Tato Studio

What Tato Studio does

Tato Studio (legal entity: TATO STUDIO sp. z o.o.) is a Polish CG animation studio headquartered in Poznań, Poland, founded in 2012. The studio specializes in producing cinematic game trailers — including announce, launch, teaser, gameplay, demo, and reveal trailers — for video game publishers and developers worldwide, and reports having delivered more than 50 projects. Notable productions include trailers for Ghostrunner II (505 Games, premiered at PlayStation Showcase 2023), WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers (505 Games / Leenzee, Xbox Games Showcase 2024), STYX 3: Blades of Greed (Nacon), Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement (ArtPlay, PlayStation State of Play June 2025), and Valor Mortis (One More Level, Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025). The studio is led by a small senior team (Art Director / DOP, Head of Production, Executive Producer, Producers) and operates with an asset-light model that draws on a partner network for creative direction, mocap, rigging, sound, and voiceover.

The studio's production stack is anchored on Unreal Engine for real-time 3D rendering, supplemented by Houdini for VFX and procedural simulations, Blender for modeling, ZBrush for sculpting, Cinema4D + Octane for packaging renders, MetaHuman Animator for facial capture, Niagara for VFX, and ZibraVDB for simulation playback. A proprietary Houdini-to-Unreal pipeline (notably a tree simulation rig with 5,500 bones and 1.5 million mesh points exported via FBX) and an 'AI-powered production framework' — built around third-party AI tools such as MetaHuman Animator and AI mocap solutions — are positioned as differentiators enabling predictable timelines and budgets. Project management runs on ClickUp with Slack, Discord, and Frame.io for collaboration, and Calendly for inbound scheduling.

Revenue is generated almost exclusively through project-based professional services contracts, with no SaaS or recurring product line. Pricing is quote-driven and spans roughly $5,000-$19,000 for simple stylized explainers, $30,000-$85,000 for mid-range teasers with custom Unreal work, $80,000-$250,000+ for cinematic trailers incorporating motion capture, VFX, and original music, and up to $500,000 per finished minute for full virtual production. Go-to-market is B2B enterprise, combining direct outreach, a long-term creative agency partnership with The Hungry Beast, industry-event visibility, and a content-driven blog covering 3D animation costs and Unreal Engine workflows. Customer segments are concentrated in game publishing and development, with secondary exposure to esports (Riot Games / VNG Games VCS brand kit) and commercial product visualization (Dose Skin).

Name

Tato Studio

Legal name

TATO STUDIO sp. z o.o.

Website

https://tato.studio

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tato Studio is a Poznań-based Polish CG animation studio that produces cinematic game trailers using Unreal Engine for video game publishers and developers worldwide, having delivered over 50 projects for clients including 505 Games, Riot Games, Nacon, and One More Level.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Game Trailer Production Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Animation Production (2D/3D/Stop-Motion) (MPAAAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

CG Asset Creation (Modeling, Texturing, Lookdev, Rigging) (MPAHABAE), Content Studio & Creative Resourcing (In-house/Embedded Teams) (BPAFAIAJ)

Keywords

• Cinematic game trailers
• CG animation services
• 3D animation production
• Game trailer production
• Real-time rendering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Poznan

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. CG Animation and Game Trailer Production: Project-based professional services for creating cinematic game trailers, announcements, launch trailers, and full production pipeline services. Revenue is generated through fixed-price project contracts with game publishers and developers worldwide.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tato Studio is a CG animation studio that creates cinematic game trailers through a proven production framework for game publishers and developers worldwide. The studio delivers end-to-end production services including concept and art direction, storyboard and script, 3D asset creation, animation and VFX, compositing and post-production, and music and sound design, using Unreal Engine real-time technology combined with AI tools to deliver AAA-grade visuals on predictable timelines and budgets.

Product overview

Tato Studio is a Polish CG animation studio that creates cinematic game trailers through a proven production framework, delivering 50+ projects for game publishers and developers worldwide. The company's core offering comprises two integrated service lines: Cinematic Game Trailers (including announce, launch, teaser, and gameplay trailers) and a Full Production Pipeline (covering concept/art direction, storyboard/script, 3D asset creation, animation/VFX, compositing/post-production, and music/sound design). Their portfolio spans high-profile projects for clients including 505 Games, One More Level, Cyanide, 5PM Studio, and Riot Games, with notable productions such as Ghostrunner II launch trailers, Valor Mortis announcement trailer, WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers trailers, and Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement cinematic sequences. The studio leverages an AI-powered framework combined with Unreal Engine real-time technology to deliver AAA-grade visuals on predictable timelines and budgets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cinematic Game Trailers

Quantifiable outcome

• 50+ projects delivered on schedule and on budget for game publishers and developers worldwide
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered important, supporting and core.

• eNStudiosimportantTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Motion capture studio partner for capturing movement sequences. eNStudios provided professional mocap actors and technical direction for Valor Mortis trailer, recording over 100 unique movement sequences for large-scale battle scenes. Team includes Michał Janowski (Mocap Supervisor), Robert Tomczak (Technical Director), and multiple motion capture operators and actors.
• StoryboatsupportingTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Rigging and animation partner for character animation work. Storyboat provided character rigging services and animation production for Ghostrunner II and STYX 3 projects, including rigging by Mosayeb Abbasi and animations by Navid Tanzifian.
• LOCOXR / LocoMotivesupportingTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Sound design and audio production partner. LOCOXR provided sound design, final mix, and audio production services for Ghostrunner II trailers and other projects. Team includes Anna Dragun (Producer) and Lukasz Sobolewski (Sound Design/Final Mix).
• Lunapark Motion Arts CollectivesupportingTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Voiceover studio partner for Memoriapolis and other projects. Lunapark provided voiceover recording services including voice actor Dominika Pasterska and sound engineer Pawel Drzyzga for professional VO production.
• The Hungry BeastcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Long-term creative agency partnership for co-creating game trailers. The Hungry Beast serves as creative director and agency partner on major projects including Ghostrunner II (all trailers), WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers, MEMORIAPOLIS, VCS Brand Kit, and Valor Mortis. The partnership combines TATO's CG production expertise with The Hungry Beast's creative direction and client relationships.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Platige Image: Polish CG animation and post-production studio based in Warsaw with global game and film clients. Direct geographic and capability peer to Tato, with broader service portfolio including film VFX, advertising, and game cinematics.
• Digic Pictures: Hungarian CG animation studio specializing in game trailers, cinematics, and advertising. Comparable in producing AAA-grade game cinematics and trailer work for major global publishers.
• Goodbye Kansas Studio: Swedish VFX and game cinematic studio producing trailers and in-game cinematics for AAA publishers. Comparable technical capabilities in real-time and CG pipeline work for major game titles.
• UNIT IMAGE: French animation and VFX studio with strong game trailer and cinematics practice. Direct peer in producing cinematic game trailers for European and global publishers.
• Bobby Prod: French animation studio focused on game trailers and cinematics for major publishers. Closely comparable in business model and customer base to Tato, serving the same AAA/AA trailer market.
• Phosphor Games / Phosphor Studios: Studio focused on real-time game cinematics and Unreal Engine-based production for publishers. Comparable in real-time pipeline emphasis and game trailer specialization.
• Robot Teddy: UK-based game trailer and creative content studio serving major publishers including Activision, Ubisoft, and 2K. Direct competitor for AAA game trailer production budgets.
• Mirada Studios: Creative studio with strong design, animation, and brand content capabilities, including work for game and entertainment clients. Comparable in mixing design, animation, and brand storytelling.

Broad incumbents

• The Mill (Technicolor Games): Global VFX and creative studio with a games practice producing trailers and cinematics. Much larger scale and broader portfolio than Tato, but competes for the same AAA trailer budgets.
• Framestore: Major global VFX and content studio with an established games division producing trailers and cinematics. Larger incumbent that overlaps in capabilities for premium game marketing content.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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