Might and Delight

What Might and Delight does

Might and Delight AB is an independent video game development studio headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden (Surbrunnsgatan 42), founded around 2010-2011 and operating with 1-10 employees. The studio has shipped more than ten published titles over fifteen years, anchored by the Shelter franchise (Shelter, Shelter 2, Shelter 3, Paws, Meadow, Fables from the Den) in which players assume the perspective of wild animals such as badgers, lynx, and elephants navigating survival challenges. The portfolio also spans diverse genres including the gravity-defying platformer Pid, the spaceship repair adventure Pan-Pan, the online exploration game Book of Travels, the puzzle title Tiny Echo, the shoot 'em up The Blue Flamingo, the living book Fables from the Den, and the cozy decoration game Twinkleby.

The studio builds its games on the Unity engine and employs hand-drawn or watercolor art styles paired with atmospheric soundtracks composed by named artists (Retro Family, Simon Viklund, Mount West). Distribution is conducted exclusively through digital storefronts including Steam, Humble Bundle, Epic Games Store, and the Nintendo Switch eShop, targeting general video game consumers globally. Revenue is generated solely through one-time game purchases with no disclosed subscription, DLC, or live-service component. Marketing relies on digital channels such as an email newsletter (via Mailchimp), a press kit, and review request workflows.

Might and Delight operates as a founder-led, bootstrapped private limited company with no disclosed external funding. The corporate structure includes three wholly-owned Swedish subsidiaries (Shelter Games AB, Book of Travel AB, Other Games AB) that compartmentalize the studio's game franchises. The company is GDPR-compliant, uses Unity Analytics and Google Analytics for player and web behavior tracking, and is led by CEO Anders Westin.

Name

Might and Delight

Legal name

Might and Delight AB

Website

https://mightanddelight.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Might and Delight is a Stockholm-based independent video game studio that develops and publishes narrative, animal-themed indie games (Shelter series, Book of Travels, Twinkleby) distributed globally as one-time digital purchases on Steam, Humble Bundle, Epic, and Nintendo Switch.

Ownership category

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Product category

Independent Video Game Development

NAICS

Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (71151), All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (71399)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Narrative/Adventure & RPG Game Studios (MPAFAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Casual/Hypercasual Game Studios (MPAFAAAG)

Keywords

• Indie game development
• Video game publishing
• Digital game distribution
• Animal survival games
• Art-driven games

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Game Sales: Might and Delight generates revenue through the sale of video games via digital distribution platforms including Steam, Humble Bundle, Epic Games Store, and Nintendo Switch. Games are sold as one-time purchases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Might and Delight is an independent video game studio that develops and publishes visually distinctive, emotionally engaging indie games featuring hand-drawn or watercolor art styles, atmospheric soundtracks, and gameplay centered on animal perspectives and nature themes. The studio sells its games as one-time purchases through major digital storefronts including Steam, Humble Bundle, Epic Games Store, and Nintendo Switch eShop, with a portfolio of over ten published titles spanning the Shelter series and other adventure, puzzle, and multiplayer games.

Product overview

Might and Delight is an independent video game studio based in Stockholm, Sweden with fifteen years of experience and over ten published titles. The company specializes in visually stunning and emotionally engaging games that create new and meaningful player experiences. Their portfolio spans multiple game franchises including the Shelter series (Shelter, Shelter 2, Shelter 3) featuring survival gameplay as different animals (badger, lynx, elephant), the Paws spinoff, adventure games like Pid, Pan-Pan, and Book of Travels, the online multiplayer Meadow experience, puzzle games like Tiny Echo, the living book Fables From the Den, shoot 'em up The Blue Flamingo, and the cozy decoration game Twinkleby. The company also develops digital books and artwork as part of their Service offering.

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Products and services

• Twinkleby A cozy decoration game where players map out an archipelago of floating islands and build dioramas for spacefaring neighbours. Features include customizable scenery, colours, backdrops, weathers, seasons, and a dynamic soundtrack.
• Book of Travels A hand-drawn adventure game set in the enchanted lands of Braided Shore peninsula. Players craft characters and explore a world of mystery with no overarching goal or pre-destined route, inspired by old-world fairytales, Eastern mythologies and early industrial eras.
• Shelter Experience the wild as a badger sheltering cubs from harm. Players face threats including birds of prey, perils of the night, forest fires, and starvation while navigating a graphically innovative game world with a soundtrack by Retro Family.
• Shelter 2 Players control a powerful Lynx navigating vast open tundra landscapes, raising and strengthening cubs by mastering hunting skills. Features stamina, movements, jumps, various prey, maternal features like calling cubs and carrying them from harm, with changing weather and seasons.
• Shelter 3 Players control an elephant navigating open landscapes, keeping calves and herds safe from danger. Features herd management, hard choices, and survival gameplay where community is as important as family and unity is key, set in a world with ancient knowledge and untrodden pathways.
• Paws A standalone single-player adventure game set in the Shelter 2 universe. Players traverse a vast world as a young lynx cub with a companion, featuring themes of loss, friendship and searching for lost love with new gameplay including ability to follow tracks.
• Meadow An online fable experience set in the largest expanse of land for a Shelter game. Players explore as wild animals on land, water or air, with up to 9 different animals and over 60 skins to customize. Players can form alliances with other animals or explore alone.
• Pid A gravity-defying platformer set on a strange alien planet. Players stranded on a peculiar planet explore over 12 hours of challenging action-adventure gameplay across 22 different locations with hundreds of secrets, using gravity beams to solve puzzles.
• Pan-Pan An adventure game with environmental narrative storytelling, exploration and puzzle solving. Players fix a downed spaceship in a lush, colourful world with riddles and memorable characters, featuring a soundtrack by acclaimed sound producer Simon Viklund.
• The Blue Flamingo A shoot 'em up game where players challenge pilots worldwide, shoot through intense levels with increasing difficulty, and invest scores in upgrades. The game world is completely built with handcrafted models including a 32-foot long handmade model, with effects created using firecrackers and pyrotechnics.
• Tiny Echo A puzzle and exploration game featuring a hand-drawn world where courier Emi delivers messages to spirits in the ethereal realm. Features quirky inhabitants, atmospheric soundtrack by Mount West, and a tranquil, meditative pace.
• Fables From the Den A living book experience featuring woodland creatures sharing tales on life, love and everything in between. Features watercolour illustrations, seamless animated page transitions, and reimagined iconic tales from the perspective of Shelter animals, with remixed tracks from the Shelter series.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

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Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Steam (Valve)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSteam serves as the primary digital distribution platform for Might and Delight's games. Games are sold through Steam's storefront with dedicated store pages.
• Humble BundlecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHumble Bundle serves as an additional digital distribution platform for games with bundle purchase options.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Team Cherry: Tiny Australian indie team behind Hollow Knight, comparable to Might and Delight as a small-team, artistically distinctive action-adventure developer with a strong Steam presence.
• Finji: Indie developer/publisher of narrative and cozy games (Night in the Woods, Tunic, Chicory), with overlapping distribution footprint and similar audience positioning around emotionally engaging, stylized indie experiences.
• Amanita Design: Czech indie studio known for distinctive hand-drawn art direction in narrative adventure titles (Machinarium, Creaks, Samorost), directly comparable to Might and Delight's watercolor-driven, atmospheric storytelling approach.
• Studio MDHR: Small Canadian indie studio behind Cuphead, comparable as a small team that built a distinctive visual identity and premium multi-platform distribution footprint.
• Campo Santo: Small San Francisco indie studio behind Firewatch and In the Valley of Gods, exemplifying the small-team, narrative-driven premium indie model with multi-platform Steam and console distribution.
• Playdead: Small Copenhagen-based indie studio behind narrative adventure games Limbo and Inside, sharing Might and Delight's profile as a tightly sized, artistically distinctive European indie developer selling premium titles on Steam and console storefronts.
• Klei Entertainment: Vancouver-based indie developer of stylized survival and nature-themed games (Don't Starve, Grounded) with a similar recurring-franchise strategy and character-driven art style, though larger in headcount.
• Nolla Games: Tiny Finnish indie studio (three founders) behind Noita, comparable to Might and Delight as a small Nordic team with a premium Steam-distributed title and a distinctive creative niche.
• Subset Games: Two-person indie studio behind FTL and Into the Breach, illustrative of the small-team, premium-priced Steam indie model and the kind of capital-efficient operation Might and Delight runs.
• Thunder Lotus Games: Montreal indie studio behind emotionally themed narrative games (Spiritfarer, Jotun), sharing Might and Delight's emphasis on atmospheric art, original soundtracks, and emotionally resonant gameplay over mainstream action genres.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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