2D Spine Animation Studios for Mobile Games (2026)
As of 14 November 2026, 12 studios in this directory list 2D Spine animation as a specialty, including Fgfactory, Chameleon 42 and Grafit Studio. Spine is Esoteric Software's tool for 2D skeletal animation: an artist splits a character or UI element into parts, binds them to bones and animates the skeleton, and the game plays the result through a Spine runtime for Unity, Cocos, Godot, web frameworks and other engines. It suits mobile and casual games because a skeleton takes far less memory than frame-by-frame sprite sheets and can be reused across skins. Each card gives the studio's city, team size, founding year and main services. Membership comes from the specialty tags on each listing. Featured listings sort first and are labelled.
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The top 10 Spine Animation Studios on this list, side by side. Featured listings first, then by profile completeness score — the same order as the cards below.
| Studio | City | Country | Team size | Founded | Engines | Platforms | Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXYZ Studio | Sofia | Bulgaria | 11-50 | 2023 | Unreal Engine, Unity | PC, Android, iOS +1 | 2D Art, Animation, UI/UX Design +3 |
| Fgfactory | Kyiv | Ukraine | 51-200 | 2010 | Unity, Unreal Engine | iOS, Android, Web +1 | Full Production, Programming, 2D Art +5 |
| Chameleon 42 | Belgrade | Serbia | 51-200 | 2018 | Unity, Unreal Engine, Cocos2D | PC, iOS, Android | 2D Art, 3D Art, Animation +3 |
| Grafit Studio | Yerevan | Armenia | 51-200 | 2007 | Unity, Unreal Engine | PC, iOS, Android | 2D Art, 3D Art, Animation +2 |
| PUNCHev Group | Sofia | Bulgaria | 51-200 | 2017 | Unity, Unreal Engine | — | UI/UX Design, 2D Art, Animation +2 |
| Saigon Dragon Studios | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 51-200 | 2015 | Unity | — | 2D Art, 3D Art, Animation +1 |
| Bit Egg | Chiang Mai | Thailand | 51-200 | 2013 | Unity, Unreal Engine | — | Animation, 3D Art, 2D Art +1 |
| Yellow Panda | Balneário Camboriú | Brazil | 11-50 | 2017 | Unity | PC | 2D Art, 3D Art, Animation +3 |
| TD Games | Hanoi | Vietnam | — | 2022 | Unity | iOS, Android, PC +1 | 2D Art, Animation, UI/UX Design +1 |
| Cinematic Animation | Stockholm | Sweden | 1-10 | 2007 | — | — | 2D Art, Marketing, Game Design +1 |
Every field comes from the studio's own listing; a dash means the listing does not record it. Open a profile for the full detail.
Top Spine Animation Studios
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Sofia, Bulgaria · 11-50 people · Founded 2023 · 2D Art, Animation, UI/UX Design · Unreal Engine, Unity
Kyiv game and art studio for mobile, browser and gamified brand projects
Kyiv, Ukraine · 51-200 people · Founded 2010 · Full Production, Programming, 2D Art · Unity, Unreal Engine
Art co-development and full-cycle game outsourcing studio for mobile and PC games
Belgrade, Serbia · 51-200 people · Founded 2018 · 2D Art, 3D Art, Animation · Unity, Unreal Engine, Cocos2D
Yerevan game art studio: concept art, illustration, 2D/3D assets and animation
Yerevan, Armenia · 51-200 people · Founded 2007 · 2D Art, 3D Art, Animation · Unity, Unreal Engine
Game UI/UX, 2D art and Spine animation studio for AAA, mobile and slot games
Sofia, Bulgaria · 51-200 people · Founded 2017 · UI/UX Design, 2D Art, Animation · Unity, Unreal Engine
2D, 3D and Spine animation art studio in Ho Chi Minh City for mobile to AAA games
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 51-200 people · Founded 2015 · 2D Art, 3D Art, Animation · Unity
Thai art and animation outsourcing studio for 3D, Spine and VFX work
Chiang Mai, Thailand · 51-200 people · Founded 2013 · Animation, 3D Art, 2D Art · Unity, Unreal Engine
Brazilian art outsourcing and co-dev studio for props, characters and tech art
Balneário Camboriú, Brazil · 11-50 people · Founded 2017 · 2D Art, 3D Art, Animation · Unity
Hanoi studio for 2D game art, Spine animation and Unity VFX for mobile games
Hanoi, Vietnam · Founded 2022 · 2D Art, Animation, UI/UX Design · Unity
2D & 3D Animation for Games, Film & Brands
Stockholm, Sweden · 1-10 people · Founded 2007 · 2D Art, Marketing, Game Design
Hanoi 2D art, Spine animation and Unity VFX outsourcing studio for games
Hanoi, Vietnam · 2D Art, Animation, UI/UX Design · Unity
2D art and Spine animation studio for slot, iGaming and casual games
Tallinn, Estonia · 2D Art, Animation, UI/UX Design
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How to choose a Spine animation studio
Tell the studio which Spine version and runtime your game uses, because exported files need a matching runtime version, and a mismatch is a common source of rework. Ask whether they will also cut and prepare the art for rigging or expect layered files from you, since the way a character is split into parts limits how it can move. Ask for animations running in a game rather than preview renders, and check mesh deformation and skin swaps if your design uses them. Agree the animation list per character, such as idle, attack, hit and win, along with the frame rate and the revision rounds each animation includes.
Frequently asked questions
Which studios do Spine animation for mobile games?
The 12 studios on this list name 2D Spine animation as a specialty on their own listing, as of 14 November 2026. Studios on it include Fgfactory, Chameleon 42 and Grafit Studio. Many also list 2D art or UI work, so one studio can often draw, rig and animate the same character.
Why use Spine instead of sprite sheets?
A Spine skeleton stores a character as parts plus bone animation data instead of a drawn image for every frame, so it takes much less memory and download size, animates smoothly at any frame rate, and can swap skins and equipment on the same rig. Sprite sheets still suit pixel art and effects drawn frame by frame, and many mobile games use both.
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