NYAMYAM LIMITED

What NYAMYAM LIMITED does

NYAMYAM Limited is an independent video game development studio founded on 16 September 2010 and registered in the United Kingdom, currently operating from Tamworth, Staffordshire after relocating from London. The studio is a private limited company with between 1 and 10 employees, focused on creating distinctive narrative-driven indie games with hand-crafted artistic direction.

The company's commercial product portfolio centers on two titles. Tengami, released in 2014, is a Japanese-inspired pop-up book adventure game that uses physical paper-craft diorama mechanics and was ported across iOS, Wii U, PC, Mac, Android, and Nintendo Switch. Astrologaster, in development since 2017, is a comedy game about 16th-century medical astrology, representing a thematic departure from Tengami. The studio has accumulated third-party recognition including Apple Editor's Choice, IMGA Excellence in Audio/Visual Art/Design, GameConnection Best Art, an IndieCade nomination, and selection at Tokyo Game Show's Sense of Wonder Night.

NYAMYAM operates a direct-to-consumer digital distribution model, selling premium game downloads through global storefronts including Apple App Store, Google Play, Nintendo eShop, and Steam. Development has been supported by non-dilutive grant funding from Creative Europe Media (EU cultural fund) and the Wellcome Trust (UK biomedical charity), reflecting the cultural and educational themes of the studio's output. The studio's commercial position is anchored by creative director Jennifer Schneidereit as the sole remaining director following the 2017 departure of co-founders Phil Tossell and Ryo Agarie.

Name

NYAMYAM LIMITED

Legal name

Nyamyam Limited

Website

https://nyamyam.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NYAMYAM Limited is a UK-based independent video game studio (1-10 employees) developing distinctive narrative-driven indie titles such as the pop-up book adventure Tengami and the comedy game Astrologaster, selling directly to consumers via global digital storefronts.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Tamworth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

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Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nyamyam Limited is an independent UK game developer that creates and self-publishes narrative-driven, atmospheric adventure and puzzle video games. Its catalog comprises two titles: Tengami, a Japanese pop-up book adventure with paper-folding puzzle mechanics, and Astrologaster, a comedy game about 16th-century medical astrology based on the real-life Doctor Simon Forman. Games are sold as digital products on app stores and digital storefronts for iOS, PC, Mac, Wii U, Android, and Nintendo Switch.

Product overview

Nyamyam Limited is an independent game developer offering two distinct games: Tengami, an atmospheric adventure game set in a Japanese pop-up book world with puzzle mechanics; and Astrologaster, a comedy game about 16th-century medical astrology. Both titles represent the company's focus on beautifully crafted games with unconventional concepts.

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Products and services

• Tengami An atmospheric adventure game set inside a Japanese pop-up book, in which players fold and slide the paper world to solve puzzles and discover secrets. Available for iOS, PC, Mac, Wii U and Android.
• Astrologaster A comedy game set in London, 1592, where players take on the role of the notorious Doctor Simon Forman and use Astrology to treat his patients. Based on a true story. Available for Nintendo Switch, PC, and iOS.

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Technology focussed No

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Recent moves6 records

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Direct peers

• thatgamecompany: thatgamecompany is the indie studio behind Journey, Flower and Sky: Children of the Light — emotionally driven, atmospheric adventure games with novel mechanics. Comparable as a narrative/art-led indie studio whose commercial wins (notably Journey) validate the premium atmospheric-niche model Nyamyam pursues.
• Amanita Design: Amanita Design is a Czech indie studio behind Machinarium, Samorost and Botanicula — adventure games with unconventional mechanics and handcrafted art styles. Closely analogous to Nyamyam's Tengami-style paper-craft aesthetic and Astrologaster-style whimsical narrative positioning.
• Hello Games: Hello Games is the UK indie studio behind Joe Danger and No Man's Sky. A peer comparable to Nyamyam as another small UK-originated indie studio with a multi-platform published catalogue and history of unconventional, conceptually distinctive game design.
• Cardboard Computer: Cardboard Computer is a US-based two-person indie studio behind Kentucky Route Zero, a narrative adventure game recognized for literary writing and unconventional episodic release. A relevant peer to Nyamyam as a very small indie studio building narrative-led, atmospherically distinctive adventure titles.
• ustwo games: ustwo games is the studio behind Monument Valley and Monument Valley 2, atmospheric puzzle-adventure games with distinctive art and mobile-first design. Comparable to Nyamyam as a similarly-sized UK-based indie studio publishing narrative-leaning, beautifully-art-directed puzzle games on iOS and other platforms.
• The Chinese Room: The Chinese Room is a UK-based independent game studio known for Dear Esther, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs — narrative-led, atmospheric adventure games. Directly comparable to Nyamyam on geography, scale, and emphasis on story/atmosphere over action gameplay.
• Playdead: Playdead is an independent Danish studio behind LIMBO and INSIDE, both critically acclaimed atmospheric puzzle-platformers with distinctive art. Directly comparable to Nyamyam in genre (atmospheric adventure/puzzle), studio size and indie single-IP approach.

Broad incumbents

• Devolver Digital: Devolver Digital is a publicly-listed indie games publisher with a portfolio including Hotline Miami, Inside, and many narrative/art-led indie titles. Comparable as a broad incumbent publishing partner and competitor-attractor that defines the indie atmospheric/narrative segment.
• Media Molecule: Media Molecule is the UK studio behind LittleBigPlanet and Dreams, focused on unconventional creation-driven game concepts with distinctive art direction. A broad incumbent analogue: a UK-anchored studio commercialising unconventional game concepts, larger in scale but with overlapping creative-DNA to Nyamyam.
• Annapurna Interactive: Annapurna Interactive is an established publisher of independent narrative and atmospheric games (e.g. What Remains of Edith Finch, Outer Wilds, Kentucky Route Zero). Relevant as a potential publishing partner and as a broad incumbent shaping the indie-narrative market in which Nyamyam competes.

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Key highlights6 records

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