Partners

505 Games

UK-based 505 Games publish a wide variety of games across all platforms.

Aardvark Swift

Aardvark Swift are an industry leading recruitment agency with over thirty years of experience within video games and we thank them for their brilliant One Special Challenge support.

Amiqus

Amiqus are award-winning recuitment specialists for the games industry

Aream & Co 2

Aream & Co. is an independent investment bank providing M&A and financing advice to founders and boards of pioneering technology companies worldwide.

Barclays

Barclays have a specialist Games and Esports Team and a bank wide strategy, to ensure they work with and can support the needs of this industry at all levels.

Behaviour UK North

An award-winning games development studio working on partner projects, full-game development and its own IP

Boneloaf

Boneloaf is an independent game studio based in Sheffield, UK, known for the hit title Gang Beasts.

Coatsink

Based in Sunderland, UK, Coatsink have developed games across all platforms including console, PC and VR.

Cooperative Innovations

Cooperative Innovations is a VR/AR content and technology development studio co-founded by SpecialEffect Ambassador Simon Barratt

Curve

Curve Games are one of the world’s leading publishers of PC and Console games including Thomas Was Alone, Dear Esther and Fall Flat.

d3t

d3t Ltd is an award-winning, co-development studio of talented game developers that deliver purely work-for-hire video game development services for AAA clients.

Devolver

A leading games publisher based in Austin, Texas, Devolver are back supporting One Special Day again this year.

Dirtybit Games

Dirtybit are the Norwegian games studio behind TheFunRun titles for mobile with more than 100 million downloads worldwide

Double Fine Productions

Double Fine Productions, Inc., the American video game developer founded by SpecialEffect VP Tim Schafer, produce critically-acclaimed classic games such as Psychonauts and Brütal Legend.

Dovetail Games

Dovetail Games is an award-winning developer and publisher of market leading simulation entertainment software, based in Kent, UK.

EA

Electronic Arts have been amazing long-term supporters of SpecialEffect and we’re proud to have them with us for One Special Day.

eRepublik Labs

eRepublik Labs is a prize-winning studio whose games include War and Peace.

Escape Technology

Escape Technology provide hardware, software and services for computer graphics artists.

Fingersoft

Finnish game studio Fingersoft make fun, high-quality games like Hill Climb Racing for mobile and PC.

Fireblade Software

Fireblade Software is an indie developer comprised of industry veterans and exciting new talent.

Firefly Studios

Creators of Stronghold, Firefly Studios develop and publish historical real-time strategy games for PC and mobile.

Firesprite

Firesprite are an innovative First Party PlayStation development studio based in Liverpool, UK.

First Touch Games

First Touch Games are one of the founding partners of One Special Day and producers of the fantastic Score! Hero, Dream League Soccer and Score! Match football games for mobile.

Fusebox Games

Fusebox is a leading developer of the world’s most popular story-driven games including Love Island: The Game

Genba Digital

Genba Digital provide game-changing distribution for the video games industry.

GIBiz

GIBiz is the world’s leading games industry website

Half Mermaid

Half Mermaid is a New York-based video game production company founded in 2017 by triple Bafta winning writer-director Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.

Hangar 13

Hangar 13 is an American video game developer whose games include the long-running Mafia series

Hello Games

Hello Games are a proudly independent video game development studio and publisher based in the UK. They are the creators of the multi-award winning Joe Danger games and the huge and evolving No Man’s Sky.

Humble Bundle

Humble Bundle: the world’s largest digital storefront for video games and responsible for millions of dollars to charity every year. Just awesome!

Hyper Luminal Games

Hyper Luminal is an indie games studio based in Dundee, Scotland. Inspired by an ambition to build high-quality games that create lasting memories and fill their team with pride.

Hypixel

Starting out as a YouTube channel making Minecraft Adventure Maps, Hypixel is now one of the largest and highest quality Minecraft Server Networks in the world

Insert Coin

Long standing supporters of SpecialEffect, Insert Coin is one of the leading names in game inspired clothing and apparel.

Jagex

Jagex have been developing community-driven live games like their flagship RuneScape title for more than 20 years.

Just Flight

Just Flight are a leading Developer and publisher of high quality add-ons for Flight Simulator X, FSX Steam Edition and Prepar3D

Kepler Interactive

Kepler Interactive is a global publisher and game developer built on a unique co‑ownership model.

Lively Studios

Leamington-based Lively Studios have been listed as one of gamesindustry.biz’s ‘Best Places to Work in the UK Games Industry’ for the past three years.

Logitech G

Logitech G believes life is more fun when you play, and they are passionate supporters of the work SpecialEffect does to make gaming more accessible and fun for all.

Lucid Games

Lucid Games are a Liverpool-based independent studio developing cutting edge games and apps.

MAG Interactive

MAG Interactive are a Swedish mobile games development company known Ruzzle, Paint Hit and Wordbrain.

Magic Notion

Magic Notion produce the Kitty Powers range of games.

Media Molecule Ltd

Media Molecule Ltd are the developers of LittleBigPlanet, Dreams and Tearaway.

Metacore

Metacore is a Helsinki-based games company, building a portfolio of global mobile games. Launched in 2020, Metacore is currently one of the fastest growing game companies in Europe.

Monomi Park

Monomi Park are the developers of the award-winning Slime Rancher! game

Natural Motion

Natural Motion create and publish quality free-to-play games like Dawn of Titans, CSR Racing and the legendary Clumsy Ninja.

nDreams

nDreams are an award-winning developer and publisher, delivering world-leading interactive VR experiences.

New Star Games

UK-based New Star Games have given football and cricket fans the hugely popular New Star Soccer and New Star Cricket.

Nexters

Nexters is a developer and publisher of free-to-play mobile and social-network games headquartered in Cyprus. Their most well-known title is an epic action RPG Hero Wars.

Nomad Games

Nomad is an independent games studio responsible for adapting iconic tabletop games to digital including Fighting Fantasy and Talisman.

Nordeus

Nordeus is a mobile games developer based in Belgrade, Serbia. Today with 260M registered users, their game Top Eleven is the world’s most successful mobile football management game.

Outplay Entertainment

Founded in 2010 and based in Dundee, Outplay is the largest independent mobile developer in the UK

Outright Games

Outright Games are the publishers of titles such as Paw Patrol World and Peppa Pig World Adventures.

Pixel Toys

Pixel Toys is an independent game studio in Leamington Spa, who’ve been pushing the boundaries of what mobile and VR games can be since 2012.

Plan of Attack

Plan of Attack is a European and North American video games PR agency that supports games developers, publishers and technology companies.

Playdemic

Playdemic are the creators of the award-winning mobile game Golf Clash.

Playground Games

Based in Leamington Spa, Playground Games are known for developing the Forza Horizon series.

PlayStation London Studio

PlayStation London Studio is a game developer based in Soho, the creative heart of the city. As an important part of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Worldwide Studios family, they push the boundaries with a pioneer spirit that keeps them on the cutting edge of new tech.

PressEngine

PressEngine was built to make the daily tasks of Agencies, Publishers and Developers easier.

Radical Forge

Radical Forge are an independent games developer and software house with several years of experience on a vast range of indie and externally published titles.

Rare Ltd

Rare Ltd, proud developers of Sea of Thieves and other blockbuster games

Raw Fury

Raw Fury AB is a Swedish video game publisher, specialising in the publication of indie games.

Red Kite Games

Titles from Leeds-based Red Kite Games include Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, Hogwarts Legacy and Battletoads.

Ripstone Games

The team at Ripstone have been involved in creating and publishing many well-known well-known titles including Pure Chess, Really Big Sky, Table Top Racing and Knytt Underground.

Rocksteady

Rocksteady Studios Limited have been making games since 2004, and they’re best known for their work in the Batman: Arkham series.

Roll7

Roll7 is a multi-award-winning studio passionate about achieving ‘Flow State’ in their extreme-sports titles. They are the creators of the BAFTA-winning OlliOlli franchise, Leaser League and hot off the press Rollerdrome!

Rovio

Rovio are the makers of Angry Birds, Bad Piggies, Battle Bay and many more top gaming titles.

Secret Mode

Secret Mode publish a range of titles including Loddlenaut, Eternal Threads and Her Majesty’s Spiffing.

SEGA Hardlight

Leamington-based SEGA mobile studio SEGA Hardlight are the developer of classic Sonic titles, among many other games.

Skillsearch

Skillsearch have been helping people with sought-after skills find jobs in the Games, Interactive and Enterprise Systems industries for 30 years.

Skybound Games

Skybound Games are the creators of the Walking Dead series of titles.

Slug Disco Studios

Slug Disco Studios is a small indie games development studio based in the UK. They are joining us this year as part of our Steam Sale with their titles Ecosystem and Beetle Uprising

Sounding Sweet

Sounding Sweet offers cutting edge recording and audio production, specialising in work on video game projects.

Space Ape

Space Ape are the producers of top-selling mobile games such as Transformers: Earth Wars, Samurai Siege and Rival Kingdoms.

Splash Damage

Splash Damage Ltd is a British video game developer that specializes in multiplayer first-person shooter video games.

Stray Fawn Studio

Stray Fawn Studio is a ten person indie game studio based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Sumo Digital

Sumo Digital are team behind titles such as Crackdown 3, Team Sonic Racing and Little Big Planet.

Sumo Group

Sumo Group’s businesses – Sumo Digital, Atomhawk, Auroch Digital and Timbre Studios – provide high-quality, interactive videogame development

Supercell

They’re super, they’re cellular and they’re based in Helsinki. Supercell produce some of the most played mobile games in the world in Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Boom Beach, Hay Day and Brawl Stars.

Supersolid

Supersolid are the developers of games including Adventure Town, RoPets and Snake Rivals.

Tate Multimedia

Tate Multimedia are an independent publisher who are creators of Kao the Kangaroo, the Urban Trial Series, and the award-winning Steel Rats.

Team17

Team17 is a games label by independent developers for independent developers. Home to 90+ premium, indie games including the original Worms.

The Yogscast

The Yogscast broadcast on YouTube and Twitch, and also operate the Yogscast multi-channel network for affiliated content creators.

Third Kind Games

Third Kind Games have worked across an extensive number of variations of games and technologies, including greenfield projects and blockchain games.

Thunderful

Thunderful Group AB is a Swedish video game holding company based in Gothenburg whose games include Planet of Lana and Lonely Mountains: Downhill.

TPV Cares – AOC/Philips

TPV Cares is an initiative by TPV Technology that incorporates the Charitable giving across TPV Technology’s subsidiaries – AOC, Philips, TP Vision and MMD

Turn 10 Studios

Turn 10 Studios is an American video game developer established in 2001 under Microsoft Game Studios to develop the Forza series for Xbox platforms.

UKIE

Ukie is the trade body who’s mission is to make the UK the best place in the world to make and sell games.

Villainous Games Studio

Villainous Games Studio is an independent game development studio, dedicated to producing unusual horror games.

vTime Games

vTime Games is a UK studio focussed on delivering immersive cross-platform titles, both their own IP and through co-development with partners.

Wayfarer Games

Polyfury is the first major solo project from this Sheffield-based indie dev.

Wushu

Wushu Studios were founded in 2017 by a group of highly experienced industry veterans with a shared passion for video games.

Xbox

Xbox have been passionate supporters of SpecialEffect along with a number of their studios for many years

Zynga

Great to have US mobile games experts Zynga Inc. on board for One Special Day.

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