Fireproof Games

Fireproof Games is an independent video game development studio based in Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom. It develops and publishes original games for mobile devices, PC, consoles and virtual reality, with a particular focus on atmospheric mysteries, tactile puzzles and detailed interactive environments. Its work combines mechanical contraptions, environmental storytelling and controls adapted to touch screens, conventional platforms and motion-based VR interaction.

The business was established in 2008 as an independent art and level design outsourcing studio. Its founders brought experience from Criterion Games, where they had worked together on racing and action productions. Early contract work included environment art, assets and level contributions for other developers, providing the foundation for a later move into original game development.

Original games and tactile puzzles

In 2011, the team established its Fireproof Games development division to create and self-publish its own intellectual property. Its first release, The Room, arrived on iPad in September 2012. The game built its mystery around intricate objects and hands-on puzzle solving, using touch controls as a central part of the experience.

The studio continued that approach through The Room Two, The Room Three and The Room: Old Sins, expanding the series across mobile and desktop platforms, with selected releases also reaching Nintendo Switch. Across the series, close observation, spatial reasoning and the manipulation of elaborate mechanisms are central to play.

Expanding into virtual reality

Fireproof's VR work includes the jetpack arcade game Omega Agent and The Room VR: A Dark Matter. These projects extended its development into immersive environments and motion-based interaction alongside its established mobile and PC work.

Its subsequent original VR puzzle adventure, Ghost Town, launched on Meta Quest in April 2025 following four years of development, with later releases on Steam and PlayStation VR2. The studio continues to combine its background in high-fidelity environment art with proprietary game development and publishing, building experiences around exploration, atmosphere and interactive puzzle design.