Playdigious

What Playdigious does

Playdigious SAS is a French independent game publisher founded in 2015 by Xavier Liard and Romain Tisserand (both previously co-founders of DotEmu), headquartered in France with offices in Paris, Montpellier, and Nancy. The company specializes in mobile adaptations of acclaimed PC and console indie games, with in-house porting capacity covering touch control redesign, MFi/Bluetooth controller support, cloud save functionality, and platform-specific optimization. Its portfolio of 25+ published titles spans mobile, console, and PC, including flagship releases such as Dead Cells (5M+ mobile units sold), Sea of Stars, Subnautica, Subnautica: Below Zero, Chants of Sennaar, Children of Morta, Little Nightmares, Northgard, Spiritfarer, and TMNT: Shredder's Revenge. Distribution is conducted through Apple App Store, Google Play, Nintendo eShop, PlayStation Store, Netflix Games, and Apple Arcade on a global basis.

Playdigious operates a premium one-time-purchase revenue model, with titles priced at €6.99–€9.99 and no advertising or free-to-play mechanics, complemented by DLC and expansion pack sales. Licensing and publishing partnerships with indie developers (Klei Entertainment, Motion Twin, Sabotage Studio, Rundisc, Shiro Games, Dead Mage, Amplitude Studios, Weather Factory, Monomi Park) form the supply backbone of the business. In October 2025, Griffin Gaming Partners acquired the company from Fragbite Group for €10.5 million; management, including CEO Abrial Da Costa and CTO Romain Tisserand, was retained, and the company operates the Playdigious Originals sub-label supporting creative indie projects beyond pure porting services.

Name

Playdigious

Legal name

Playdigious SAS

Website

https://playdigious.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Playdigious is a French indie game publisher founded in 2015 that uses in-house porting capacity to bring acclaimed PC and console indie titles to mobile, console, and PC platforms. It serves indie developers seeking mobile distribution and mobile gamers seeking premium console-quality experiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile Game Publishing

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Service Game Publishers (1st/2nd/3rd-Party Publishing) (MPAFABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mobile Game Publishing & App Game Stores (BPAMAKAB)

Keywords

• Mobile game publishing
• Indie game porting
• Mobile game adaptation
• Premium mobile games
• Indie game distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Montreuil

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Game Sales: Direct sales of premium mobile games at fixed prices (€6.99-€9.99) with one-time purchase model. No ads or free-to-play mechanics.
2. DLC and Expansion Packs: Additional downloadable content for games including story expansions, new characters, game modes, and cosmetic content sold separately.
3. Licensing Fees: Revenue from licensing deals with original game developers (Klei, Motion Twin, etc.) to publish their games on mobile platforms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Playdigious is a mobile, console and PC game publisher specializing in porting and adapting acclaimed indie PC and console games to iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Netflix Games. The company licenses titles from independent developers (e.g., Motion Twin's Dead Cells, Klei's Don't Starve Together, Sabotage Studio's Sea of Stars) and publishes them with revamped mobile interfaces, touch controls, controller support, and cloud saves under a premium one-time-purchase pricing model (no ads, no free-to-play). It also runs the Playdigious Originals label for original indie game publishing.

Product overview

Playdigious is a French mobile game publisher with in-house porting capacity founded in 2015, based in Paris, Montpellier, and Nancy. The company specializes in bringing acclaimed indie PC and console games to mobile platforms (iOS, Android), with additional presence on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Netflix Games. Their portfolio includes 35+ published titles spanning action-adventure (Dead Cells, Little Nightmares, Spiritfarer), roguelites (Children of Morta, Loop Hero, Northgard), puzzle (Chants of Sennaar, Cultist Simulator), and retro beat-em-ups (Streets of Rage 4). The company operates Playdigious Originals, a publishing label supporting creative indie game projects. Notable partnerships include Klei Entertainment (Don't Starve Together), Motion Twin/Evil Empire (Dead Cells), Sabotage Studio (Sea of Stars), and Rundisc (Chants of Sennaar). Recent releases include Sea of Stars Mobile (April 2026), Chants of Sennaar Mobile (August 2025), and Children of Morta Mobile (October 2024). Griffin Gaming Partners acquired Playdigious in October 2025 for €10.5 million.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Playdigious Originals: A new publishing label created to help the best Indie games creators fulfill their dream. The label brings industry insight and technical know-how to collaborate with teams that need to get to the next level.

Products and services

• Playdigious Mobile Publishing Core mobile game publishing service with in-house porting capacity for high-quality indie games from PC and console to iOS and Android platforms.
• Playdigious Originals Publishing label helping creative and innovative indie game projects reach their full potential through industry insight and technical know-how.
• Dead Cells (Mobile) Roguevania action platformer published on iOS, Android, and Apple Arcade featuring permadeath, nonlinear progression, and DLC including Return to Castlevania, Boss Rush mode, and crossovers with Hollow Knight and Blasphemous. Mobile version sold 5 million units.
• Sea of Stars (Mobile) Turn-based RPG by Sabotage Studio featuring timed combat hits, combo attacks, boosting, and strategic locks system, with platformer-style traversal. Published on mobile at €9.99 with no random encounters or grinding.
• Chants of Sennaar (Mobile) Adventure puzzle game about deciphering ancient languages to reunite peoples of a tower. Revamped mobile interface, cloud save, and MFi controller compatible. Sold over 500k copies on PC/console before mobile launch.
• Children of Morta (Mobile) Story-driven action RPG with roguelite elements featuring the Bergson family as playable characters. Complete Edition includes all DLCs plus two-player online co-op. Sold over 1 million copies on PC/consoles prior to mobile.
• Don't Starve Together (Mobile) Multiplayer survival game featuring cooperative gameplay with fight, farm, build, and explore mechanics. Mobile port being adapted by Playdigious in partnership with Klei Entertainment.
• Subnautica: Below Zero (Mobile) Action-adventure underwater game available on iOS and Android following the Subnautica mobile launch in July 2025.
• Slime Rancher (Mobile) Adventure game by Monomi Park where players run a ranch of slimes. Mobile port scheduled with pre-orders and pre-registration available.
• Cultist Simulator (Mobile) Roguelike narrative card game by Weather Factory set in a 1920s-themed Lovecraftian world. Published on iOS and Android at $6.99 with DLC expansions including The Dancer, The Priest, The Ghoul, and The Exile.
• Streets of Rage 4 (Mobile) Retro beat-em-up published on mobile with hand-drawn comic-inspired graphics. Features up to 8 playable characters, 12 stages, multiplayer update, and Mr. X Nightmare DLC.
• Northgard (Mobile) Viking strategy game by Shiro Games published on mobile. Features clan-based gameplay, story mode with Rig's Saga, multiplayer for up to 6 players, and multiple DLC clans including Eagle, Rat, Squirrel, Snake, Dragon, Kraken, Lynx, Ox, and Horse.
• Little Nightmares (Mobile) Atmospheric puzzle-platformer published on mobile with horror elements. Players navigate dark environments as child-like protagonist Six.
• Spiritfarer (Mobile / Netflix Games) Cozy management adventure by Thunder Lotus Games published on Netflix Games platform. Features farming, mining, fishing, cooking, and crafting mechanics with emotional story about death and caring for spirits.
• Dungeon of the Endless: Apogee (Mobile) Dungeon-crawling roguelite by Amplitude Studios. Mobile version includes Deep Freeze, Death Gamble, Rescue Team, Organic Matters, and Bookworm DLCs. Features team hero management and tower defense mechanics.
• Planet of Lana (Mobile) Puzzle-adventure game by Wishfully featuring a young girl and her animal companion on a rescue mission. Stealth-based gameplay with hand-painted sci-fi art. Published on mobile at $8.99 premium.
• Sparklite (Mobile) Action-adventure roguelite by Red Blue Games set in whimsical land of Geodia. Features gadgets, guns, and procedurally generated world. Published on mobile at $6.99/€6.99 with free trial on Android.
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge Beat-em-up game published on mobile, Netflix, and consoles featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with cooperative gameplay and multiple playable characters.
• Loop Hero Roguelite RPG with tactical deck-building mechanics. Strategic gameplay with procedurally generated maps and classes.
• Potion Permit RPG simulation game where players work as an alchemist in a small town, brewing potions and healing villagers.
• Legend of Keepers Dungeon management game combining roguelite and management elements where players defend dungeons from heroes.

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NetflixcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership to publish games on Netflix Games platform including TMNT: Shredder's Revenge and Spiritfarer for Netflix subscribers.
• Apple ArcademinorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistribution partnership for Dead Cells on Apple Arcade subscription service.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• DotEmu: Paris-based publisher specializing in porting classic and modern games to new platforms. Co-founded by Playdigious's founders (Xavier Liard and Romain Tisserand) prior to founding Playdigious; the two businesses share DNA in retro and indie game remastering/porting.
• Aksys Games: US-based independent publisher of premium games across console and mobile with a similar size and mid-tier catalog scale. Comparable in bringing third-party developer IPs to mainstream platforms.
• Raw Fury: Stockholm-based indie game publisher with a similar premium, indie-focused publishing model. Publishes games across PC, console, and mobile with a comparable developer-first approach and curated catalog philosophy.
• Fellow Traveller: Australia-based narrative-focused indie publisher with similar size and premium positioning. Comparable in catalog scale (tens of titles) and quality-over-quantity publishing approach, though limited direct mobile focus.

Broad incumbents

• Chucklefish: UK-based indie publisher and developer with a similar curated portfolio approach. Comparable in publishing indie titles across platforms, with stronger PC roots but some mobile presence.
• Annapurna Interactive: Established indie publisher owned by Annapurna Pictures. Overlaps with Playdigious in publishing premium indie titles to multiple platforms, though significantly larger and more PC/console focused with selective mobile releases.
• Humble Games: Publishing arm of Humble Bundle with a large indie catalog. Overlaps with Playdigious in curating and distributing premium indie games to consumers across multiple storefronts.
• Devolver Digital: Major publicly-listed indie game publisher with a much larger catalog and broader scope. Overlaps with Playdigious in curating and publishing premium indie titles, though Devolver focuses on PC/console originals rather than mobile porting.

Emerging players

• Eastasiasoft: Hong Kong-based indie publisher focused on multi-platform console and mobile releases. Comparable in bringing curated indie titles to mobile storefronts and consoles at premium price points.
• RageSquid: Dutch indie game publisher of premium action and arcade titles across mobile and console. Comparable in scale and premium mobile game publishing focus, though with a narrower genre specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Playdigious
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCJSfDsPsdHR99IgFZNr5vgA
• Facebookfacebook.com/playdigious
• Instagraminstagram.com/playdigious
• TikToktiktok.com/@playdigiousoff

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Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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