Barrel Roll Games

Barrel Roll Games is an independent video game developer and self-publisher based in Eilenstedt, Germany. Founded in January 2017, the studio creates multiplayer games built around playful competition, physical objects and social interaction. Its work spans game design, programming, 3D character and environment art, publishing and community management, with development using Unreal Engine.

The studio is best known for Witch It, a multiplayer hide-and-seek game that adapts prop-hunt mechanics to a colorful fantasy setting. Players take opposing roles as witches and hunters: witches disguise themselves as everyday objects, while hunters use specialized skills and equipment to find them. The project developed from early alpha testing under the working title Witch Hunt into the studio’s flagship game.

Witch It entered Steam Early Access on May 31, 2017, and reached its full commercial release on October 22, 2020. Its platform reach subsequently expanded across PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. Continued support has included content patches and larger updates such as the Dreamland expansion, extending the game beyond its original release.

A publishing collaboration with Daedalic Entertainment began in 2018 to support international expansion and multiplatform distribution. On August 15, 2023, Barrel Roll Games announced the conclusion of that partnership and brought publishing operations fully in-house. The studio continues to operate independently, combining original game development with responsibility for publishing and its player communities.

Its second original property, Prop Sumo, launched on April 9, 2026, for PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store. The physics-based party fighter turns household objects into combatants in sumo-style arena battles. Together, the two games reflect the studio’s focus on transforming familiar objects into central gameplay elements, whether through disguise, pursuit or direct competition between players.