Mountains

Name

Mountains

Legal name

Mountains

Website

https://mountains.studio

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Mountains is a privately held Melbourne-based craft games studio founded in 2016, developing emotionally driven interactive narrative games for global consumers. Its flagship product, Florence, is published by Annapurna Interactive and sold as a one-time purchase across major mobile, PC, and console storefronts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

South Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Game Sales: Mountains generates revenue through direct sales of the Florence game across multiple digital storefronts including App Store, Steam, Nintendo Switch eShop, Mac App Store, Google Play, and GOG. This is a one-time purchase model where players buy the complete game.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mountains designs, develops, and sells Florence, a single interactive short story game about love and life that follows protagonist Florence Yeoh through a complete romantic arc via bespoke gameplay vignettes. The studio distributes the game through major digital storefronts (App Store, Steam, Nintendo Switch, Mac App Store, Google Play, GOG) under publisher Annapurna Interactive. Revenue is generated through one-time game purchases on these storefronts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Florence Florence is an interactive short story game about love and life. Players follow 25-year-old Florence Yeoh from an unsatisfying routine through a relationship with cello player Krish, experiencing bespoke gameplay vignettes that cover flirting, fighting, personal growth, and growing apart. The game draws inspiration from slice-of-life graphic novels and webcomics and is designed for individual narrative-game enthusiasts seeking emotionally intimate interactive experiences.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Annapurna InteractivecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAnnapurna Interactive serves as the publisher for Florence, providing distribution support, marketing presence, and industry credibility. As a highly regarded indie game publisher known for titles like 'Journey' and 'What Remains of Edith Finch', their association validates the artistic and commercial quality of Mountains' games. The relationship positions Mountains as the developer while Annapurna handles publishing operations.

Direct peers

• Simogo: Swedish two-person indie studio behind Year Walk, Device 6, and Sayonara Wild Hearts. Direct peer: comparable scale, mobile-first distribution, and emphasis on narrative-driven, stylistically distinctive interactive experiences.
• Variable State: Independent studio behind Virginia and Last Stop. Direct peer: comparable-size indie team producing narrative, cinematic interactive games with focus on story and emotional experience over action mechanics.
• Thunder Lotus Games: Independent studio behind Spiritfarer and Jotun. Direct peer: small indie team producing emotionally driven, narrative-led interactive games with handcrafted visual identity and strong critical reception.
• Playdead: Danish independent studio known for Limbo and Inside. Direct peer: a small independent team producing critically acclaimed, narrative-driven interactive games with limited dialogue and atmospheric storytelling.
• ustwo games: Independent studio behind Monument Valley and Alto's Odyssey. Direct peer to Mountains: both make narrative, visually distinctive mobile games with emotional storytelling, and founder Ken Wong previously led creative at ustwo games on Monument Valley.
• thatgamecompany: Independent studio behind Journey, Flower, and Sky: Children of the Light. Direct peer: shares Mountains' focus on emotionally resonant, narrative-driven experiences designed to evoke feeling rather than challenge reflexes.
• Cardboard Computer: Independent studio behind Kentucky Route Zero. Direct peer: small indie team focused on atmospheric, narrative-driven adventure games with literary storytelling, comparable in spirit and scale to Mountains.
• Innerspace (Mobius Digital): Independent studio behind Outer Wilds. Direct peer: small independent team producing narrative, exploration-driven interactive games with strong critical reception and awards recognition.
• The Chinese Room: Independent studio behind Dear Esther and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. Direct peer: small narrative-focused indie team producing emotionally driven, story-led interactive experiences.

Broad incumbents

• Annapurna Interactive: Publisher of narrative and artistic indie games including What Remains of Edith Finch, Stray, and Journey. Broad incumbent: Mountains' publishing partner and a much larger portfolio player operating in the same indie narrative-game category.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mountainsgames
• Facebookfacebook.com/mountainsgames
• Instagraminstagram.com/mountainsgames

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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