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| Formerly | Bossa Studios (2010–2023) |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | October 2010; 15 years ago (2010-10) |
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| Headquarters | , England |
Key people | Daniel Clough (studiogeneral manager)[1] |
| Products | Surgeon Simulator,I Am Bread |
Number of employees | 40[2] (2024) |
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| Website | bossagames.com |
Bossa Studios Limited (trading asBossa Games since 2023) is a Britishvideo game developer based inLondon. It is known for its comedic, physics-based gamesSurgeon Simulator andI Am Bread.
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Bossa was founded in October 2010 by Henrique Olifiers (gamer-in-chief),Roberta Lucca (marketer-in-chief), Ric Moore (technologist-in-chief), and Imre Jele (creator-in-chief).[3][4][5] The establishment was formally announced in June 2011, when it had opened its office at theSilicon Roundabout inLondon, England.[5] Bossa was acquired by the television production companyShine Group in 2011, with the deal announced on 16 September, without disclosing terms.[3][6] At the time, Bossa had 20 employees, and its first game,Monstermind, launched that same month for theFacebook Platform.[3][6]Monstermind won theBAFTA award in the "Online – Browser" category in February 2012.[7]
Subsequent games by Bossa wereToy Run andMerlin: The Game, the latter based on the Shine-produced TV seriesMerlin.[8][9] Following the commercial success ofSurgeon Simulator, Bossa underwent amanagement buyout process in July 2015 that returned Shine's stake (transferred toEndemol Shine UK after Shine merged withEndemol in December 2014) to the studio's founders.[10][11]
The company received aUS$10 million investment in aseries A round in September 2017.[12] Shortly thereafter, they hired formerValve writerChet Faliszek to lead a newSeattle-based studio for them, working on an unannounced cooperative title.[13][14]
According toCNBC, Bossa acquired betweenUS$10 and 30 million in another investment round in 2019, withNetEase as one of the largest investors in this series, gaining a minority stake in Bossa.[15] Amid complaints against management, Bossa announced it would lay off 10 employees in November 2020.[16][17]
In August 2022 some of Bossa Studios' intellectual properties includingSurgeon Simulator,I Am Bread, andI Am Fish was sold toTinyBuild for a reported $3 million.[18] The company rebranded to Bossa Games in 2023. In January 2024, Bossa laid off 19 employees, or a third of its total staff.[2] In February 2025, Bossa laid off an undisclosed amount of employees and switched its focus to finishingLost Skies.[19]
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| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) | Notes |
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| 2011 | Monstermind | Facebook Platform | Bossa Studios | |
| 2012 | Toy Run | Facebook Platform | ||
| Merlin: The Game | Facebook Platform | |||
| 2013 | Surgeon Simulator | Linux,macOS,Microsoft Windows,PlayStation 4 | Originally titledSurgeon Simulator 2013 | |
| 2014 | Surgeon Simulator Touch | Android,iOS | Port ofSurgeon Simulator | |
| Twelve a Dozen | iOS | |||
| Deep Dungeons of Doom | Android, iOS, macOS, Microsoft Windows | |||
| 2015 | I Am Bread | Android, iOS, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4,Xbox One | ||
| Spy_Watch | iOS | |||
| Outlaw Poker | Android | |||
| 2016 | Surgeon Simulator VR: Meet The Medic | Microsoft Windows | Virtual reality spin-off ofSurgeon Simulator | |
| Emily: Displaced | macOS, Microsoft Windows | Sega | Part ofHelp: The Game | |
| Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 | Bossa Studios | Virtual reality version ofSurgeon Simulator | |
| Worlds Adrift Island Creator[20] | Microsoft Windows | Free creation and playtest tool released alongsideWorlds Adrift | ||
| 2018 | Surgeon Simulator CPR | Nintendo Switch | Port ofSurgeon Simulator | |
| 2019 | Hogwash | iOS, macOS, tvOS | Apple Arcade exclusive | |
| 2020 | Surgeon Simulator 2 | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | ||
| 2021 | I Am Fish[21] | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S | Curve Digital | |
| 2025 | Lost Skies[19] | Microsoft Windows | Humble Games | |
| Pigeon Simulator | Xbox Series X/S | tinyBuild |
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Developer(s) |
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| 2014 | Thomas Was Alone | Android, iOS | Mike Bithell |
| 2017 | Purrfect Date | iOS, Microsoft Windows | Team Bae |
| 2019 | The Bradwell Conspiracy | iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | A Brave Plan |