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About Engine Software

Engine Software is an independent video game development studio based in Doetinchem, Netherlands. Its work spans full-cycle development, co-development, cross-platform porting and remastering for console, PC and handheld platforms. The studio works with publishers and developers to adapt existing games to additional hardware, modernize older productions and build new games around licensed properties.

The company traces its origins to the Dutch MSX demoscene of 1990–1991 and incorporated in 1995. During the late 1990s and 2000s, it concentrated on handheld development, producing games for platforms including Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable. This period included adaptations of Nickelodeon, Marvel and Studio 100 properties, alongside the development of proprietary middleware.

Porting and remastering

As the dedicated handheld market changed in the early 2010s, Engine Software expanded its focus on multi-platform adaptation and remastering. Its technical capabilities include legacy code refactoring, hardware optimization, engine bridging, quality assurance and platform compliance testing. Projects range from independent games to productions developed with major international publishers.

Its portfolio includes console adaptations of Terraria, the Nintendo Switch version of Little Nightmares: Complete Edition, the PC remaster of Killer7 and Nintendo Switch ports of No More Heroes and its sequel. The studio has also contributed ports for Nihon Falcom’s Ys and Trails series, working on releases for NIS America. Other collaborations include projects with Bandai Namco, Grasshopper Manufacture, Kalypso Media and 505 Games.

Development partnerships

Engine Software’s work extends beyond platform conversions. It co-developed Monopoly Madness with Ubisoft and developed the 2024 Monopoly rebuild from scratch for consoles and PC. Its remastering work includes Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered in partnership with Grasshopper Manufacture.

As of October 2026, the studio’s reported development activity also includes Nintendo Switch 2 adaptations, with projects such as Tropico 7 and Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana listed among upcoming work.

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Leadership and recognition

  • The report identifies co-founders Ivo Wubbels as CEO, Ruud van de Moosdijk as VP of Development and Jeroen Schmitz as COO.
  • Ivo Wubbels received the Career Achievement award at the Dutch Game Awards 2025. The recognition was awarded to Wubbels personally.

Proprietary technology

The studio's proprietary technology includes Scripter5 and the Music Replayer, followed by the Pulse Sound System. The report describes the latter as an audio sequencing driver licensed to more than 45 international developers.

Notable credits

30 credits
  • Monopoly (2024 rebuild) — full development
  • Monopoly Madness — co-development
  • Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered — remaster development
  • The Rogue Prince of Persia — Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 adaptation
  • Everspace 2 Galactic Edition — Nintendo Switch 2 adaptation
  • Tropico 7 — upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 adaptation
  • Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana — upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 port
  • Ys IX: Monstrum Nox — Nintendo Switch and PC ports, co-developed with PH3
  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV
  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie
  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon
  • Little Nightmares: Complete Edition
  • Little Nightmares: Enhanced Edition
  • Little Nightmares II
  • Little Nightmares III
  • Terraria — console adaptations
  • Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch — Nintendo Switch adaptation
  • Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom — Nintendo Switch adaptation
  • Killer7 — PC remaster
  • No More Heroes — Nintendo Switch port
  • No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle — Nintendo Switch port
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition
  • Darkstar One — Nintendo Switch port
  • Into the Breach — Nintendo Switch port
  • The Escapists 2 — Nintendo Switch port
  • Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
  • Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm
  • The Caligula Effect: Overdose — Nintendo Switch and PC ports
  • Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords — Nintendo DS version

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