We make the games we want to play.
An independent game studio based in Japan. We're small on purpose — it means we can take the time a game actually needs, cut what isn't working, and ship when it's good rather than when a quarter ends.
What we're making.
One title so far. It gets our full attention until it ships.
In development · Android first
The Simplest Rogue Battle Balls
Two balls. One ring. Some string. Cut theirs before they cut yours.
No release date yet.
Small team, sharp scope.
Two things we hold to, because they're why we went independent in the first place.
Play first
If it isn't fun in a grey box, no amount of art will save it. The prototype has to earn the production.
Finish things
A tight game that ships beats an ambitious one that doesn't. We'd rather cut scope than cut quality.
Independent, and intending to stay that way.
What Else Labs Gaming is the games wing of What Else Labs, based in Japan. No publisher deadlines and no committee notes — which means the only thing a game has to justify is itself. We'd rather make something smaller that we're proud of than something bigger we're not.
Come along for the build.
We'll send word when there's a title to announce or a demo to play.