Mediatonic

Mediatonic is a UK game development studio best known for Fall Guys, the multiplayer party royale game released in August 2020. Its work spans multiplayer live-service games, casual mobile and console titles, puzzle games and character-driven narrative experiences. The studio combines game design and full-cycle production with networking engineering, cross-platform development and ongoing seasonal content delivery.

Founded in September 2005 by Brunel University students Dave Bailey and Paul Croft, Mediatonic began with the Flash game Snowman Salvage. Its early business focused on work-for-hire development, producing web and mobile games for entertainment partners. That period included Adult Swim’s Amateur Surgeon, released in 2008, before the company expanded into original intellectual property and multiplatform console development.

From casual games to multiplayer worlds

The studio’s catalogue includes Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess!, Who's That Flying?! and Foul Play, alongside the Western adaptation of Hatoful Boyfriend. Other projects include Heavenstrike Rivals, Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World, Fable Fortune, Gears POP! and Murder by Numbers. Together, these projects reflect experience across action, puzzle, narrative and licensed entertainment games.

Following the launch of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, multiplayer development and live operations became central to Mediatonic’s work. Under Epic Games, the studio transitioned Fall Guys to a free-to-play, cross-platform model integrated into the Epic Games ecosystem. Its continuing work includes game maintenance, seasonal updates and brand integration across Unreal Engine and Fortnite.

Mediatonic operates across the United Kingdom and Spain, with development activity distributed among four studio hubs. Tonic Games Group became its parent holding company in June 2020, and Epic Games acquired the group in March 2021. Mediatonic continues to operate as an active development studio within that ownership structure.