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Media Molecule

United Kingdom Founded 2006 Website

Media Molecule is a British video game developer based in Guildford in Surrey. The studio was founded on 4 January 2006 by former Lionhead Studios employees Mark Healey, Alex Evans, David Smith and Kareem Ettouney. Before starting the company, the founders from Lionhead Studios worked together on Healey's independent game Rag Doll Kung Fu while still at Lionhead. On 2 March 2010, Sony Computer Entertainment announced that it had acquired Media Molecule.

Media Molecule at a Glance

Media Molecule has been active in the gaming industry from 2008 to 2020, with 10 titles tracked on PlayPile. Their catalog primarily spans Platform, Adventure, Puzzle, with additional titles in Strategy. With an average community rating of 84.9/100, Media Molecule is among the highest-rated studios in our database -- 8 of their rated titles score 80 or above. Their highest-rated title on PlayPile is LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition (95.0/100). Games from Media Molecule are available across 5 platforms, most notably PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita.

10
Total Games
84.9
Avg Rating
2008
First Release
2020
Latest Release

Genre Breakdown

Platform
41%
Adventure
36%
Puzzle
18%
Strategy
5%

Platform Spread

PlayStation 3
6
PlayStation 4
3
PlayStation Vita
1
PlayStation 5
1
PlayStation VR
1

Release Timeline

2000s
2
2010s
7
2020s
1

Rating Distribution

8
80-100
0
60-79
1
40-59
0
0-39