Studio Dudal Co.

What Studio Dudal Co. does

Studio Doodal Co. (주식회사 스튜디오 두달) is a privately held South Korean indie game development studio founded in 2020. The company employs between 1 and 10 people organized into art, programming, planning/scenario writing, and sound functions, and operates without a disclosed parent company or institutional investor backing. Studio Doodal develops PC and console games built on the Unity game engine, distributed in both Korean and English through Steam and, in the case of LAPIN, through Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription service.

The studio's product portfolio consists of two titles. LAPIN (라핀) is a 2D precision platformer about a group of rabbit explorers traversing six chapters (Park, Pond, Old Cave, Wind-Singing Forest, Sewer, and City); it launched on Steam Early Access in November 2022 with 94% positive reviews, entered Xbox Game Pass concurrently, and reached full release in August 2023. Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania built around parry-focused combat, a five-tier Heat Core system, Core Stone enhancement, and a four-slot Parts customization system; it launched globally on Steam on March 12, 2025. Both titles rely on a distinctive hand-drawn art direction and story-driven narratives with Korean cultural elements.

Studio Doodal monetizes through one-time game purchases on Steam, merchandise sales at conventions (calendars, mouse pads, glass cups, sticky notes), and a historical 2020–2021 Tumblbug crowdfunding campaign for LAPIN. The studio's go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: an active Discord community (8,300+ members for Solateria), regular development journals, and presence on X, Instagram, and YouTube are paired with participation in major expos including Tokyo Game Show, Gamescom, BIC, GSTAR, Play X4, Bitsummit, Taipei Game Show, G-Eight, and Play Expo. LAPIN received five regional indie awards in 2021 (BIGS2021 TOP3, GIGDC 2021 Grand Prize, Made With Unity Korea Best Graphic, KOCCA Top2, and the Smilegate Graphics Award).

Name

Studio Dudal Co.

Legal name

주식회사 스튜디오 두달 (Studio Doodal Co., Ltd.)

Website

https://studiodoodal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Studio Doodal Co. is a South Korean indie game studio founded in 2020 that develops hand-drawn PC and console games on the Unity engine for global distribution via Steam and Xbox Game Pass, targeting metroidvania and precision platformer players through two titles: LAPIN (2023) and Solateria (2025).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Game Sales (PC/Console): One-time purchase model for full game releases sold through digital distribution platforms like Steam. LAPIN entered Early Access on November 17, 2022 with 94% positive reviews, and reached full release. Solateria launched globally on March 12.
2. Merchandise Sales: Physical goods including calendars, mouse pads, glass cups, and sticky note products sold during conventions and potentially through online channels, often as rewards for crowdfunding backers.
3. Crowdfunding (Past): Tumblbug crowdfunding campaign conducted December 2020 - February 2021 for LAPIN, which successfully reached its funding goal and offered various reward tiers including physical goods and game access.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Studio Doodal is an indie game development studio that self-develops and publishes PC and console video games with distinctive hand-drawn art styles and story-rich narratives. Its current commercial offerings are LAPIN, a 2D precision platformer featuring rabbit explorers released on Steam Early Access in November 2022 and at full release in August 2023 (also on Xbox Game Pass), and Solateria, a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat launched globally on Steam on March 12, 2025. The studio also sells physical merchandise at gaming conventions.

Product overview

Studio Dudal Co. is an indie game development company creating PC/console games with unique worlds and distinct art styles. The company offers two main products: LAPIN, a 2D precision platformer featuring rabbit explorers released in August 2023 (following Early Access), and Solateria, a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat, scheduled for global launch in March 2025. Both games feature distinctive hand-drawn art styles and story-driven narratives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LAPIN: A 2D precision platformer game featuring a group of brave rabbit explorers. Players control the protagonist rabbit 'Live' through six chapters including park, pond, old cave, wind-singing forest, sewer, and city.
• Solateria

Products and services

• LAPIN A 2D precision platformer game featuring a group of brave rabbit explorers. Players control the protagonist rabbit through six hand-drawn chapters (Park, Pond, Old Cave, Wind Song Forest, Sewer, City) on an adventure to find a new home. The game features precise controls for breaking through life-threatening obstacles, collectible elements including photo cards, and side story/affinity character relationship systems. Distributed on Steam (Early Access Nov 2022, full release Aug 2023) and Xbox Game Pass.
• Solateria A hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat built on the Unity engine. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame — the world's last hope against the Shadow Plague. The game features stylized parry-based combat with a stun point gauge system enabling Pyron Actions and Burst skills, a 5-tier Heat Core progression system that unlocks progressively more powerful fire-based attacks and brief invincibility frames, Core Stone enhancement/engraving for stat customization, and a four-type Parts equipment system (Attack, Defense, Heat, Warmong Parts). Distributed globally on Steam.
• Studio Doodal merchandise Physical branded merchandise (calendars, mouse pads, glass cups, sticky notes) sold at gaming conventions and through crowdfunding backer rewards, tied to the studio's LAPIN and Solateria brands.

Quantifiable outcome

• LAPIN achieved 94% positive reviews on Steam Early Access
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

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App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Thunder Lotus Games: Canadian indie studio behind Spiritfarer, Jotun, and Hades (co-developed). Comparable indie scale with handcrafted art and PC/console releases.
• Supergiant Games: Indie studio behind Bastion, Transistor, Hades, and Pyre — action games with strong art identity and PC/console presence. Comparable on the multi-title indie studio evolution arc Studio Doodal appears to be following.
• Team Cherry: Australian indie studio behind Hollow Knight, a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with similar art-driven identity and PC-first distribution. Closest direct comparable in genre, scale, and philosophy.
• Playdead: Danish indie studio behind Limbo and Inside, both 2D atmospheric platformers with distinctive art direction on PC and console. Comparable in scale, genre, and artistic differentiation strategy.
• Studio MDHR: Creator of Cuphead, an indie studio whose identity is built around distinctive hand-drawn art style. Highly comparable on artistic differentiation and PC/console indie positioning.
• Moon Studios: Developer of Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, hand-drawn action platformer/Metroidvania titles. Closely comparable on art style, genre, and indie development model.
• Yacht Club Games: Developer of Shovel Knight, a hand-crafted indie 2D platformer. Comparable on indie scale, hand-drawn art focus, and PC/console multi-platform distribution.
• Extremely OK Games: Developer of Celeste, a precision 2D platformer on PC/console. Closely comparable on platformer genre focus, indie scale, and Steam-first distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Devolver Digital: Indie-focused publisher that brings many similar hand-drawn 2D action titles (e.g., Hotline Miami, Katana ZERO) to market. Not a direct competitor but a relevant incumbent that shapes distribution dynamics in this genre.
• Annapurna Interactive: Publisher behind many critically acclaimed indie 2D/3D action titles (e.g., Hades, Outer Wilds, Cocoon). Relevant incumbent that shapes which indie games reach global audience scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StudioDoodal
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@studiodoodal
• Instagraminstagram.com/studiodoodal

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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