Steer Studios
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2022
- Employees
- 51-200
- Offices
- 1
About Steer Studios
Steer Studios is a Riyadh-based video game developer and publisher working on original intellectual property and licensed entertainment franchises. Established in early 2022 as Savvy Games Studios, it adopted its current name in August 2023. It is the in-house game development company within Savvy Games Group, whose ownership sits with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
The studio combines game design, programming and art production with publishing and ongoing support. Its capabilities include 3D art, animation, visual effects, UI/UX design, and development using Unity and Unreal Engine. Mobile games form its released portfolio, while its broader development scope includes cross-platform projects and future console platforms.
Games and creative direction
The studio’s debut title, Grunt Rush, launched in April 2025. An offline tactical game combining real-time strategy and puzzle elements, it surpassed one million downloads worldwide within its first month. The project established an original property developed internally in Riyadh.
In September 2025, Steer Studios announced a multi-year collaboration with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to develop Tom and Jerry Blast. The licensed hybrid casual mobile puzzle game brings a global entertainment franchise into the studio’s production pipeline. Together, these projects illustrate its work across original game concepts and established intellectual property.
Development and talent
Alongside production, Steer Studios supports the development of Saudi gaming talent through incubation, mentorship and professional internship programmes. Its operating model brings international industry experience together with emerging local developers, connecting commercial game production with practical training.
The company’s activities support Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and National Gaming and Esports Strategy. Its production and publishing ambitions address both international audiences and the developing regional gaming ecosystem, with live operations and post-launch maintenance forming part of its supported capabilities.
More about Steer Studios
Leadership
- Yannick Theler serves as Chief Executive Officer. Before joining the studio, he spent 19 years at Ubisoft and was the founding Managing Director of Ubisoft Abu Dhabi.
- Eric Pepin is Vice President of Operations, and Gil Grandjean is Vice President of Marketing.
Training in production
Grunt Rush originated in an internal junior developer training cohort, providing a concrete example of the studio connecting talent development with a commercial release.
Company-described workplace
The report describes the studio's workforce in 2025–2026 as more than 50% Saudi nationals and roughly 30% female. Its stated “ELITE” values framework stands for Empowerment, Leadership, Imagination, Teamwork and Empathy.
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Where Steer Studios is based
- Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia
Riyadh offices
HeadquartersAbout this office
**Office** Status: active Headquarters Address: Tower 1.09 (Muqarnas Tower), King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Opened: 2025 Overall studio headquarters and sole current direct facility; occupied following the early-2025 relocation from KAFD Building 2.14-B. --- **Office** Status: inactive / historical Address: Building 2.14 – B, King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), Al Aqiq, Riyadh 13519, Saudi Arabia Closed: 2025 Former studio premises, vacated when the studio relocated to Muqarnas Tower in early 2025.
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