Panda Indie Studio
Independent Italian indie video game development studio. Operating brand: Panda Indie Studio (also known as Arabong Dev per RateYourMusic Italian developers list 'Arabong Dev Developer also known as Panda Indie Studio, specialized in shoot 'em ups'). Headquartered in Italy. **FOUNDED 2010 by Matteo** (sole founder per IndieDB company profile: 'Hi, I'm Matteo, founder of "Panda Indie Studio". I've started making games in 2010 thanks to Game-Maker, and never stopped since then'). Specializes in **arcade-inspired shoot 'em up / SHMUP indie titles**. **SIGNATURE CATALOG:** Project Starship (vertical shmup, PS4/Switch/Xbox One/PS5), Project Starship X (rogue-lite shmup, console release), Red Death (retro-style shmup), Z-Warp (2022 horror-themed shoot 'em up). **PUBLISHING PARTNERSHIP:** Long-running console-publishing relationship with **Eastasiasoft** (HK-based indie publisher in Atlas) — Eastasiasoft markets and publishes Panda Indie Studio titles to PS4/Switch/Xbox One per multiple Eastasiasoft press releases (e.g., 'Dodge & Destroy in the Retro-Style Shoot'em Up Red Death' — 'Panda Indie Studio is an indie game developer, based in Italy'). Self-published on PC (Steam) under own brand. Independent — no parent corporation; sole-developer indie. MobyGames: 63 'Developed by' credits (high count reflects multi-platform serial console releases via Eastasiasoft). Moby record: 'Panda Indie Studio'. WEBSITE: deliberately null (batch 1954) - no dedicated site findable; pandaindiestudio.com/.it do not resolve; official presence is Steam developer/publisher pages (verified via Steam store search); Italian micro-indie documented via Steam + directory listings.
- Type: Developer · Buyer
- Headquarters: Italy
- Activity taxonomy (by shipped credits): Development, Publishing, Game development and engineering, Porting services
- Credited games in the group: 12
Partners proven by shipped credits
- Eastasiasoft — Development, Game development and engineering, Porting services, Publishing, 12 shared credits, 2017–2024
- New Reality Games — Publishing, 2 shared credits, 2017–2020
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/panda-indie-studio