About us

We're a Belgian game studio based in Ath, Hainaut, founded in early 2025 by 3 video game enthusiasts. We aim to craft experiences that can only be played through the 2D Metroidvania genre, encouraging you to explore intriguing new worlds and gameplay mechanics never seen before. What matters most to us is creating fun experiences that amaze the players.

Our values

Benevolence

It's important for us to be kind and supportive of one another, ensuring that everyone can thrive within the company. We want to eliminate toxicity and useless frustration, which have already caused significant harm to the video game industry.

Creativity

The core reason behind the studio's creation is our passion for video games, driving us to craft captivating experiences and unleash our imagination through a dynamic fusion of challenged intellect and boundless creativity.

Transparency

To build a healthy relationship, we need to be transparent both with each other and with our community, in order to establish a genuine relationship of trust that benefits everyone.

The staff

David Brevers

Programmer
Narrative Designer

Co-creator of Emberstaff, David is a tech lover and the creator of the narratives for our universes.
A big fan of Sci-Fi and Fantasy, you can always have passionate conversations with him.
He also has many years of experience with tabletop role-playing games, particularly D&D, both as a player and Dungeon Master.

Martin Beaussart

Game designer
Programmer

Co-creator of Emberstaff and Mathilde's life companion, Martin fine-tunes the gameplay of our games and leads the studio's vision. A game developer and Metroidvania enthusiast by nature, he's been a Nintendo fan since childhood and enjoys playing a wide variety of games. He has also been a musician for many years, with a love for punk rock and J-rock.

Mathilde Dochy

Artist
Narrative designer

Co-creator of Emberstaff and Martin's partner in life, Mathilde creates the fantastic visuals that bring our games to life.
She enjoys animated films and series, and has a deep love for tabletop games and animals. Right now, there's a 20% chance she's dressed like a cow.

Contact

contact@emberstaff.com