Tideturners

What Tideturners does

Tideturners is an independent game studio headquartered in Winter Park, Florida, operating with approximately 9 employees including a 3-person leadership team. Founded by CEO Remi Crespo, the studio develops original IP video games and offers co-development and professional porting services to other game studios. The leadership team brings over 45 years of combined experience spanning AAA studios (including Keywords Studios' Liquid Development), indie titles, mobile, serious games, and government simulation work. The studio's core technology is built on Unreal Engine, with Development Manager Graham Leeb specializing in Unreal architecture and project development.

The studio's product portfolio consists of four published titles: Sorted (co-op puzzle platformer for 1-4 players on PC), The Quota (extraction survival game available on PC, Xbox, PS5, and Nintendo Switch), Have You Herd (puzzle platformer for PC), and Floppy and the Sleepy Planet (3D platformer/adventure game for PC). The portfolio spans multiple genres including co-op puzzle platforming, extraction gameplay, family-friendly puzzle adventures, and 3D platforming, targeting both casual and mid-core gamers.

Tideturners generates revenue through two channels: one-time game sales via digital distribution platforms (Steam for PC, plus Xbox, PS5, and Nintendo Switch stores) and professional services including co-development partnerships and porting work for other studios. The studio employs a product-led go-to-market approach with playable demos for select titles and maintains active community engagement across Discord, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter/X, Facebook, and YouTube. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and no revenue figures are available. The company is privately held and founder-owned with no disclosed institutional investment.

Name

Tideturners

Legal name

Tideturners

Website

https://thetideturners.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tideturners is an independent Florida-based game studio with 9 employees that develops original IP video games for PC and consoles and offers co-development and porting services to other studios, serving casual to mid-core gamers seeking co-op and family-friendly experiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indie Game Development

NAICS

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Indie Game Studios (MPAFAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Co-Development, Porting & Remaster Studios (MPAFAAAM)

Keywords

• Independent game development
• Co-op puzzle platformer
• Game porting services
• Co-development studio
• Console game publishing

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Game Sales and Distribution: The studio generates revenue through original game releases sold via digital distribution platforms including PC (Steam) and console platforms (XBOX, PS5, Nintendo Switch). Games such as Sorted and The Quota are available for purchase/download.
2. Co-development and Porting Services: Tideturners offers mentorship-driven production, co-development, and professional porting services to other studios, revitalizing games for new platforms. This represents a professional services revenue stream alongside original IP development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tideturners is a creative-led game studio that develops and publishes original video game IPs for PC and major console platforms (Xbox, PS5, Nintendo Switch). In addition to original games, the studio offers mentorship-driven co-development, production support, and professional porting services to other game studios, revitalizing games for new platforms.

Product overview

Tideturners is a creative-led game studio that develops original IPs and collaborates with studios through mentorship-driven production, co-development, and professional porting. Their portfolio consists of four distinct games: 'Sorted' (a co-op puzzle platformer), 'The Quota' (an extraction survival game), 'Have You Herd' (a family-friendly puzzle platformer), and 'Floppy and the Sleepy Planet' (a 3D platformer/adventure game). The studio develops games for PC and major console platforms including Xbox, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sorted An online co-op puzzle platformer for 1-4 players where players fight back against Skullbot Prime and Dr. Nefarious by combining, stamping, sorting, and weaponizing items across 24 levels in 3 hostile zones. Available on PC.
• The Quota An extraction game where players work as an employee of The Company, dispatched through an interdimensional elevator to retrieve assets while surviving hostile time periods and a relentless Hostile Entity. Available on PC, Xbox, PS5, and Nintendo Switch.
• Have You Herd A puzzle platformer where players help Cowboy Maloy and his herding dogs manage wild animals that have overrun the country. Playable alone or co-op with up to 4 players across various levels with traps and antics. Available on PC.
• Floppy and the Sleepy Planet A 3D platformer and action-adventure game following Floppy and Kara on adventures to solve problems in unique realms, featuring challenging environments, puzzles, and hidden secrets. Available on PC.
• Co-development and Porting Services Professional co-development, mentorship-driven production, and porting services offered to other game studios to revitalize games for new platforms beyond their original ones.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Keywords Studios: Global services platform offering co-development, porting, QA, and localization. Notable because Tideturners' Production Manager Jose Montanez previously worked at Liquid Development, a Keywords Studios company—making it a directly relevant service-market incumbent.
• Virtuos: Large-scale co-development and art outsourcing studio with hundreds of engineers across multiple studios. Operates in the same co-development/porting services market as Tideturners but at materially greater scale.

Direct peers

• Lemon Sky Studios: Co-development and art services studio serving AAA and mid-tier publishers. Competes directly with Tideturners in the co-development/porting services segment.
• Ember Lab: Independent studio developing original IPs (Kena: Bridge of Spirits) with a small team. Directly comparable as a small indie studio executing original IP at high production value.
• Moon Studios: Independent developer of original platformer IPs (Ori and the Blind Forest, No Rest for the Wicked). Comparable as a small indie studio shipping original IP across console and PC.
• Iron Galaxy Studios: Independent studio specializing in porting and co-development for major publishers, with a secondary original IP line. Directly comparable to Tideturners' services arm combined with in-house game development.
• Room 8 Group: Co-development, porting, and game-art services provider for external publishers. Closely comparable to Tideturners' professional services offering but operating at much larger scale.
• Supergiant Games: Small, independent developer of critically acclaimed original IPs (Bastion, Hades, Pyre). Closely comparable as a similarly sized, creative-led indie studio focused on original IP rather than platform publishing.

Emerging players

• Akupara Games: Independent indie publisher that partners with small studios to release titles across PC and console. Comparable as a potential publishing partner for Tideturners' family-friendly original IP lineup.
• Whitethorn Games: Independent publisher focused on accessible, family-friendly indie titles. Comparable to Tideturners' catalog positioning (co-op puzzle platformers, 3D platformers) and represents a potential publishing counterpart.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TideturnersDev
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TideturnersDev
• Facebookfacebook.com/TideturnersDev
• Instagraminstagram.com/TideturnersDev
• TikToktiktok.com/@TideturnersDev
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thetideturners

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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