Robot Gentleman is an independent game developer, known for the atomic dark comedy survival adventures 60 Seconds! and 60 Parsecs!. If you've ever seen a robot in a top hat, that's probably one of ours! We are a driven ensemble of developers pursuing storytelling experiments, bending design ideas, and crossing genre boundaries. We’ve been fostering our robot culture to create the games we want, the way we like. Following the success of the 60! series, we have been developing new, unconventional projects, actively engaging with other creators, and supporting the art scene in our home city of Poznań.

Origins

Robot Gentleman came out of a figurative indie garage, somewhere in Poland. Dominik Gotojuch was a AAA game developer. Juliusz Zenkner was a professional filmmaker.

60 Seconds!

They had wanted to make games together ever since they met on a film special effects message board 10 years earlier. That chance came in 2013. A simple question, “What would you do if you knew the world was about to end?” inspired the studio’s debut title, 60 Seconds!. Juliusz and Dominik left their jobs and devoted all they could (sweat, tears, sanity - you name it) to get this unconventional, genre-bending game out the door. When the game was released in 2015, they hoped it would sell enough copies to keep their indie dream going. In a surprising twist, it went slightly better. As of today, the game has sold over 5 million copies worldwide.

Robots, assemble!

This first success established Robot Gentleman’s reputation as a studio with ambitions to create unconventional, storytelling games on their own terms. Easily recognisable by their top hats and dapper outfits, the growing number of Robot developers can often be met in the wild, sharing their experiences at conferences, jams, and festivals. Robot Gentleman was one of the co-founders of the first Polish indie collective, Pyramida Hub. When not working on their next game, they’re busy organising cultural and gaming events, supporting local art initiatives, and causing creative disruptions wherever and whenever possible.

Matthew Handrahan, gamesindustry.biz

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