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PlaySide Studios

Logo: PlaySide Studios, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Australian video game developer and publisher

PlaySide Studios is an Australian video game developer and publisher based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. Launched in 2012, it is one of Australia's largest independent game developers, with games across mobile, PC, console, and virtual reality platforms. In December 2020, it became the first Australian-based game developer to list on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX: PLY.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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  • TickerPLY on Australian Securities Exchange1
  • Industryvideo game industry1
  • HeadquartersPort Melbourne, Australia1
  • Websitewww.playsidestudios.com
  • Legal formPublic Company limited by shares3
  • LEI254900D64LIDYITT8T273
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressLevel 1, 75 Crockford Street, 3207 Port Melbourne, Australia3
  • Registered withThe Australian Securities and Investment Commission, 154 789 5543

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PlaySide Studios is an Australian video game developer and publisher based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. Launched in 2012, it is one of Australia's largest independent game developers, with games across mobile, PC, console, and virtual reality platforms. In December 2020, it became the first Australian-based game developer to list on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX: PLY.2

The story

PlaySide was established by Gerry Sakkas, Aaron Pasias, and Mark Goulopoulos. Sakkas, a former designer at Visceral Games, founded the studio with a redundancy payment following the closure of the office in Melbourne. The company initially focused on mobile games and work-for-hire projects for major entertainment brands.

In 2021, PlaySide acquired the Dumb Ways to Die franchise for A$2.25 million, leading to a resurgence of the brand on platforms like TikTok. In 2025, Benn Skender succeeded Sakkas as CEO after a restructure "triggered by delays in winning work-for-hire contracts".

From Wikipedia’s article on PlaySide Studios, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

  • video game

Listed on Wikidata.1

PlaySide operates through three divisions: Original IP, Work-for-Hire, and Publishing. It has developed games for clients including Disney, Warner Bros., Nickelodeon, Activision Blizzard, and Meta.

A selection of titles developed or published by PlaySide include:

Catch the Ark (2013)

SpongeBob: Sponge on the Run (2015)

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AR Dragon (2017)

Dumb Ways to Die series

Age of Darkness: Final Stand (2021)

Kill Knight (2024)

Sid Meier's Civilization VII VR (Meta Quest version, 2025)

Mouse: P.I. for Hire (2026)

From Wikipedia’s article on PlaySide Studios, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. Dec 17, 2020Went public Listed on Australian Securities Exchange1
  2. Dec 14, 2011Founded PlaySide Studios is founded3

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