The Odd Gentlemen
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- Founded
- 2008
- Employees
- 11-50
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- 1
About The Odd Gentlemen
The Odd Gentlemen is an independent American video game development studio founded in 2008. Its work combines narrative-driven puzzles, adventure mechanics, stylized visuals, and humorous, family-oriented storytelling. The studio develops original games and provides co-development, technical design, and technical art support for other interactive productions.
Its debut commercial game, The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom, brought silent-film-inspired puzzle platforming to players through publisher 2K Play in 2010. Subsequent projects included Slap Happy Sam, the iOS title Maestro Piccolo's Flea Symphony, and Wayward Manor, a puzzle adventure created in collaboration with author Neil Gaiman.
A major production followed with Sierra Entertainment and Activision's revival of King's Quest. Released between 2015 and 2016, the studio's interpretation spans five episodic chapters and a playable epilogue. It combines traditional adventure gameplay with watercolor visuals and storytelling designed for family audiences.
Accessible interactive storytelling
The studio's ongoing production, Harmonium: The Musical, is an interactive sign language musical adventure announced at The Game Awards in 2023. Its protagonist is a young Deaf Filipina-American musician, and American Sign Language forms part of both the narrative and puzzle mechanics. The project extends the studio's focus on accessible game design and inclusive storytelling.
Alongside its original productions, The Odd Gentlemen has contributed puzzle mechanics and environmental layout to Friday the 13th: The Game — Virtual Cabin 2.0. It also created Petals, a photorealistic Unreal Engine 5 interactive teaser for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, with Gun Interactive.
The studio's capabilities cover concept development, writing, design, programming, art, and audio, alongside character rigging, stylized 2D and 3D animation, cinematics, and Unreal Engine technical design. Its work spans PC, console, and mobile games, with accessibility consulting and production pipeline integration also included in its services.
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Founders and origins
- Matt Korba and Paul Bellezza founded the studio after graduating from USC's School of Cinematic Arts Interactive Media MFA program.
- The studio's origins trace to Korba's graduate thesis project, which became its debut commercial release.
Production practices
- The studio's published account describes dedicated accessibility staff integrated into its core development pipeline.
- Development of its sign language musical involves collaboration with Deaf writers, performers, and animators, bringing cultural and linguistic expertise into production.
Distributed working
The company describes itself as completely remote, with its development team distributed around the world.
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Where The Odd Gentlemen is based
- Pasadena, California, United States
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