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Motion Twin

France Founded 2001 Website

Motion Twin is an indie workers cooperative game studio based in France. We've been raging at the machines since 2001 and we'll be doing so for as long as people keep smashing into our games. Our latest game, Dead Cells, has brought joy and tears to 10M+ players around the world.

Motion Twin at a Glance

Motion Twin is a French indie workers cooperative founded in 2001 that has released 13 games on PlayPile as both publisher and developer. The studio has been active from 2006 through 2024, with output spread across three decades. Their catalog includes four games from the 2000s, three from the 2010s, and five from the 2020s. While they have produced titles in many genres, their primary focus remains on Indie (7 titles), Platform (6 titles), and Adventure (5 titles). They have also touched RPG, Arcade, Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Simulator, and Fighting categories. The company shows strong platform reach with support for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac, Web browser, Android, and iOS. Their most notable work centers on the Dead Cells franchise. Dead Cells (2018) holds a rating of 86.5 out of 100, while its expansion Dead Cells: The Queen and the Sea (2022) achieved an even higher score of 87.7. Other expansions like Dead Cells: The Bad Seed (2020) and Dead Cells: Fatal Falls (2021) also received strong marks at 83 and 76.3 respectively. AlphaBounce (2010) is their only non-Dead Cells title rated above 80, sitting at 80. The studio has five rated titles with an average IGDB rating of 82.7. Four of these are considered great, one is good, and none fall into mixed or poor categories. Recent activity shows they released Windblown in October 2024 following a string of Dead Cells content updates and bundles in the early 2020s. The data indicates a consistent upward trend in their ratings over time, with their most recent major release outperforming earlier entries. Their bio states that Dead Cells brought joy to over 10 million players worldwide. This suggests their quality standards have remained high as they expanded their catalog from the early 2000s through the present day.

13
Total Games
82.7
Avg Rating
2006
First Release
2024
Latest Release

Genre Breakdown

Indie
27%
Platform
23%
Adventure
19%
Role-playing (RPG)
8%
Arcade
8%

Platform Spread

PC (Microsoft Windows)
6
PlayStation 4
5
Xbox One
5
PlayStation 5
5
Nintendo Switch
5

Release Timeline

2000s
4
2010s
3
2020s
5

Rating Distribution

4
80-100
1
60-79
0
40-59
0
0-39