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About Massive Miniteam

Massive Miniteam was a German independent game development studio founded in April 2018. Originally established in Cologne and later based in nearby Pulheim, it developed original games, collaborated with other developers and provided console porting services. Its work spanned accessible multiplayer games, arcade action, automation adventures and virtual reality experiences.

The studio combined game design and engineering with technical adaptation across PC and home consoles. Its projects included both original productions and work bringing other developers’ games to additional platforms. This mix of development and porting became a recurring part of its relationship with publisher HandyGames.

Games and development work

One of its early original releases was Spitlings, a cooperative 2D arcade game released in 2020 for PC, consoles and Google Stadia. Massive Miniteam also collaborated with Brainseed Factory on the PC VR adaptation of Squishies. Its console porting work included Little Big Workshop, originally developed by Mirage Game Studios, and Chicken Police - Paint it RED!, originally developed by The Wild Gentlemen.

Later productions included Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?, released in 2022, and co-development and porting work on Airhead in collaboration with Octato. These projects accompanied the development of Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure, which combined automation systems with real-time strategy and adventure elements. Oddsparks entered Early Access on PC in April 2024 and reached PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in May 2025.

Acquisition and merger

HandyGames acquired Massive Miniteam in May 2021, bringing the studio into the THQ Nordic and Embracer corporate network. Massive Miniteam subsequently continued producing games within that publishing relationship.

In October 2025, Massive Miniteam was legally absorbed into its parent through a corporate merger. Its independent operations ended, its premises closed and its website redirected to THQ Nordic Mobile. Subsequent franchise support transitioned to HandyGames.

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Founders and historical leadership

The founders were Tim Schroeder, Michael Koloch, Robert Schneider and Milan Pico Wolfgang Pingel. Schroeder served as sole managing director from October 2020 until the company's dissolution in 2025.

Public production funding

The development of Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure received €1.43 million in federal games funding from Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, alongside support from the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW.

Notable credits

7 credits
  • Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure — lead developer
  • Spitlings — lead developer
  • Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? — developer
  • Airhead — co-development and porting with Octato
  • Squishies — co-development and PC VR adaptation with Brainseed Factory
  • Little Big Workshop — console porting; original developer Mirage Game Studios
  • Chicken Police - Paint it RED! — console porting; original developer The Wild Gentlemen

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Current and former locations of Massive Miniteam

2 locations

  • Cologne office

    Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

  • Walzwerk Studio

    Former headquarters
    Atelier 55 im Walzwerk, Rommerskirchener Straße 21, 50259 Pulheim, GermanyPulheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

    Opened 2020 · Closed 2025

    Former overall headquarters and principal development premises, occupied from early 2020 until closure in October 2025.

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