: Requiem and the 2026 prequel Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy. The franchise combines dark-fantasy action-adventure storytelling with detailed medieval settings and large swarming systems.

The studio also leads development of Microsoft Flight Simulator and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. These projects draw on its experience in high-fidelity simulation, large-scale procedural world generation, photogrammetry, real-time weather systems and cloud-connected technology.

Technical capabilities

Its development work spans:

• Full-cycle PC and console game design and development
• Co-development, technical engineering and platform adaptation
• Third-person narrative action-adventure development
• Proprietary engine technology and multi-platform console engineering
• Enterprise augmented, mixed and extended-reality applications

In 2016, Asobo became an early development partner for Microsoft HoloLens, releasing Fragments and Young Conker. HoloForge Interactive builds on that experience as the studio’s internal division for B2B mixed-reality software. Asobo remains active from Bordeaux, where its main development hub supports both game production and HoloForge’s XR work.