Black Sheep Studios

Black Sheep Studio is an independent French video game developer founded in September 2003 and based in Paris. Its work combines original games with co-development, technical outsourcing and adaptations for international publishing partners. The studio develops for computers, consoles and mobile devices, with capabilities spanning game design, engineering, visual production and multiplatform optimization.

Its production services cover full-cycle development, team augmentation and specialist contributions to existing projects. Technical work includes Unreal Engine and Unity development, while its art services encompass 2D concept work, 3D modeling and animation. The studio also works on free-to-play systems and game economics, alongside the engineering needed to bring complex computer and console games to tablets and mobile platforms.

Original games and adaptations

The studio’s early releases include Champion Sheep Rally, an animal racing game released in 2006 for PC and PlayStation 2 through Frogster Interactive Pictures. Its later original projects include Megalo Polis, a satirical real-time strategy game built around United States presidential election campaigns, released in 2016. In 2019, it developed Spike Volleyball, an indoor volleyball simulation published by Bigben Interactive across PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Black Sheep Studio’s portfolio also includes collaborative development and licensed projects. It worked with Neko Entertainment on Happy Neuron Academy and developed the tablet conversion of Amplitude Studios’ Dungeon of the Endless. These projects sit alongside its own releases and illustrate the range of development roles it undertakes.

Publishing partnerships

For Ubisoft, the studio contributed design, web programming and graphics production to browser games including Might & Magic Heroes: Kingdoms and Missions. Its work on Might & Magic Heroes: Kingdoms included support for the transition from a subscription service to a free-to-play model. It also developed and designed The Crew Road Empire, a mobile companion game released in 2015. Together, these engagements reflect a business combining original production with ongoing technical and creative support for other developers and publishers.