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Young Horses

Indie & Mobile Game Studio
Open roles
0
Founded
2011
Employees
1-10
Offices
1

About Young Horses

Company Overview

Young Horses, Inc. is an independent video game development studio founded in October 2011, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The studio specializes in experimental game design and quirky character-driven narratives, creating innovative, charming, joyful entertainment for a broad audience.

Leadership

Key people include Philip Tibitoski (CEO, President, Biz Dev), Kevin Geisler (COO, Programmer), Devon Scott-Tunkin (CFO, Programmer), Kevin Zuhn (Creative Director), John Murphy (Studio Head, Designer), Chris Stallman (Art Director), and Seth Parker (Audio Lead, Composer).

Focus

  • Specialization: Independent video game development, experimental game design, and quirky character-driven narratives.
  • Services: Full-cycle game development, including programming, design, art, and audio production.
  • Tools: Unreal Engine 5, Unity, and custom development suites.

Vision

  • Mission: To push the boundaries of game design to create experiences that players have not seen before, bringing innovation to the medium to reach new and broader audiences.
  • Values: Innovation, charm, intelligence, empathy, good humor, and maintaining a sustainable, relaxed work environment (30-35 hour work weeks).
More about Young Horses

Portfolio

  • Key Projects: Octodad: Dadliest Catch, Bugsnax, Octodad (Student Edition), Snakedate, Antbassador, IndependANT, and the upcoming project "Horse".
  • Partners: Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation), Epic Games, Fangamer (Merchandise), Kero Kero Bonito (Musical collaboration).
  • Awards: Student Showcase Winner at IGF 2011 (Octodad), multiple nominations for innovation and charm in indie gaming.

Notable credits

6 credits
  • Octodad: Dadliest Catch
  • Bugsnax
  • Octodad (Student Edition)
  • Snakedate
  • Antbassador
  • IndependANT

Offices

Where Young Horses is based

1 location
  • Chicago office

    Chicago, Illinois, United States

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