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​It's never been so trendy to be old school.
​At the crossroads between retro gaming and modern gaming, Akedo Studio's mission is to restore video games to nobility. In an AAA industry, Akedo Studio integrates the Indies rethinking the Oldies. It's not about nostalgia but gameplay. The primacy of playability, taking risks and going back to the roots are the values ​​of Akedo Studio.

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​​Akedo Studio is raw, fun and vintage.

​We seek to develop authentic games that use above all the skills of the players; to enhance the challenges for the pleasure of playing. At Akedo Studio, we want the players to live the game. We want them to develop their gaming skills, to reinvent themselves, to excel. No infinite lives, few savegames, but challenges and adventures.

More than an "about us", a journey to discover

​Integrates the Indies, rethinking the Oldies

2D platformer, randomly generated... Nick Reckless in The Curse of The Lost Cause!

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The difficulty of the game is also scalable.  It is a double edge. Up to you to manage the pressure.

Gamers? You know how is vital to loot!

At Akedo Studio,
we want to challenge
the human behind the interface.

A terrible curse fell on our hero. To get rid of it, he must put some things back to their place. Nick Reckless will have to overcome the obstacles that stand in his way. But will the curse give him the chance to achieve his goals?

The butterfly effect | This nod to chaos theory will follow you throughout your journey. Your quest will evolve according to the beat of its wings. Who can know what this could cause?

Simply neo
​retro gaming.

Akedo  gamble on being against the current trends of the industry. We offer simplicity in technology, complexity in gameplay, and fun through challenging experiences.
We want you:

• To explore
• To try things
• To learn 
• To have fun
• To play fresh and dynamic games
• To test our gameplays and storytelling​

2019, September 6 - 8: Akedo Studio, selected by Loto Québec, had 3 days to present its game in the Indie Zone of Montreal DreamHack;

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​Let our imagination goes.

​The identity of Akedo Studio is closely linked to neo retro gaming concept, that's all. Our structure is totally indie. The act of playing is inherent in our development philosophy. Gameplay is, in its tactical aspects and intrigues, the essence of our game proposition.

​In 2016, after eleven years devoted to big budget games, Nico left the AAA industry to create his own gaming technology, in order to develop low and medium budget games.

Akedo Studio| ​The technology

The Engine | From an idea to code, the work of a programmer analyst.

​The Editor | ​Inspired by development technologies, but 100% House Made.

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"It isn't about "games", for me, personally, and it never really was. It was about creating something -anything- far bigger than yourself."
​- Shigeru Miyamoto

​Akedo Studio for gamers

​We develop fun and challenging game mechanics for the players to be the main actors of the gameplay. We simplify the narration so they can create their own story, have them work their imagination as much as their dexterity and gaming skills. We want the players to be the active heroes of our scenarios. Gaming experience in progress :

• The visuals must be complemented by the gamer imagination 
• The gameplay shaped by the gamer skills