Our Partners

SpecialEffect are indebted to the generosity of our industry partners. Their support means the world to us.

10:10 Games

10:10 Games is an independent game developer based in Warrington

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.

Avalanche Studios Group

Avalanche Studios Group is a Swedish video game developer and publisher based in Stockholm.

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.

Devolver Digital

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

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.

Escape Technology

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

Fellow Traveller Games

Surprise Attack Pty Ltd, trading as Fellow Traveller Games, is an independent games label based in Australia.

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

Greenheart Games

Greenheart Games is an independent video game developer founded in July 2012 by brothers Patrick and Daniel Klug.

Hairy Heart Games

Hairy Heart Games are an indie game studio based in Glasgow, Scotland.

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.

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.

Hooded Horse

Hooded Horse is an American video game publisher most known for publishing games such as Against the Storm, Old World, and Manor Lords.

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.

Insert Coin

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

Ironhide Game Studio

Montevideo-based Ironhide Game Studio are the creators of games such as Junkworld and Kingdom Rush.

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

Kwalee

Kwalee are a leading publisher and developer of hyper-casual mobile games, thanks to hit titles that include Draw It, Shootout 3D, Off the Rails 3D, Rocket Sky! and Go Fish!

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.

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.

Payload Studios

Long-term friend Payload Studios is a British independent game studio founded by Russ Clarke to develop the ultimate exploration and combat game, TerraTech.

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.

Playtonic

Playtonic‘s range of titles include Cattle Country, Elsie, Blossom Tales and Demon Turf.

Poncle

Poncle are the developers of Vampire Survivors.

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.

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.

Springloaded

Springloaded are an award-winning independent studio founded in 2012 and based in Singapore.

Straight Back Games

Straight Back Games are a independent games developer whose games include Devour and The Watchers.

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.

Team Terrible

Team Terrible are the makers of The Baby In Yellow and other weird games.

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