Critical Bit

Critical Bit is an independent studio in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, that designs games and apps. Set up in the summer of 2012, it produces work ranging from learning and training titles to full entertainment games, aiming for games that are easy to pick up yet hold players' interest.

What Critical Bit offers

• Serious and educational games — titles that teach management and decision skills, explain abstract models or simulate tasks such as steering a boat or plane.
• Entertainment games — commercial titles for players.
• Apps — mobile and web applications, including a health and fitness app.
• VR and AR projects — virtual reality work, for instance on Oculus Rift, and augmented reality.
• Board games — occasional tabletop designs.

Who it works with

The studio has carried out projects for clients in healthcare, education and culture.

Key facts

• Based in: Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
• Founded: 2012
• Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android and web