Other Ocean Interactive

Other Ocean Interactive is a Canadian independent video game developer combining original game creation with development services for publishers. Founded in 2006, the business operates from Atlantic Canada, with headquarters in St. John's, a studio in Charlottetown and a distributed development team across North America.

Its capabilities span full-cycle development, co-development, platform conversions, optimization and technical emulation. The studio works across PC, console, mobile and virtual reality, with engineering expertise covering multiplayer systems, networking architecture, gameplay prototyping and live operations support. Art and animation asset production also form part of its development offering.

Original games and technical collaborations

Original productions include #IDARB, the 2015 crowd game integrating Twitch and Twitter, and Project Winter, the multiplayer social deception game released in 2019. The supplied research reports that Project Winter has reached more than 2.5 million players worldwide. Other original productions include Diebrary, Scrap Daddies and the 2026 multiplayer title 4 Penny Coffins. These projects sit alongside the company's work developing and adapting games for external publishing partners.

Its conversion and co-development work includes Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition for Mojang and Microsoft, the PlayStation 4 port of Ultra Street Fighter IV for Capcom, and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for Xbox Live Arcade for Konami. Other projects include Super Monkey Ball for iOS, the PlayStation VR version of Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality, and work on the PlayStation 4 remake of MediEvil. This portfolio reflects experience adapting established games to different hardware as well as building original multiplayer experiences.

Origins

The business began as Backbone Charlottetown in February 2006 within Foundation 9 Entertainment. In May 2007, Andrew Ayre acquired the Charlottetown operation and renamed it Other Ocean Interactive. Expansion into Newfoundland and Labrador followed in 2008, establishing the company's headquarters in St. John's.