Dinosaur Polo Club
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- Founded
- 2013
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- 11-50
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About Dinosaur Polo Club
Dinosaur Polo Club is an independent game development studio based in Wellington, New Zealand. Founded on 1 May 2013 by twin brothers Peter and Robert Curry, it creates minimalist simulation, puzzle, and strategy games for mobile, PC, and console platforms. Its games turn familiar transport and organisational systems into accessible challenges built around clear visual design and increasingly complex decisions.
The studio began with a subway-design prototype made during the Ludum Dare 26 game jam. That experiment became Mini Metro, its debut commercial game. Released through Steam Early Access in 2014 and fully launched in 2015, Mini Metro asks players to design and adapt subway networks. Its subsequent releases brought the game to mobile devices and consoles, including Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, with an Apple Arcade edition titled Mini Metro+.
Mini Motorways followed in September 2019 as an inaugural Apple Arcade title, extending the studio’s interest in transport systems to road-network design and traffic simulation. It reached Steam in 2021 and Nintendo Switch in 2022. The game surpassed nine million players, while the studio’s titles collectively attracted more than 12 million players worldwide, according to the supplied research as of October 2026.
Alongside these established games, the studio has explored other genres and experimental projects. In April 2026 it released RTFM (Read The F*cking Manual), an experimental cooperative atmospheric horror project inspired by game-jam development. Its publicly discussed Magic School prototype was cancelled in 2024.
Dinosaur Polo Club concentrates on developing and supporting its own intellectual property. Its work spans original game development, adaptation across platforms, ongoing updates, and post-launch content support. Across these activities, the studio combines systemic game design with mobile and cross-platform engineering, maintaining games that can reach players through mobile storefronts, subscription platforms, PC distribution, and consoles.
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Leadership
Amie Wolken became Chief Executive Officer in April 2024, having previously served as Studio Director of Wētā Workshop’s game division. She succeeded Chantelle Cole. Co-founders Robert Curry and Peter Curry remain involved as Game Designer and Technical Director, respectively.
Sound and production
The studio collaborates with ambient composer Disasterpeace on responsive procedural soundscapes, complementing its visually minimal game systems.
Workplace design
The studio’s 2022 workspace project with Catalyst Group emphasised sustainability, wellness and collaborative production. The fit-out project won Gold at the 2023 New Zealand Commercial Project Awards; the recognition was for the workspace project.
Game recognition
Mini Metro received nominations at the BAFTA Games Awards and Independent Games Festival. Mini Motorways won the 2022 IGF Audience Award and received the Slice of Heaven Grand Prize at the NZ Game Awards.
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Where Dinosaur Polo Club is based
- Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
Wellington offices
HeadquartersAbout this office
**Wellington Headquarters** Status: active Headquarters Address: Level 1, NZX Centre, 11 Cable Street, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand Phone: +64 273139003 Opened: 2022 Current overall headquarters, occupied following the 2022 relocation from Cuba Street. Houses leadership, engineering, design, art, publishing operations and QA. --- **Te Aro, Cuba Street Office** Status: inactive / historical Address: Level 5, 148-150 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand Closed: 2022 Former headquarters, vacated when the studio relocated to Cable Street in 2022.
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