Spilt Milk Studios
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2010
- Employees
- 11-50
- Offices
- 2
About Spilt Milk Studios
Spilt Milk Studios is an independent British game developer based in London, combining original games with co-development, work-for-hire and design consultancy. Founded in 2010, the studio creates cozy, wholesome and humorous experiences for PC, consoles and VR, with an emphasis on charm, curiosity and inclusive design.
Its original work spans fantasy shopkeeping, arcade action, puzzle games and multiplayer experimentation. Trash Goblin, a cozy fantasy shopkeeping simulation, launched into Steam Early Access in 2025. Its portfolio also includes the twin-stick shooter Tango Fiesta, The Legend of Tango, Picture Everything: Puzzle Cross Galaxy and mobile and arcade releases such as Hardlines and Super Doom Wall. The studio's upcoming original project, Gobble Inn, extends its interest in fantasy tavern and shop simulation.
Spilt Milk Studios also developed Lazarus, a large-scale multiplayer game built with SpatialOS in partnership with Improbable. The project ran from 2016 to 2019 before being sunset, representing a different strand of the company's development history alongside its smaller original games.
Development partnerships
The studio supports other developers through engineering, gameplay systems, technical art and production services. Its commercial work includes co-developing the Wallace & Gromit Special Pack for FuturLab's PowerWash Simulator and developing the PC port of Robot Squid's King of Crabs. It has also contributed development support to OlliOlli World, TerraTech and Deathground.
Its capabilities cover procedural generation, AI systems, prototyping, network foundations and multi-platform optimization. Consultancy extends to game design, monetization and narrative, while production support includes downloadable content, live content expansions, outsource management and QA release management. This combination allows the studio to develop its own intellectual property while contributing specialist design and technical work to externally led projects.
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Leadership
- Founder Andrew Smith serves as CEO and Creative Director. He established the studio after leaving a large games studio to pursue creative independence.
- Simon Nicholas Crawford Lovell is a director, with responsibilities spanning product and strategy. The report identifies Nicholas Lovell as providing strategic direction for the studio's work-for-hire and co-development activities.
Working model
The studio describes a remote-first, distributed approach, supported by specialist contractors and university interns. Its central London shared workspace is accessed through UKIE membership, providing a physical base while allowing recruitment internationally.
Mentoring and community
Spilt Milk Shake is an internal publishing label and student mentorship initiative, with collaborations involving Abertay University, CAPA and ELAM.
The report also identifies involvement with BAFTA, SpecialEffect and Safe In Our World, alongside industry mentoring through Limit Break and the Tentacle Zone Incubator.
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Where Spilt Milk Studios is based
- 102 Bromstone Road, Broadstairs, Kent, England, CT10 2HXBroadstairs, England, United Kingdom
Broadstairs office
Statutory registered office recorded with UK Companies House.
- London, England, United Kingdom
London office
Primary operational base and shared co-working hub in central London through UKIE membership, supporting a remote-first team.
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