ACE Team

Chilean indie game developer based in Santiago, founded ~1998 by brothers Andrés, Carlos and Edmundo Bordeu. Known for Zeno Clash, Rock of Ages series, Abyss Odyssey, and The Eternal Cylinder. One of Latin America's most prominent independent game studios.

• Type: Developer · Buyer
• Headquarters: Chile
• Data updated: 15 Nov 2026

Key facts

• According to Games Atlas analysis of shipped-game credits, ACE Team published or developed 7 games released 2014–2026.
• Games Atlas data shows 5 of 7 ACE Team titles with known production credits (71%) used external service partners.
• The most frequent external partner on ACE Team titles is Sega Sammy Holdings (3 shared credits, 2014–2017).

What ACE Team outsources and how open it is to new partners

The verdict rates how hard it is for a new vendor to win work in each discipline: how much of the work goes to outside vendors rather than staying inside, whether the same partners come back or change from project to project, and how often first-time partners got in over recent years.

• QA and testing services: Open: partners change from project to project. Sourcing model: regularly outsourced (1.3 vendors per title, typical 1.4). 3 of 3 titles with detailed credits since 2015 used an external partner (100%); 4 external partners, 0 of them returning (0% of outsourced titles), most often Keywords Studios (33%). Small base: a first signal, not a settled pattern.
• Audio design and production services: Possible: outsourced less often, but not to a fixed circle. Sourcing model: point top-up from outside (1 vendors per title, typical 1.8). 1 of 3 titles with detailed credits since 2015 used an external partner (33%); 1 external partners, 0 of them returning (0% of outsourced titles), most often Austral Music (100%). Small base: a first signal, not a settled pattern.
• Localisation services: Full breakdown available to registered members.
• Porting services: Full breakdown available to registered members.
• Lead & co-development: Full breakdown available to registered members.

Members-only data, free account. The full sourcing breakdown for ACE Team is available to registered Games Atlas members. Registration is free. After sign-in, the page shows for Localisation services, Porting services, Lead & co-development: share of titles outsourced, number of external partners, the largest vendors and their share, new partners in recent years, and how open each discipline is to new vendors, plus 11 more external partners. Create a free account.

External partners proven by shipped credits

• Sega Sammy Holdings — Publishing, 3 shared credits, 2014–2017
• Nacon — Publishing, 2 shared credits, 2023–2026
• 3goo — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2020–2020
• Austral Music — Audio design and production services, 1 shared credits, 2023–2023
• Cup of Tea Productions — Audio design and production services, 1 shared credits, 2014–2014

Methodology

Source: Games Atlas (gamesatlas.app), based on MobyGames production credits and Games Atlas analysis; the sourcing figures cover work credited on releases from 2015 onwards. One game counts once regardless of platforms, editions or add-ons. Games Atlas does not estimate revenue or report the performance of individual games. Profile: https://gamesatlas.app/companies/ace-team