Sleepy Castle Studio

Sleepy Castle Studio is an independent game development studio based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its work centers on stylized adventure role-playing games, combining 2D character artwork with 3D environments to create a paper-like, pop-up visual aesthetic. Development began around 2020 as a passion project inspired by classic turn-based RPGs, particularly the early Paper Mario games.

The studio’s debut, Escape from Ever After, brings those influences into a fairytale adventure built around corporate satire. Its story follows an adventurer whose world has been taken over by Ever After Inc., a conglomerate that transforms fairytale settings into corporate offices. Narrative writing and humor connect the fantasy premise with workplace culture, while exploration and combat carry the adventure forward.

Combat uses a turn-based structure with interactive, real-time action commands and partner synergy abilities. The presentation pairs stylized characters and environments with a 50-track big-band jazz score composed by Daniel Whitworth. Together, these elements establish the game’s approach to visual storytelling, player interaction and musical identity.

Originally developed under the title Flynt Buckler Wakes the Sleepy Castle, the game was renamed Escape from Ever After in October 2023 to better reflect its narrative themes. A standalone demo and prologue, Escape from Ever After: Onboarding, followed in June 2024. The full game launched on January 23, 2026, for Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, with PC distribution through Steam, GOG and the Epic Games Store.

The studio’s development capabilities span game design, programming, animation, character art, narrative, music and audio design, alongside console porting and deployment across multiple platforms.