Company:Bossa Studios

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Short description: British video game developer
Bossa Studios Limited
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo games
FoundedOctober 2010; 13 years ago (2010-10)
Founders
  • Henrique Olifiers
  • Roberta Lucca
  • Ric Moore
  • Imre Jele
Headquarters
London
,
England
Key people
Daniel Clough (studio general manager)[1]
ProductsSurgeon Simulator, I Am Bread
Number of employees
40[2] (2024)
Parent
  • Shine Group (2011–2014)
  • Endemol Shine UK (2014–2015)
Websitebossastudios.com

Bossa Studios Limited is a British video game developer based in London. It is known for its comedic, physics-based games Surgeon Simulator and I Am Bread.

History

Co-founder Henrique Olifiers in 2018

Bossa was founded in October 2010 by Henrique Olifiers (gamer-in-chief), Roberta Lucca (marketer-in-chief), Ric Moore (technologist-in-chief), and Imre Jele (creator-in-chief).[3][4][5] The establishment was formally announced in June 2011, when it had opened its office at the Silicon Roundabout in London, England.[5] Bossa was acquired by the television production company Shine Group in 2011, with the deal announced on 16 September, without disclosing terms.[3][6] At the time, Bossa had 20 employees, and its first game, Monstermind, launched that same month for the Facebook Platform.[3][6] Monstermind won the BAFTA award in the "Online – Browser" category in February 2012.[7]

Subsequent games by Bossa were Toy Run and Merlin: The Game, the latter based on the Shine-produced TV series Merlin.[8][9] Following the commercial success of Surgeon Simulator, Bossa underwent a management buyout process in July 2015 that returned Shine's stake (transferred to Endemol Shine UK after Shine merged with Endemol in December 2014) to the studio's founders.[10][11]

The company received a US$10 million investment in a series A round in September 2017.[12] Shortly thereafter, they hired former Valve writer Chet Faliszek to lead a new Seattle-based studio for them, working on an unannounced cooperative title.[13][14]

According to CNBC , Bossa acquired between US$10 and 30 million in another investment round in 2019, with NetEase as one of the largest investors in this series, gaining a minority stake in Bossa.[15]

In August 2022 some of Bossa Studios IPs including Surgeon Simulator, I Am Bread, and I Am Fish was sold to TinyBuild for a reported $3 million.[16]

Bossa has previously announced layoffs in 2020[17][18] and in 2024.[2]

Games

Games developed

Year Title Platform(s) Publisher(s) Notes
2011 Monstermind Facebook Platform Bossa Studios
2012 Toy Run Facebook Platform
Merlin: The Game Facebook Platform
2013 Surgeon Simulator Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 Originally titled Surgeon Simulator 2013
2014 Surgeon Simulator Touch Android, iOS Port of Surgeon Simulator
Twelve a Dozen iOS
Deep Dungeons of Doom Android, iOS, macOS, Microsoft Windows
2015 I Am Bread Android, iOS, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Spy_Watch iOS
Outlaw Poker Android
2016 Surgeon Simulator VR: Meet The Medic Microsoft Windows Bossa Studios Virtual reality spin-off of Surgeon Simulator
Emily: Displaced macOS, Microsoft Windows Sega Part of Help: The Game
Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 Bossa Studios Virtual reality version of Surgeon Simulator
Worlds Adrift Island Creator[19] Microsoft Windows Free creation and playtest tool released alongside Worlds Adrift
2018 Surgeon Simulator CPR Nintendo Switch Port of Surgeon Simulator
2019 Hogwash iOS, macOS, tvOS Apple Arcade exclusive
2020 Surgeon Simulator 2 Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
2021 I Am Fish[20] Microsoft Windows, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S Curve Digital

Games published

Year Title Platform(s) Developer(s)
2014 Thomas Was Alone Android, iOS Mike Bithell
2017 Purrfect Date iOS, Microsoft Windows Team Bae
2019 The Bradwell Conspiracy iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One A Brave Plan

Cancelled

References

  1. ↑ GamesIndustry Staff (24 September 2019). "Jobs roundup: Daniel Clough appointed general studio manager at Bossa". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-09-23-jobs-roundup-daniel-clough-appointed-general-studio-manager-at-bossa. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Batchelor, James (2024-01-05). "Bossa Studios lays off one third of its staff" (in en). https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bossa-studios-lays-off-one-third-of-its-staff. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cohen, David (16 September 2011). "Bossa Stomps Into Facebook Games With Monstermind". https://www.adweek.com/digital/bossa-stomps-into-facebook-games-with-monstermind/. 
  4. ↑ Hoggins, Tom (24 September 2015). "We are bread: Bossa Studios' unique recipe for game development". https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/bossa-studios-profile/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 MCV Staff (23 June 2011). "London-based Bossa comes out of hiding". https://www.mcvuk.com/london-based-bossa-comes-out-of-hiding/. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lee, Edmund (16 September 2011). "News Corp.'s Shine Buys U.K. Gaming Company Bossa Studios". https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-09-16/news-corp-s-shine-group-acquires-u-k-social-gaming-company-bossa-studios. 
  7. ↑ "Video Games Awards Winners & Nominees in 2012". 15 February 2012. http://www.bafta.org/games/awards/video-games-awards-winners-nominees-in-2012. 
  8. ↑ MCV Staff (4 July 2014). "Develop Awards 2014 – The Finalists: Creative Contribution: Audio". https://www.mcvuk.com/develop-awards-2014-the-finalists-creative-contribution-audio/. 
  9. ↑ Karmali, Luke (18 June 2012). "Merlin to Bewitch Facebook Users in New Game". https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/18/merlin-to-bewitch-facebook-users-in-new-game. 
  10. ↑ Farber, Alex (31 July 2015). "Endemol Shine gaming arm completes MBO". https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/endemol-shine-gaming-arm-completes-mbo/5091145.article. 
  11. ↑ Sinclair, Brendan (16 August 2016). "Bossa returns to multiplayer roots". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-08-16-bossa-returns-to-multiplayer-roots. 
  12. ↑ Dring, Christopher (12 September 2017). "Bossa Studios secures $10m in Series A investment". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-09-12-bossa-studios-secures-usd10m-in-series-a-investment. 
  13. ↑ Batchelor, James (18 September 2017). "Bossa hires Half-Life, Portal writer Chet Faliszek". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-09-18-bossa-hires-half-life-portal-writer-chet-faliszek. 
  14. ↑ Byrne, Katherine (19 September 2017). "Bossa Studios to open new Seattle studio headed by Valve's Chet Faliszek". https://www.mcvuk.com/bossa-studios-to-open-new-seattle-studio-headed-by-valves-chet-faliszek/. 
  15. ↑ Browne, Ryan (November 26, 2019). "The game developer behind 'Surgeon Simulator' just raised up to $30 million to take on China". CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/26/surgeon-simulator-maker-bossa-raises-series-b-led-by-chinas-netease.html. 
  16. ↑ "TinyBuild acquires Bossa Studios IPs for $3m" (in en). 2022-08-26. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/tinybuild-acquires-bossa-studios-ips-for-3m. 
  17. ↑ Yin-Poole, Wesley (November 24, 2020). "After crunch and amid layoffs, Surgeon Simulator dev Bossa hopes for a fresh start in 2021". Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-11-23-after-crunch-and-layoffs-surgeon-simulator-dev-bossa-hopes-for-a-fresh-start-in-2021. 
  18. ↑ Batchelor, James (2020-11-24). "Bossa Studios confirms layoffs amid complaints against management" (in en). https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bossa-studios-confirms-layoffs-amid-complaints-against-management. 
  19. ↑ Morrison, Angus (2016-04-28). "Bossa releases free Worlds Adrift Island Creator" (in en). https://www.pcgamer.com/bossa-releases-free-worlds-adrift-island-creator/. 
  20. ↑ Wales, Matt (2020-03-09). "Surgeon Simulator dev's I Am Fish prototype being turned into a full game" (in en). https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-03-09-surgeon-simulator-devs-i-am-fish-prototype-being-turned-into-a-full-game. 

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