BreakFirst

Independent French game development studio based in Lyon, founded 2009. Specializes in multiplayer co-op and family-friendly games for PC, consoles and mobile. Known for How 2 Escape series.

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

Key facts

• According to Games Atlas analysis of shipped-game credits, BreakFirst published or developed 8 games released 2018–2026.
• Games Atlas data shows 1 of 8 BreakFirst titles with known production credits (13%) used external service partners.
• The most frequent external partner on BreakFirst titles is Plug In Digital (3 shared credits, 2020–2021).

What BreakFirst 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.

• Localisation services: Possible: outsourced less often, but not to a fixed circle. Sourcing model: regularly outsourced (1 vendors per title, typical 1.5). 1 of 1 titles with detailed credits since 2015 used an external partner (100%); 1 external partners, 0 of them returning (0% of outsourced titles), most often Keywords Studios (100%). Small base: a first signal, not a settled pattern.
• QA and testing services: Possible: outsourced less often, but not to a fixed circle. Sourcing model: regularly outsourced (1 vendors per title, typical 1.4). 1 of 1 titles with detailed credits since 2015 used an external partner (100%); 1 external partners, 0 of them returning (0% of outsourced titles), most often Six Peaks Games (100%). Small base: a first signal, not a settled pattern.
• Lead & co-development: Full breakdown available to registered members.

Members-only data, free account. The full sourcing breakdown for BreakFirst is available to registered Games Atlas members. Registration is free. After sign-in, the page shows for 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 1 more external partners. Create a free account.

External partners proven by shipped credits

• Plug In Digital — Publishing, 3 shared credits, 2020–2021
• Maximum Entertainment — Publishing, 2 shared credits, 2023–2024
• Rainy Frog — Publishing, 2 shared credits, 2018–2018
• Keywords Studios — Localisation services, 1 shared credits, 2026–2026
• Microids — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2026–2026

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/breakfirst