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Players Attic

Games & Interactive
Open roles
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Founded
2020
Employees
1-10
Offices
1

About Players Attic

Players Attic is an independent video game development studio based in Derby, England. Founded in 2020, it focuses on narrative-driven adventure games, immersive storytelling and worldbuilding. Its work combines game and narrative design with stylized 3D environments and characters, using Unity for development.

The studio's flagship project, Wild Yonder, is a character-focused adventure set in a post-dystopian world. Humanity has largely abandoned Earth, leaving behind scavengers, decaying machines and the remnants of its former civilization. The story follows Brody, a disgraced starship pilot burdened by debts and bounties, who joins Colt Bukowski, captain of the vessel Ol' Sally.

The project's thematic and visual influences include Firewatch, Oxenfree and Call of the Sea. These references frame its emphasis on characters, atmosphere and narrative exploration. The studio's stated development focus includes adventure games for PC and consoles, with environment and character art contributing to its storytelling.

Players Attic works with external production partners alongside its own development team. For Wild Yonder, it entered a co-development collaboration with MLC Studio in March 2023 to help develop the game's visual world and assets. The title remains identified as in development in the supplied research.

Originally incorporated as Deep Think Games Ltd in March 2020, the company adopted the Players Attic name in October that year. It remains an independent, privately held studio.

More about Players Attic

Founders and leadership

  • The studio was co-founded by Nikk Whysall, whose registered name is Nicholas Jay Albert Whysall, and Lee Currie.
  • As of November 2026, Nicholas Jay Albert Whysall is the active director. Lee Anthony Currie resigned as a director on February 16, 2026.

Production approach

  • The studio began as a two-person creative partnership and expands its production capacity through contract talent and co-development partners.
  • Its multi-month engagement with MLC included environment storytelling, modular character development, including Bounty Hunter and Bartender TK Units, and vertical slice pitch materials for publisher presentations.

Notable credits

1 credit
  • Wild Yonder (in development)

Offices

Where Players Attic is based

1 location
  • Derby office

    Headquarters
    94 Brackensdale Avenue, Derby, England, DE22 4AEDerby, England, United Kingdom

    Current headquarters and primary operating base; the registered address moved here in July 2022.

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