DON'T NOD
French independent narrative game developer and publisher based in Paris, founded June 2008 by Herve Bonin and other former AAA devs (Wikipedia; prior research noted August 2008 — June per current en-wiki). Studios in Paris and Montreal; listed on Euronext Growth Paris (2018 IPO, offering 4.7x oversubscribed). Known for Remember Me, Life is Strange, Vampyr, Tell Me Why, Twin Mirror, Jusant, Harmony: The Fall of Reverie and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (2025). 2025: Paris-studio reorganization completed end of August 2025 (est. EUR 3.8M annual savings); Netflix development agreement signed for a project at the Montreal studio; late-2025 disclosures warned that without new external funding the studio could be forced to cease operations by January 31, 2027.
- Type: Publisher and Developer · Buyer
- Headquarters: France
- Activity taxonomy (by shipped credits): Development, Publishing, QA and testing services, Audio design and production services, Localisation services, Motion capture services
- Credited games in the group: 18
Group structure
- DON'T NOD Eleven (Publisher and Developer)
Partners proven by shipped credits
- Testronic — QA and testing services, 8 shared credits, 2015–2024
- Big Wheels Studio — Audio design and production services, 8 shared credits, 2015–2023
- Square Enix Europe — Publishing, 6 shared credits, 2015–2022
- Mocaplab — Motion capture services, 5 shared credits, 2015–2020
- Square Enix — Publishing, 5 shared credits, 2015–2018
- Microsoft — Publishing, 4 shared credits, 2020–2024
- Lionbridge Games — Game development and engineering, Localisation services, QA and testing services, 4 shared credits, 2020–2026
- Play in Lab — Game development and engineering, QA and testing services, 4 shared credits, 2023–2025
- Audio Network — Audio design and production services, 4 shared credits, 2015–2022
- metricminds — Motion capture services, 4 shared credits, 2020–2026
- Keywords Studios Los Angeles — Audio design and production services, Casting services, 3 shared credits, 2015–2022
- Player Research — Game development and engineering, QA and testing services, 3 shared credits, 2018–2025
- Bones Studio — Motion capture services, 3 shared credits, 2020–2024
- iXie (Indium Play) — QA and testing services, 3 shared credits, 2022–2025
- Keywords Studios — Localisation services, 2 shared credits, 2025–2026
Latest related news
- France announces state-backed video game festival, citing Clair Obscur success (2026-09-09)
- Don't Nod may fold by January 2027 as Tencent freeze forces work-for-hire pivot (2026-09-07)
- Quantic Dream layoffs put Star Wars Eclipse cancellation on the table as devs strike (2026-06-27)
- Don't Nod faces November cash-out as Tencent declines emergency funding (2026-06-17)
- Don't Nod Tencent funding cut: studio faces November 2026 cash exhaustion (2026-06-16)
- Don't Nod delays Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 2 by one month (2025-01-23)
Source: Games Atlas (gamesatlas.app), based on MobyGames credits and Games Atlas analysis. Games Atlas does not estimate revenue or report the performance of individual games. Profile: https://gamesatlas.app/companies/don-t-nod