Bold Beetle Studio Inc.

What Bold Beetle Studio Inc. does

Bold Beetle Studio Inc., operating as Bold Beetle Games, is an independent video game development studio building a single title — Dung Slinger, a physics-based platformer in which a dung beetle protagonist chained to a dung ball navigates levels inside an anthill castle populated by zombie ant enemies. The studio is legally organized as Bold Beetle Games UG, a German Unternehmergesellschaft registered in Berlin (Normannenstr. 1-2, c/o Saftladen). Founded in 2023, the company runs with a four-person team: Ashe Foltin (Producer / Game Design), Moritz Schmidt (Art Lead / Concept Art), Nina Ocker (3D Art), and Vivian Baehnisch (2D Art). No external investors, parent companies, or institutional backers are disclosed; the entity appears founder-owned with shared representation by Foltin and Schmidt.

The studio's product and go-to-market strategy are tightly coupled to a single, community-driven release. Development is funded primarily through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, with a Discord server serving as the principal developer-relations and community engagement channel, supplemented by organic social presence on Instagram, TikTok, and X (Twitter). The intended business model is one-time-license game sales: backer rewards via Kickstarter at launch and subsequent digital distribution through mainstream gaming platforms (e.g., Steam). The company maintains PCI-DSS, GDPR, and CCPA compliance via its Wix-hosted infrastructure. The single-product, single-channel, pre-revenue profile makes Dung Slinger's Kickstarter performance and post-launch sell-through the dominant determinants of the studio's near-term economics.

Name

Bold Beetle Studio Inc.

Legal name

Bold Beetle Games UG

Website

https://boldbeetle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bold Beetle Games is an independent Berlin-based game studio developing Dung Slinger, a physics-based platformer featuring a dung beetle protagonist in an anthill castle. It serves indie game enthusiasts via Kickstarter funding and Discord, TikTok, Instagram, and X community engagement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Game Sales: One-time purchase revenue from selling the Dung Slinger game to consumers through digital distribution platforms and Kickstarter campaign

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bold Beetle Studio develops and publishes Dung Slinger, a physics-based platformer video game featuring a dung beetle protagonist chained to a dung ball. Players navigate levels by using the ball to move both it and the character, with gameplay set in an anthill castle zombie-ant environment and including co-op multiplayer. The game is being funded and distributed through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, with planned digital release on gaming platforms.

Product overview

Bold Beetle Games is a single-product game studio. The company has one core offering: Dung Slinger, a physics-based platformer game featuring co-op multiplayer gameplay. The game follows a dung beetle character chained to a dung ball as the protagonist, with gameplay centered on physics-based mechanics to navigate through an anthill castle setting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dung Slinger Dung Slinger is a physics-based platformer game featuring a dung beetle protagonist chained to a dung ball. Players navigate levels using physics mechanics to move both the ball and character, featuring co-op multiplayer gameplay set in an anthill castle environment with zombie ant enemies. It is targeted at indie game enthusiasts who enjoy casual and cooperative puzzle-platforming experiences.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

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Feature1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Devolver Digital: Public indie game publisher known for publishing distinctive physics/quirky indie titles (including Gang Beasts). Comparable as a business-model peer — a potential publishing partner for Dung Slinger and the dominant acquirer/publisher of comparable co-op physics indie titles.
• tinyBuild: Public indie game publisher/developer with a portfolio of co-op and physics-leaning indie titles (e.g., SpeedRunners, Streets of Rogue). Comparable as a business-model peer and a potential publisher for Dung Slinger post-launch.
• Team17: Public indie game publisher behind Overcooked, Gang Beasts, and many co-op indie titles. Comparable as a leading publisher of co-op physics indie games and a likely publishing partner candidate for Bold Beetle's GTM.

Direct peers

• No Brakes Games: Developer of Human Fall Flat, a physics-based platformer with co-op multiplayer. Directly comparable in core mechanic (physics platforming) and co-op positioning, with the additional similarity of a distinctive, minimalist visual identity.
• Ghost Town Games: UK-based indie studio behind the Overcooked co-op physics chaos franchise. Directly comparable as a small-team indie developer whose commercial breakthrough came from a co-op multiplayer physics game with viral social-gaming appeal.
• Studio Fizbin: German indie studio behind physics-based platformers like The Inner World and Say No! More. Directly comparable as a small European indie studio building physics-driven, distinctive-aesthetic titles — and a regional peer given both studios' German footprint.
• Hazelight Studios: Swedish indie studio behind It Takes Two, a co-op-only game that won Game of the Year 2021. Closely comparable to Bold Beetle as a small-team developer exclusively focused on co-op indie experiences with strong aesthetic differentiation.
• Landfall Games: Swedish indie studio behind Totally Accurate Battle Simulator and Stickfight. Comparable as a small-team developer producing physics-driven indie titles with strong viral momentum and distinctive visual identity.
• Studio MDHR: Canadian indie studio behind Cuphead, a high-aesthetic-distinction 2D/3D action game with strong co-op appeal. Comparable as a small-team indie studio whose breakthrough came from a distinctive visual identity and cooperative gameplay positioning.
• Boneloaf: UK indie studio behind Gang Beasts, a co-op physics-based party game with comedic emergent gameplay. Closely comparable to Dung Slinger's positioning as a co-op physics title designed for chaotic, social fun.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Dung_Slinger
• Instagraminstagram.com/dung_slinger_
• TikToktiktok.com/@dung_slinger
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bold-beetle-games

Compliance3 records

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Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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