No Brakes Games

Name

No Brakes Games

Legal name

No brakes games, UAB

Website

https://nobrakesgames.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vilnius

HQ country

Lithuania

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Game Sales: One-time purchase model for full game copies sold through digital storefronts (Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android) and physical retail. Human Fall Flat released July 22, 2016 and has sold over 50 million copies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

No Brakes Games is an independent game development studio that designs, develops, and sells physics-based puzzle platformer video games built around proprietary ragdoll and emergent-physics systems. Its flagship product, Human Fall Flat (released July 22, 2016), is sold as a one-time purchase across PC, console, mobile, and VR storefronts, with a VR edition released in October 2024 and a sequel announced.

Product overview

No Brakes Games is a game development studio that creates physics-based games. Their portfolio consists of three titles: Human Fall Flat (the original physics-based puzzle platformer released in 2016), Human Fall Flat VR (a dedicated VR version released in October 2024 offering an immersive third-person VR experience), and Human Fall Flat 2 (an upcoming sequel currently in development). All games share a focus on emergent physics-based gameplay where highly interactive physicality is at the heart of the experience, with systems designed to react believably and create unexpected situations for player expression and hilarious moments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Human Fall Flat A light-hearted, hilarious physics-based puzzle platformer set in floating dreamscapes where players navigate mansions, castles, snowy mountains, and industrial locations using emergent physics and ragdoll mechanics. Multiple routes and puzzles reward exploration and ingenuity. Supports solo play, 2-player couch co-op, and online multiplayer for up to 8 players.
• Human Fall Flat VR A dedicated VR edition of Human Fall Flat offering an intuitive third-person view designed for VR headsets, with an all-new control system that lets players reach out and physically touch the game world, flail their arms in any direction, swing from ledges, and pull levers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50 million+ copies sold of Human Fall Flat, making it one of the Top 20 best-selling video games globally
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tomas SakalauskascoreOthersFounder and individual who holds the NO BRAKES GAMES trademark registration. The company was founded by Tomas Sakalauskas in 2013.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Supergiant Games: Independent, small-team US studio behind Hades, Bastion, and Transistor. Closely comparable as a privately held indie studio with a single flagship action/physics-driven franchise, multi-platform distribution, and a small but high-output team that has built a top-tier global brand.
• Team Cherry: Australian indie studio behind Hollow Knight and the announced sequel Hollow Knight: Silksong. Directly comparable as a small, independent team with a single dominant physics/platformer franchise, multi-platform distribution, and a follow-up title whose success is central to forward valuation.
• Klei Entertainment: Canadian indie studio behind Don't Starve, Mark of the Ninja, and Oxygen Not Included. Comparable as a privately held, mid-sized independent studio with multiple successful franchise titles sold across PC and console storefronts.
• Playdead: Danish indie studio behind Limbo and Inside, both 2D physics-driven puzzle platformers. Highly comparable in genre (physics-based puzzle platformer), studio size, and cross-platform indie distribution model.
• Coffee Stain Studios: Swedish indie studio behind Goat Simulator, Satisfactory, and Deep Rock Galactic (published). Comparable as an independent, multi-title European studio with sandbox/physics-driven hits sold across PC and console digital storefronts.
• Ghost Ship Games: Danish indie studio behind Deep Rock Galactic, a cooperative physics-driven multiplayer game. Comparable as a small independent European studio whose flagship is a co-op physics/comedy experience sold across PC and console platforms.
• ConcernedApe (Eric Barone): Solo developer of Stardew Valley, one of the best-selling indie games of all time. Comparable as an independent, small-footprint creator of a single globally dominant indie franchise with cross-platform distribution and no external publisher.
• Mossmouth: Independent developer of Spelunky and Spelunky 2, both physics-based roguelike platformers. Comparable as a tiny independent studio with a single influential physics-platformer franchise and a sequel pattern.
• Resolution Games: Stockholm-based studio focused on VR titles (Demeo, Angry Birds VR, etc.). Comparable as an independent studio whose growth thesis leans on VR platform expansion, mirroring No Brakes Games' Human Fall Flat VR release on Meta Quest, SteamVR, and PSVR2.

Broad incumbents

• Mojang Studios: Swedish studio behind Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all time, now owned by Microsoft. Comparable as a Swedish-adjacent European indie-turned-incumbent studio with a single dominant sandbox/physics-adjacent franchise sold across virtually all platforms, but operates at much larger scale as a Microsoft subsidiary.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/humanfallflat
• Facebookfacebook.com/NoBrakesRally
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/no-brakes-games
• Instagraminstagram.com/nobrakesgames
• TikToktiktok.com/@nobrakesgames

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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