OrangePixel

Independent Dutch one-person indie video game development and self-publishing studio operated by Pascal Bestebroer (Zeeland, Netherlands; Zeeland College alumnus; LinkedIn handle 'orangepascal'). Sources conflict on founding date — 2004 (per Grokipedia 'Snake Core' article: 'one-person studio, OrangePixel, which he founded in 2004') and 2005 (per Droid Gamers 2014 interview: 'started his company, OrangePixel, in 2005'). Use 2004 founding date based on more recent sourcing. Pascal Bestebroer is the sole developer, designer, artist and publisher behind a large retro pixel-art / 8-bit-style indie catalog spanning mobile (Android/iOS), PC, Switch and other consoles — flagship series include Gunslugs (Gunslugs 1, 2 and 3, including the Engine Software co-published 3DS port of Gunslugs 2), Snake Core, Heroes of Loot, Meganoid, Stardash, Residual, Spacelords and many others (45 'Published by' + 46 'Developed by' MobyGames credits — nearly 1:1 self-publishing ratio, indicating fully self-published indie). PARTNERSHIP NOTE (not acquisition): in February 2025 OrangePixel signed a multi-title catalog deal with HandyGames (THQ Nordic / Embracer subsidiary) — 'HandyGames Expands Indie Legacy with 12 Retro Hits from Orangepixel' — bringing 12 classic OrangePixel games to global PC platforms via HandyGames' 'Hidden Gems' strategy. This is a publishing-distribution partnership for legacy catalog, not an acquisition; OrangePixel remains an independent one-person studio. Independent — no parent corporation. Moby record: 'OrangePixel'. 2026 UPDATE: founding year 2004 confirmed by official about page ('a Dutch independent game developer since 2004... Being a solo-developer, and handling everything from game-design to code and pixel-art'); remains fully active in 2026 — runs a weekly 'Thoughts about the game industry' video series (2026 edition) and put a new game demo live in February 2026 per official blog; by early 2023 Bestebroer was already working on his ~70th game (per Pre Mortem interview).

Partners proven by shipped credits

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/orangepixel