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An independent studio near Paris.

AnkleBreaker Studio is an independent game studio near Paris. We build multiplayer worlds, and the tools to forge them.

Founded
2023
Where
Near Paris, France
What
Multiplayer worlds, and the tools to forge them
Now
Mithrall, on Steam in Q4 2027

What we make

Mithrall: Realm of the DwarvesA massive dwarven survival-sandbox MMO of war, trade and ancient power, in a realm shared by up to 15,000 players. On Steam, Q4 2027.Discover Mithrall Work with usAnkleBreaker Consulting Senior game development team from France: multiplayer and netcode, Unity engineering, game DevOps and AI tooling, proven on the studio's own games.Our toolsTombstack Crash, exception and telemetry monitoring built for game studios, with SDKs for Unity and native engines.Our toolsNodary AI-native document workspace where documents link into a graph instead of piling up in folders.For schoolsPlanète Nova Gamified French primary-school learning platform (CE1-CE2), published as Planète Nova.Play with usAnkleBreaker Playtest Playtester programme for AnkleBreaker Studio games — apply once, get access to open playtests across every title.

How we work

Work with us

  1. Profit-sharing

    Every shipped title returns a slice to everyone who built it. We grind hard and we share what the grind earns. No opaque formulas, no discretionary bonuses.

  2. Tryhard culture

    We hold ourselves to a high bar. We sweat the details, ship the hard thing, and expect the same from everyone at the anvil.

  3. At the anvil, together

    We build in person near Paris: faster iteration, fewer threads, more whiteboards. Remote is on the table for the right person in the right role, but on site is the default we hire for.

  4. Open-source time

    Paid weekly hours to contribute to open source. Engagement with the wider craft is part of the job.

  5. Dedication, rewarded

    Big studios extract dedication and pay it back in burnout. We expect commitment to the game and tie compensation directly to its success.

  6. Built to last

    We hire people who want to spend years on a world, not weeks on a ticket. Long-tenure teams build games that outlive the trend cycle.

What we are forging

Right now, Mithrall: a massive dwarven survival-sandbox MMO of war, trade and ancient power. Every picture here is from it.

Discover Mithrall
Illustration from Mithrall: a war table carved with mountains, clan banners planted on it
Illustration from Mithrall: a dwarf of the Skral, the people of the frozen north
Illustration from Mithrall: the Black Lands, where war is waged under a burning sky

Press and contact

For interviews, previews and assets, write to the press desk. Everything else goes to the studio.

press@anklebreaker-studio.comhello@anklebreaker-studio.com

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The studio, in short

  1. What is AnkleBreaker Studio?

    AnkleBreaker Studio is an independent game studio near Paris. We build multiplayer worlds, and the tools to forge them. Its motto: made with love & tryhard.

  2. Where is AnkleBreaker Studio based?

    Near Paris, in Île-de-France, France. The team builds in person, at the anvil together: remote is on the table for the right person in the right role.

  3. When was the studio founded?

    In 2023.

  4. What is the studio making?

    Mithrall: Realm of the Dwarves, a massive survival-sandbox MMO coming to Steam in Q4 2027. The studio also makes its own tools: Tombstack, crash and telemetry monitoring built for game studios, and Nodary, an AI-native document workspace. Its senior team also works with other studios through AnkleBreaker Consulting.

  5. Is AnkleBreaker Studio hiring?

    Open roles are posted on the careers page first. Everyone who ships shares the upside: every shipped title returns a slice to everyone who built it.

  6. How can I playtest the studio's games?

    Join the AnkleBreaker Playtest programme at playtest.anklebreaker-studio.com: apply once, and get access to open playtests across every title.

  7. How do I contact the studio?

    Write to hello@anklebreaker-studio.com. Press enquiries go to press@anklebreaker-studio.com.

  8. Where can I follow the studio?

    On X (@AkBreakerStudio), LinkedIn, YouTube, Discord, GitHub and Facebook, and in the devlog on this site, which also has an RSS feed.