The Station

The Station is a game development studio based in Karlshamn, Sweden. Founded in 2013 by Mattias Nygren under the name Station Interactive AB, it combines original game development with co-development and external art production. Its work spans PC, console and mobile games, including strategy, simulation, city-building and puzzle-platforming projects.

The studio develops complete games and contributes specialist production support to projects led by other developers. Its capabilities include environment and level art, character modeling, sculpting, texturing, animation and concept art. Technical services extend to game design, gameplay programming, technical art, engine implementation and asset optimization, supporting both creative production and the integration of assets into playable games.

Development and production

The Station led development of SteamWorld Build, released in December 2023 across PC and consoles. The game combines city-building with underground exploration and dungeon management, bringing the studio into a lead development role within Thunderful's established SteamWorld franchise.

Its collaborative work includes art production and co-development for Sackboy: A Big Adventure, contributions to LittleBigPlanet 3, and work on Run, Sackboy! Run! and Snipers vs Thieves. Alongside these collaborations, the studio developed and self-published the mobile shooter Sniper Extinction in 2018. This combination of commissioned production and internally developed projects has been a recurring part of its business.

Company development

In November 2020, Thunderful Development AB acquired the assets, intellectual property and team of Station Interactive AB. The Karlshamn operation subsequently joined Thunderful's internal development network under the public name The Station, also known within that network as Thunderful Karlshamn.

The studio remains active within Thunderful following the group's subsequent restructuring. Its current work continues to encompass internal game production and co-development, building on its background in visual production and collaborative game development.