Piece of Cake Studios

Piece of Cake Studios is an independent French video game developer and publisher based in Paris. Founded in October 2015, the studio creates cooperative multiplayer experiences alongside management and simulation games for PC and consoles. Its development capabilities span game design, programming, 3D art, animation and cross-platform porting, with an emphasis on procedural game systems and shared play.

Cooperative games

The studio's debut commercial release, Hacktag, arrived in February 2018. Its asymmetric two-player stealth gameplay gives partners different roles within the same infiltration mission, establishing cooperation as a central part of the studio's creative approach.

Dark Hours takes that focus into cooperative survival horror. Designed for one to four players, it casts players as burglars whose heist is interrupted by supernatural entities. The game entered early access on Steam in October 2024 before its full release on October 23, 2025. Subsequent releases included Dark Hours: Anomalies and versions for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in April 2026.

Management and simulation

The studio also operates Fabulous, known as Piece of Cake Fabulous, an internal publishing and production label dedicated to fantasy management, strategy and simulation games. This integrated creative brand broadens the company's work to include accessible single-player and family-oriented experiences.

Its first release under that label was My Fantastic Ranch: Unicorns & Dragons, published in partnership with Nacon in November 2022 for PC and consoles. The game was followed by Fantastic Haven, released for PC in August 2024, which centers on managing a sanctuary for magical creatures.

Across these projects, Piece of Cake Studios combines cooperative systems with a separate strand of imaginative management games. It remains independently owned and operated by its founders, with development and publishing activities conducted through the Paris studio.