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Giant Squid

United States Founded 2013 Website

Giant Squid is an independent video game development studio founded in 2013 by Matt Nava, former art director at thatgamecompany. The studio is based in Santa Monica, California, and focuses on creating visually distinctive, atmospheric games.

Giant Squid at a Glance

Giant Squid has been active in the gaming industry from 2016 to 2025, with 4 titles tracked on PlayPile. Their catalog primarily spans Adventure, Indie, Puzzle, with additional titles in Role-playing (RPG) and Simulator. With an average community rating of 80/100, Giant Squid is among the highest-rated studios in our database -- 2 of their rated titles score 80 or above. Their highest-rated title on PlayPile is The Pathless (80.9/100). Games from Giant Squid are available across 8 platforms, most notably PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One.

4
Total Games
80
Avg Rating
2016
First Release
2025
Latest Release

Genre Breakdown

Adventure
33%
Indie
33%
Puzzle
17%
Role-playing (RPG)
8%
Simulator
8%

Platform Spread

PC (Microsoft Windows)
4
PlayStation 4
2
Xbox One
2
Nintendo Switch
2
PlayStation 5
2

Release Timeline

2010s
2
2020s
2

Rating Distribution

2
80-100
1
60-79
0
40-59
0
0-39