Nintendo SwitchReleased
Balloony
A bouncy platformer about a balloon with far too much confidence. Over 60 handcrafted levels, four-player couch chaos and a soundtrack that refuses to leave your head.
Independent
Game Studio
We make games
with personality.
JOID Games is a small independent studio shipping playful, character-driven and accessible games — on Nintendo Switch, on mobile, and wherever people want to play next.
- 2
- Games shipped
- Nintendo Switch
- + Mobile
- 1
- In development
The name
We joy people.
We make people feel JOID.
JOID is our word for the feeling we want to create. Not joy spelled differently — our own made-up word for it: the smile, the curiosity, the one-more-turn. That feeling is at the heart of everything we make
Who we are
A small studio that takes fun seriously.
We have already taken Balloony from idea to release across mobile and Nintendo Switch. Working as a small team means staying close to the game — from the first character sketch to the final playable level.
We like games that are easy to understand, fun to pick up and full of little details that make you want to keep playing.
Studio principles
Fun is a craft, not an accident.
01Every character, every level and every little detail should make playing more fun. We put care into the small things that make a game memorable.
Easy to pick up, hard to put down
02Anyone should be able to pick up a game and smile within ten seconds — and still find something new an hour later.
Small team, big swing
03A focused group with strong taste can out-imagine a much bigger room. We plan our scope so ambition survives production.
Our games
Shipped, played, loved.
Released titles from the studio — Everything you see here went from prototype to store page across mobile and Nintendo platforms by a small, hands-on team.
iOSAndroidReleased
Balloony on Mobile
The pocket edition: one-thumb controls, quick runs and the same wobbly personality. Built for short sessions and long streaks.
Legacy releases
No longer commercially available.
Balloony 1.0
Android · 2015
Balloony Graphics Update
iOS / Android · 2019
Balloony Touch
iOS / Android · 2022
In development
New adventures are hatching.
Balloony Dreams, our next game is a bigger, deeper platforming adventure, built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5. Explore imaginative worlds, meet characters you'll love and uncover a deeper story — all wrapped in rich gameplay that puts fun, surprises and adventure first.
Partners & business
Let's build something worth playing.
We work with publishers, funding organisations and development partners who care about craft. Pitch decks, build access and milestone plans are available on request under NDA.
Contact the studioPublishing
Looking for the right partner for our next title.
Funding
Open to funding programmes, grants and co-investment.