ThroughLine Games

ThroughLine Games is an independent game development studio based in Copenhagen, Denmark, founded in 2014. It creates narrative-focused cinematic adventures that combine hand-drawn animation, interactive storytelling and puzzle-platforming. Its work spans PC, console and mobile platforms, with an emphasis on meaningful characters and emotional player experiences.

The studio develops its own intellectual property, bringing together game design, narrative writing, animation, programming and production. Traditional frame-by-frame artwork and 2D/2.5D presentation are central to its approach, alongside branching dialogue and gameplay built around the worlds and characters of each project. Unity provides the development foundation for its cross-platform games.

Games and storytelling

Its debut commercial game, Forgotton Anne, follows a cinematic adventure format within a universe of forgotten objects. Released initially for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in May 2018, it subsequently reached Nintendo Switch and mobile audiences. The game combines a hand-drawn aesthetic with branching narrative design and an orchestral score performed by the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra. Square Enix Collective published the original PC and console releases, while Hitcents handled mobile publishing.

Forgotlings expands the same fictional universe through a spiritual prequel and cinematic action-adventure. Its production brings thousands of traditional hand-drawn animation frames into a 2.5D world, accompanied by voice acting and a choral score by the Theatre of Voices. Alongside its adventure gameplay, the project includes INA, a tactical board-game minigame.

Published with Hitcents, Forgotlings launched on Steam on February 17, 2026, followed by PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S releases on June 18, 2026. Together, the two games establish the studio’s focus on authored narrative worlds, animated performance and music as connected parts of the player experience. Its earlier experimental work also includes Look at my Drawing, a prototype developed during Nordic Game Jam 2015.