Bithell Games
London-based indie studio led by Mike Bithell, founded 2012. Developer and self-publisher of Thomas Was Alone, Volume, John Wick Hex, Tron: Identity. Independent.
- Type: Publisher and Developer · Buyer
- Headquarters: United Kingdom
- Data updated: 15 Nov 2026
Key facts
- According to Games Atlas analysis of shipped-game credits, Bithell Games published or developed 7 games released 2012–2025.
- Games Atlas data shows 6 of 7 Bithell Games titles with known production credits (86%) used external service partners.
- The most frequent external partner on Bithell Games titles is Lionbridge Technologies (4 shared credits, 2019–2025).
- Games Atlas tracked 1 news stories about Bithell Games in the last 24 months.
How to cite this page
Games Atlas — Games Industry Intelligence (2026). Bithell Games — company profile. Data updated 15 Nov 2026. https://gamesatlas.app/companies/bithell-games
What Bithell Games 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 (1.4 vendors per title, typical 1.4). 5 of 5 titles with detailed credits since 2015 used an external partner (100%); 4 external partners, 1 of them returning (80% of outsourced titles), most often Lionbridge Technologies (80%). Small base: a first signal, not a settled pattern.
- Localisation services: Open: partners change from project to project. Sourcing model: regularly outsourced (1.5 vendors per title, typical 1.5). 4 of 5 titles with detailed credits since 2015 used an external partner (80%); 5 external partners, 1 of them returning (50% of outsourced titles), most often Lionbridge Technologies (50%). Small base: a first signal, not a settled pattern.
- Audio design and production services: Full breakdown available to registered members.
- Art, assets and fonts production services: Full breakdown available to registered members.
- Casting services: Full breakdown available to registered members.
- Additional development & engineering: 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 Bithell Games is available to registered Games Atlas members. Registration is free. After sign-in, the page shows for Audio design and production services, Art, assets and fonts production services, Casting services, Additional development & engineering, 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 16 more external partners. Create a free account.
External partners proven by shipped credits
- Lionbridge Technologies — Localisation services, QA and testing services, 4 shared credits, 2019–2025
- Ant Workshop — Publishing, 3 shared credits, 2012–2020
- Pole To Win Holdings — Audio design and production services, Casting services, 3 shared credits, 2012–2025
- Devolver Digital — Publishing, 2 shared credits, 2019–2025
- Keywords Studios — QA and testing services, 2 shared credits, 2015–2019
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Group structure
- Lunar Division (Developer)
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/bithell-games