Screen Burn Interactive

Screen Burn Interactive is an independent video game developer based in Glasgow, Scotland, specialising in psychological horror, atmospheric narrative adventures and science fiction thrillers. Founded in 2015 as No Code, the studio combines experimental interaction with environmental storytelling, tactile sound design and interfaces inspired by physical computing. Its work frequently makes computer terminals, unfamiliar machinery and constrained perspectives central to how players experience a story.

The studio’s early releases included Super Arc Light, a mobile arcade shooter published by Channel 4’s All 4 Games division. Its narrative horror work developed from The House Abandon, a retro text-adventure experiment created during the Ludum Dare 36 game jam in 2016. That prototype attracted Devolver Digital, which partnered with the studio to expand the concept into Stories Untold, released in 2017. The four-part anthology brought together CRT terminals, environmental puzzles and psychological tension, establishing an approach that treats the player’s immediate surroundings as part of the narrative.

With Observation, released in 2019, the studio shifted the player’s viewpoint to S.A.M., the artificial intelligence aboard a space station. The game extended its interest in unusual perspectives and diegetic interfaces, asking players to understand events through the systems they control. Its subsequent collaboration with Konami Digital Entertainment and Annapurna Interactive produced Silent Hill: Townfall, a first-person psychological survival horror game set in rural Scotland during the 1990s. The title launched for PlayStation 5 and Windows PC in September 2026, followed by ongoing post-launch support.

Across its projects, the studio handles game design, programming, creative and narrative direction, interactive graphic design, and in-house audio direction. Its capabilities also include console and PC porting and maintenance. In July 2025, the continuing business adopted the name Screen Burn Interactive after a decade as No Code. The rebrand reflected the team’s evolution and growing confusion between its former name and the wider no-code software industry.