Frima Studio

Frima Studio
Company type	Private
Industry	Video games, Animation
Founded	2003
Headquarters	395, rue Victor Revillon; Quebec City, Quebec; G1K 3M8
Key people	Christian Daigle, Philippe Bégin, Steve Couture
Products	Temple Run: Legends, Fortnite mobile, Disciples: Liberation, Forza Street
Number of employees	over 200
Website	www.frimastudio.com/en/

Frima Studio is a Canadian video game development company founded in 2003 and based in Quebec, Quebec (Canada).

In 2023, Frima celebrated its 20th anniversary, showcasing its expertise in delivering engaging and innovative digital experiences through video games for both players and partners. The studio is known for IP-based projects, having developed a unique skill set through collaborations with numerous well-known intellectual properties (IP).

The studio describes itself as “Our game development has been driven by creative audacity since 2003, and guided by our expertise in market and data analysis since 2018.”

History

The beginnings of Frima Studio: 2003 to 2007

Frima Studio was founded by Christian Daigle, Philippe Bégin, and Steve Couture. The name “Frima” was inspired by the frost that formed during winter on the windows of the old apartment of one of the founder, which also served as their first production office.

The studio’s initial focus was on casual, online and multiplayer games. This will remain the studio’s focus for a long time to come.

Moving to mobile games and shift to multi-platform: 2008-2013

The studio expanded in 2008 with the acquisition of Hummage Studio, a studio specializing in mobile games. Following this acquisition, Frima Studio extended its reach beyond PC and online games, launching several titles on platforms like PSP, PS Vita, and Nintendo Wii. This move accelerated the studio's expertise in multi-platform game development.

In 2011, in an effort to diversify its offering, Frima acquired Virtuel Concept Studio, which specialized in high-level concept art and visual effects for cinema, but quickly went back to focusing fully on video game development.

Expansion into full-development: 2014-2017

This social gaming boom introduced social gaming to the world and saw the growth of social media in general. Frima took advantage of this opportunity by partnering on various Facebook games and incorporating new development elements, including monetization features.

Frima Studio continues to evolve and forays into full-development projects, acquiring a strong expertise in all stages of the game development process.

Major partnerships: 2016-2018

The studio successfully established partnerships with major IP holders and industry leaders around the world, including the beginning of a long-term collaboration with Epic Games on its massively popular game: Fortnite.

Business intelligence: 2018 and beyond

Frima built an internal expertise in data analytics and business intelligence with the goal of enhancing their understanding of players and gaming audiences across various platforms. This enabled them to adapt games for new audiences through cross-platform development.

In its commitment to excellence, the studio realigned its teams and efforts toward developing data-driven games for console, PC, and mobile platforms, collaborating with high-profile IPs and studios around the world.

Expertise & Technologies

For over 20 years, Frima has adapted to changes in the video game industry, staying at the forefront of trends such as streaming or virtual reality (VR). The studio relies on creativity and business intelligence skills to create multi-platform games in a variety of genres, while valuing long-term player engagement.

Cross-platform game development

Development of licensed games
Adaptation of brands for existing games
Co-Development with multidisciplinary teams
Live Ops

Business Intelligence

Market positioning analysis
Support for user acquisition campaign
Playtest analysis

Product management

Acquisition, retention, monetization strategies (ARM)
Performance management
Data analysis

Recognition award

Frima has been named one of GameIndustry.biz’s “Best Places to Work” in Canada for the third year running. These awards are the only ones that specifically celebrate the excellence of employers in the video game industry.

Best places to works in Canada, in the video game industry 2021
Best places to works in Canada, in the video game industry 2022
Best places to works in Canada, in the video game industry 2023

Video Games

Among the latest games developed by or in collaboration with Frima:

Temple Run: Legends, 2023-2024: Mobile iOs (Apple Arcade) Unity engine, in partnership with Imangi Studios. The new game of the Temple Run franchise.
Disciples: Liberation : PC & console, Unity engine, in partnership with Kalypso Media.
Fortnite, since 2019 and on going mobile & Live Ops, Unreal engine, in partnership with Epic Games.
Forza Street, 2020-2022 : mobile live ops ownership, Unreal engine, in partnership with Turn 10 Studios and the Microsoft team.

Partnership

Among Frima’s partners over the years:

Softography

Original productions

Console games

Year	Title	Platform	Description
2016	Fated	PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive	First Person narrative adventure VR game revolving around the themes of courage and sacrifice.
2016	Talent Not Included	Xbox One, Windows, MacOS	A platform game revolving around 3 actors putting on a play.
2014	Chariot	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch	A co-op platform game about a princess, her fiance, and a deceased king.
2013	Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov's Revenge^[1]	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Windows	A real-time strategy game about zombie warfare.
2013	Nun Attack^[2]	PlayStation Vita	A tactical action game about nuns blasting evil with guns.
2012	Lights, Camera, Party!	PlayStation 3	A mini-game compilation utilizing PlayStation Move controls.
2010	A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks!	PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, Web, PlayStation Vita	A classic and simple space shooter game… for 2 bucks.
	Young Thor	PlayStation Portable	Action-adventure game starring Thor when he was a lad.
	Widgets Odyssey		Sci-fi side-scrolling platform game.
2009	Zombie Tycoon		Real-time strategy zombie game.

Virtual worlds and CMMOs

Year	Title	Platform	Description
2014	Lightbringers: Saviors of Raia	Web, iOS, Android	A Mobile 3D Hack and Slash game in the style of Diablo.
2007	GalaXseeds	Web	Free sci-fi based, web MMO.

Social and web games

Year	Title	Platform	Description
2012	Space Shooter Blitz	Web
2010	Pocket God	Web	Facebook app based on the popular Bolt franchise for mobile, in association with Bolt.
2010	Rock Paper Sumo	Web	Facebook application based on the Rock-Paper-Scissors system.
2009	Big Brain Wolf	PC, Mac	Puzzle/point-and-click adventure game, in association with the NeuroActive Program.
2007	Widgets Odyssey	Web	Sci-fi side-scrolling platform game.
	Jules & Hurtubize	Web	Dystopian side-scrolling platform game.
	Ciao Bella	PC	Romantic simulation game.
	Peter Flat's Inflatable Adventures	PC	Comical 3D platform game.

Smartphone games

Year	Title	Platform	Description
2016	Trainers of Kala	iOS, Android	RTS Mobile Game
2016	Splash Pop
2014	Nun Attack Origins: Yuki's Silent Quest		Platformer mobile game
2013	Nun Attack: Run & Gun
2012	Nun Attack^[3]		A tactical action game about nuns blasting evil with guns.
	Space Shooter Blitz
	Cosmo Camp	Android, Kindle Fire, iOS	Educational app.
2011	A Space Shooter for Free!	iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Ouya	A classic and simple space shooter game for free!
2009	GalaXseeds Tubershooter	iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad	Casual shooter game linked with the GalaXseeds MMOG.

Animation

Year	Title	Platform	Description
2018	L'Agent Jean / Super Agent Jon Le Bon!	Television series	A 15 x 3-minute animated series (with a seven-minute Christmas special) based on a line of books by the same name. Aired as interstitial shorts on TFO, Ici Radio-Canada Télé, and CBC Television, as well as streamed online.
2016	MaXi	Television series	A 26 x 11-minute animated series, released on television by TFO and as a mobile application.

Development services

Virtual worlds and CMMOs

Year	Title	Client	Platform	Description
2015	Wanagogo	Studio 100	Windows, iOS, Android	Subscription-based virtual world for players between 4 and 6 years old.
2012	Kazaana	PixyKids	Windows, iOS, Android
2011	Skylanders Universe	Activision	Web	Virtual world where children play different mini-games set in the Skylanders franchise.
2011	Super Zapp!	Les Éditions CEC	Web	Educational virtual world where children can learn through different mini-games.
2010	LeapWorld	LeapFrog	Web	Virtual world for players between 4 and 6 years old.
2009	Littlest Pet Shop Online	Electronic Arts/Hasbro Interactive	Web	The player manages a virtual pet shop with friends.
2008	Tracksters	10Vox Entertainment	Web	Multiplayer online racing game
2008	Magi-Nation: Battle for the Moonlands	Cookie Jar Group (Tribal Nova)	Web	Virtual world set in a medieval fantasy environment inspired by the animated series of the same name.
2007	Build-A-Bearville.com	Build-A-Bear Workshop	Web	Virtual world where the player creates a customized character and plays mini-games.
2007	NÉO Shifters	Mega Brands	Web	Futuristic virtual world featuring multiplayer robot battles.

Social and web games

Year	Title	Client	Platform	Description
2014	Dream Town	Bandai	Web	The TamaTown website for the Tamagotchi Friends
2013	Half the Sky Movement: The Game	Games for Change	Web
2012	Yu-Gi-Oh! BAM	Konami	Web, iOS, Android
2012	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Ninja Turtle Tactics 3D	Nickelodeon	Web	Based on the 2012 TV series.
2010	DriverVille	Doner	Web	Facebook app developed in association with Mazda featuring adventures and customizable items.
2009	Sara's Super Spa Deluxe	Shockwave	Web	Strategic spa management game
2008	Nick Pals	Nickelodeon	Web	Simulation game featuring different Nickelodeon pets.
2008	Go Diego Go!	Nick Jr. Channel	Web	Based on the TV show, an educational adventure game.
2007	Avatar Bobble Battles	Nickelodeon/Nick Arcade	PC, Web	Casual real-time strategy game based on the TV franchise.

Console games

Year	Title	Client	Platform	Description
2021	Disciples: Liberation	Kalypso Media	Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
2021	Oddworld: Soulstorm	Oddworld Inhabitants	Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One	Re-imagining of the 1998 title Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
2018	Illusion: A Tale of the Mind	Groupe PVP	Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2017	Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics	Asmodee	Windows, Nintendo Switch
2017	Jeopardy!	Ubisoft	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch	Adaptation of the television game show.
2016	Battleship	Ubisoft	PlayStation 4, Xbox One	Adaptation of the board game.
2016	Colt Express	Asmodee	Windows
2015	Boggle	Ubisoft	PlayStation 4, Xbox One
	Resident Evil: Revelations 2	Capcom	PlayStation Vita	One of the Resident Evil installments features the horrific adventure of Claire Redfield and Barry Burton along with each's unique partner; the main developer on Vita portion.
	Carmen Sandiego Returns	The Learning Company	Windows
2010	Vector Tower Defense	Fun Tank	PSP	Strategy game where the player defends Earth from alien invaders.
2010	Pet Pad	LeapFrog	Leapster Explorer	Educational game where the player practices handwriting to care for their in-game pet. The game was included with the Leapster Explorer.
2009	Desktop Tower Defense	THQ	Nintendo DS	Strategy game where the player has to prevent invaders from crossing the screen.
2009	Brainpipe	Hands-On Mobile	Smartphone, PSN	Simple arcade game focusing on eye-hand coordination.
2008	Calvin Tucker's Redneck Jamboree	Zoo	Wii	Party game featuring mini-games.
2008	Lola and Virginia	V.2 Play	Nintendo DS	Mini-games themed around the popular TV show Lola and Virginia.
2007	Puppy Luv Spa and Resort	Activision/Game Mill	Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance	Simulation game in which the player takes care of different pets.

Smartphone games

Year	Title	Client	Platform	Description
2017	Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics	Asmodee	Android, iOS	Adaptation of the board game.
2016	Colt Express	Asmodee		Adaptation of the board game.
	Where’s Monsieur Pug?	National Film Board of Canada		Augmented reality game inspired by the 2014 short Monsieur Pug.
	Bionicle: Mask of Control	Lego Group		Free-to-play adventure game based on the Bionicle media franchise.
	Con Man: The Game	Monkey Strength Productions		Business simulation game based on the Con Man web-series.
	View-Master Masters of the Universe VR	Mattel		Virtual reality experience developed for the View-Master VR Google Cardboard headset.
2015	View-Master Space	Mattel
	Dinotrux	DreamWorks Animation		Interactive app inspired by the TV show.
	DreamWorks Color	DreamWorks Animation
	Nexo Knights: Merlok 2.0	Lego Group
	Code Max	Pixcom Productions
	Dennis & Gnasher: Blast In Beanotown	DC Thomson	iOS	3D action game based on Dennis & Gnasher
2014	Monster High: Monster Maker	Mattel	Android, iOS, Kindle Fire	Custom toy designer.
2010	Greatest Tank Battles	Breakthrough Entertainment	iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad	Real-time strategy game where the player controls a tank inspired by the TV show.
2010	Build-A-Bear Workshop App	Build-A-Bear Workshop	iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad	Mobile app with features linking to Build-A-Bear Workshop and their virtual world.
2009	Monkey Kick-Off	Miniclip	iPhone, iPod Touch	Kick the coconut as far as possible in this casual game.
2009	iBrain Fit	Brain Center International	iPhone, iPod Touch	Scientifically-designed brain training through mini-games.
2009	Brainpipe	Hands-On Mobile	iPhone, iPod Touch	Simple arcade game focusing on eye-hand coordination.
2009	Parade	Carnaval de Québec	iPhone, iPod Touch	Strategy game where the player has to recreate the Carnaval de Québec's parade.
2008	Beijing 2008	Beijing 2008	iPhone, iPod Touch	Mini-games based on the different Olympic events.
2008	America's Got Talent	Player X	iPhone, iPod Touch	Game in which the player has to match moves to become America's next rising star.
2006	Deal or No Deal: Banker's Revenge	Mobliss	Mobile	Casual game in which the player takes on the role of the Banker.
2005	Family Guy: Stewie 2.0	Airborne Entertainment	Mobile	Real-time strategy game based on the popular TV franchise.

Year	Title	Client	Platform	Description
2018	Elliot the Littlest Reindeer	Awesometown Entertainment	Feature Film	CG-animation.
2018	Nelly & Simon Mission Yeti	Productions 10e ave	Feature Film	CG-animation.
2013	Dragons 3D	Thalie Productions	IMAX short film	Special effects and CG animation.
2010	Qualinet Space Odyssey	Qualinet	TV	Special effects realized for a TV ad for Qualinet, the leader in cleaning and disaster response.
2008	Cranium Kabookii	Ubisoft	Wii	Animated intro for Ubisoft's Cranium Kabookii.
2007	W	Productions 10e ave	TV	Series of animated spots that aired for three seasons on the Télétoon network.

External links

Frima Studio's official website

^ "Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov's Revenge Review". Archived from the original on 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
^ "Holy Guns! Nun Attack Coming to PS Vita Tomorrow". 18 March 2013.
^ "Nun Attack Review".

[1] "Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov's Revenge Review". Archived from the original on 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2015-06-05.

[2] "Holy Guns! Nun Attack Coming to PS Vita Tomorrow". 18 March 2013.

[3] "Nun Attack Review".

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