Seaven Studio

What Seaven Studio does

Seaven Studio is a French indie game studio and professional porting house headquartered across Lille, Angers, and Nantes. Founded in September 2012 by seven former Hydravision engineers after that studio's closure, the company initially self-published two original titles (Ethan: Meteor Hunter in 2013 and Inside My Radio in 2016, built on a custom C++ engine) before pivoting to console porting services as its primary business.

Its core offering is multi-platform porting for indie developers and publishers, spanning Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One/Series, and Windows Store, plus legacy consoles (PS3, WiiU, Xbox 360, PS Vita). The studio supports a broad engine matrix including Unity, Unreal Engine (including UE5), Godot, Monogame, Construct 2/3, GameMaker, and custom C++ engines, and has additionally implemented local and online multiplayer features (e.g., Brotato Switch 2 GameShare, MARVEL Cosmic Invasion). Across ~50+ projects between 2016 and 2026, the studio has handled titles ranging from lightweight Construct-built pixel art (Sheepy: A Short Adventure) to Unreal Engine 5 action-platformers (Akimbot) and franchise IPs (TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, Streets of Rage 4, Metal Slug Tactics).

Commercially, Seaven Studio operates a professional services / work-for-hire model for its porting business, complemented by one-time license sales of its self-published games through Steam, PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, and Nintendo eShop. The customer base is primarily indie game developers needing console expertise, with a notable repeat publisher relationship with Dotemu covering multiple marquee titles. The company is privately held, bootstrapped, and has no disclosed external funding, parent company, or management team beyond founder Olivier Penot (Producer and Co-founder). Recent recognition includes the Xbox Excellence Award 2025 for Store Rating on Minami Lane.

Name

Seaven Studio

Legal name

Seaven Studio

Website

https://seaven-studio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Seaven Studio is a French bootstrapped porting house that helps indie developers bring games to Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles across multiple engines, having shipped 50+ ports since its 2012 founding by ex-Hydravision engineers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Game Porting Services

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAFAAAM

Co-Development, Porting & Remaster Studios

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Gaming & Interactive Entertainment (Video Games, Esports)/Game Development Studios (PC/Console/Mobile)

SECONDARYMPAFABAG

Co-Development, Porting & Remaster Publishing Services

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Gaming & Interactive Entertainment (Video Games, Esports)/Game Publishing & Distribution

SECONDARYMPAFAAAC

Indie Game Studios

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Gaming & Interactive Entertainment (Video Games, Esports)/Game Development Studios (PC/Console/Mobile)

Keywords

• Console game porting
• Indie game services
• Multi-platform porting
• Game engine porting
• Video game development

Headquarters

HQ city

Lille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Game Porting Services: Porting indie games to console platforms for developers and publishers. The studio works with various clients including indie developers and publishers like Dotemu to bring games to multiple console platforms.
2. Self-Published Games: The studio self-publishes their own developed games such as Ethan: Meteor Hunter and Inside My Radio, selling directly through digital storefronts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Seaven Studio is a French indie game porting house that provides professional porting services to bring indie-developed games onto console platforms including Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series/Xbox One, and Windows Store. They support games built across multiple engines (Unity, Unreal Engine, Construct, Monogame, GameMaker, Godot, and custom C++) and have ported 50+ titles since 2016. In addition to porting services, the studio self-publishes two original titles: Inside My Radio and Ethan: Meteor Hunter.

Product overview

Seaven Studio is a French indie game porting house that helps independent developers bring their games to console platforms. Their primary service is professional porting work across multiple engines (Unity, Unreal Engine, Godot, Monogame, Construct, GameMaker, C++). The studio has ported over 60+ games to platforms including Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series/Xbox One, and Windows Store. In addition to porting services, the studio has developed two original titles: Inside My Radio (a rhythm-action platformer built with a custom C++ engine) and Ethan: Meteor Hunter (a precision platformer with time-manipulation mechanics).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Console Game Porting Services Professional porting services that help indie developers and publishers bring their games to console platforms including Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series/Xbox One, and Windows Store. Supports multiple game engines including Unity, Unreal Engine, Construct, Monogame, GameMaker, Godot, and custom C++ engines. Handles technical porting, platform certification, optimization, and local and online multiplayer implementation.
• Ethan: Meteor Hunter Original self-published precision platformer developed by Seaven Studio featuring time-stopping physics-based puzzles. Players freeze time and manipulate the world to solve puzzles in multiple ways. Available on Nintendo Switch, Steam, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita.
• Inside My Radio Original self-published rhythm-action platformer developed by Seaven Studio where players control a character living inside a broken boombox. Journey through different musical worlds where actions synchronize with music beats. Built with a homemade C++ engine. Available on Nintendo Switch, Steam, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and WiiU.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully ported 50+ games across multiple console generations

Named customers5 records

Segments2 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.

• DotemucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDotemu is a key publishing partner for Seaven Studio. They have worked together on multiple game ports including Absolum, MARVEL Cosmic Invasion, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. Dotemu publishes these titles while Seaven Studio handles the technical porting work to various console platforms.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• QLOC: Polish porting and co-development studio that has delivered high-profile console ports (e.g., Dark Souls, Final Fantasy XV PC). Closely comparable to Seaven Studio as a dedicated third-party porting house serving major publishers across PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo platforms.
• Abstraction Games: Dutch porting and co-development studio specializing in bringing indie and mid-tier titles to consoles (e.g., Hotline Miami, RiME). Direct competitor to Seaven Studio in the indie porting-house niche with similar multi-platform, multi-engine service offerings.
• BlitWorks: Spanish porting studio known for ports of Death's Door, Wonder Boy, and other indie titles to consoles. Comparable to Seaven Studio in offering multi-engine porting services with a strong indie-developer client base across Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms.
• Engine Software: Dutch development and porting studio with a long track record of console ports for publisher clients. Comparable niche to Seaven Studio as a multi-platform porting specialist serving indie and mid-tier publishers.
• Lemon Sky Studios: Malaysia-based co-development and porting studio working with major publishers on console and PC titles. Direct peer in co-development and porting services, particularly on Unity and Unreal Engine projects for Western publishers.
• 4J Studios: Scottish studio best known for console ports of Minecraft. Comparable to Seaven Studio as a porting specialist delivering major IPs to PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo platforms.

Broad incumbents

• Virtuos: Large-scale co-development and porting studio operating globally with AAA-tier clients. Broader incumbent in the same services category as Seaven Studio, offering co-dev, art, and porting across multiple platforms but at significantly larger scale.
• Sperasoft: Large game development services company offering co-development and porting solutions to publishers. Broader incumbent comparable to Seaven Studio in services, but operating at significantly larger scale and across more verticals.
• Kuju Entertainment: UK-based development services group with multiple studios offering co-development and porting work. Adjacent peer to Seaven Studio in console porting and co-development services for publisher clients.

Others

• Dotemu: French publisher and developer of retro and indie games (Streets of Rage 4, TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, Absolum) and Seaven Studio's most important client. Related as a strategic publishing counterpart rather than a direct competitor, since Dotemu publishes titles while Seaven handles technical porting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/seavenstudio

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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