Balloon Studios

Balloon Studios is an independent video game development studio founded by Laure De Mey. De Mey previously worked at the award-winning ustwo games, contributing to titles such as Assemble with Care and Alba: A Wildlife Adventure. In 2020 she was named a BAFTA Breakthrough UK honoree, and in 2019 she appeared in an Apple MacBook Pro campaign. With Balloon Studios, she set out on her own to cater to underrepresented audiences and deliver welcoming game experiences for players who want to escape to peaceful, historical worlds. The studio's debut title, Botany Manor, is a puzzle game set in a historic English manor where players explore a sprawling estate and cultivate plants. The studio operates independently and is based in the United Kingdom, with its official website at balloonstudios.com. It remains a small, creator-led team focused on thoughtful, atmospheric games.

Balloon Studios was founded by Laure De Mey, a game developer who previously worked at the award-winning ustwo games. During her time at ustwo games, she contributed to Assemble with Care and Alba: A Wildlife Adventure. Her individual achievements include being named a BAFTA Breakthrough UK honoree in 2020 and appearing in an Apple MacBook Pro campaign in 2019. De Mey founded Balloon Studios to pursue her own vision: creating games that cater to underrepresented audiences and offer welcoming experiences for players seeking escape into peaceful, historical worlds. The studio's first major project, Botany Manor, is a puzzle game set in a historic English manor, where players explore and cultivate plants. The studio operates independently and maintains a public presence through its website and direct contact email. As of the available evidence, the studio remains active and focused on its founding mission.

• 2020

  Laure De Mey named BAFTA Breakthrough UK.

• 2019

  Laure De Mey featured in an Apple MacBook Pro campaign.

• Balloon Studios founded by Laure De Mey.

• Release of Botany Manor, the studio's debut game.

Independent game studio creating peaceful, historical worlds for underrepresented audiences.

• Botany Manor

  A puzzle game set in a historic English manor where players explore and cultivate plants.

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