Hello Games

Hello Games is an independent British video game developer and publisher known for original, self-published games and long-term post-launch support. Founded in Guildford in 2008, the studio combines the production discipline associated with large-scale game development with the creative independence of a smaller team.

Its early release, Joe Danger, established the studio with an arcade stunt-platforming series that later expanded through Joe Danger 2: The Movie and Joe Danger Infinity. Hello Games subsequently created No Man’s Sky, a science-fiction exploration and survival game built around large-scale procedural generation. Since its 2016 launch, the studio has continued to expand the game through substantial free updates that have added features including multiplayer, base-building, virtual-reality support, cross-play, and enhanced procedural generation.

Development and publishing

Hello Games develops and publishes its own work, covering game design, programming, art, audio engineering, global digital distribution, and ongoing live-service maintenance. Its capabilities include:

• Procedural generation systems and large-scale world simulation
• Proprietary cross-platform engine development for PC, console, Mac, VR, and mobile platforms
• Science-fiction exploration, survival, sandbox, action-arcade, and narrative-adventure game design
• Continuous content development for live games

Alongside No Man’s Sky, the studio released the narrative puzzle adventure The Last Campfire in 2020. It has also announced Light No Fire, a cooperative multiplayer adventure set on a procedurally generated planet.

Hello Games remains independently operated and continues to create original IP while supporting its existing games over the long term. Its work spans PC and console platforms, virtual reality, and mobile gaming, with a focus on ambitious systems-driven worlds and player exploration.