Frozenbyte
Physics Puzzle Pioneers
Helsinki, Finland
51-100
Founded 2001
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About Frozenbyte
Frozenbyte is an independent Finnish video game developer founded in 2001, based in Helsinki. With approximately 80 employees, they are one of Finland's biggest independent high-end developers, best known for the Trine series which has sold 15+ million copies.
Company Scale
- Founded: 2001
- ~80 employees (as of October 2025)
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Status: Independent
Founders
- Lauri Hyvärinen
- Juha Hiekkamäki
Notable Games
Trine Series
- Trine (2009) - First on Steam from Finland
- Trine 2 (2011)
- Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power (2015)
- Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince (2019)
- Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy (2023)
- 15+ million copies sold worldwide
Shadowgrounds Series
- Shadowgrounds (2005) - First commercial game
- Shadowgrounds: Survivor (2007)
- First Finnish game published on Steam (2006)
Other Titles
- Shadwen (2016) - Stealth game
- Starbase (2021) - Sci-fi MMO (5+ years in secret development)
Technical
Uses proprietary Storm3D engine developed by Sebastian Aaltonen.
Why Choose Frozenbyte
- Trine franchise with 15M+ sales
- Finland's largest indie high-end developer
- 24+ years of development experience
- Independent with creative freedom
- Finnish quality game development