Night School Studio
CompanyUnited States · Founded 2014
Documents about Night School Studio
The Game Business27 min
Is Netflix the future of video game story-telling?
Netflix is actively expanding its footprint in the video game industry by leveraging its massive subscriber base of approximately 700 million users.
- Netflix is leveraging its 700 million subscriber base to integrate interactive narrative experiences into its existing streaming ecosystem, targeting non-traditional gamers rather than competing with console manufacturers.
- The company categorizes its gaming strategy into four distinct verticals: kids, party and puzzle, mainstream, and narrative.
- Netflix’s internal Night School Studio launched 'Unhinged,' a 30-minute horror title that uses smartphones as controllers to test the viability of mobile-first, interactive storytelling.
The Game BusinessJul 2026
PocketGamer.biz35 min
WeChat Mini-Games insights and the Love & Deepspace Valko controversy | Week in Mobile Games podcast
The Chinese mobile gaming landscape is undergoing a rapid transformation, characterized by the explosive growth of WeChat Mini-Games.
- WeChat Mini-Games are evolving into global franchises, with titles like 'Nobody's Adventure Chop-Chop' reaching 35 million monthly active users and $10 million in daily global revenue, while 'Legend of Mushroom' has generated $270 million globally.
- Infold Games canceled the introduction of a sixth love interest for the game 'Love and Deepspace' following fan backlash over the character's perceived ties to an 'evil corporation' and the use of the number 731, which is associated with a sensitive historical war crime unit in China.
- The shift toward a discless console future is accelerating, with industry analysts predicting that the next generation of hardware, such as the potential PlayStation 6, will likely be fully digital to reduce manufacturing costs and align with current digital-first sales trends.
PocketGamer.bizJul 2026
Game Developers Conference47 min
The Art of Afterparty: The Devil's in the Details
Afterparty represents a significant evolution in narrative-driven game design, transitioning from two-dimensional aesthetics to a fully realized 3D environment while preserving the signature branching dialogue mechanics of Night School Studio.
- To bridge the gap between concept art and in-game assets, Night School Studio developed a 'rotoscoping' pipeline where 3D geometry is modeled precisely around perspective-corrected concept art, which is then disassembled and textured for Unity.
- The game's visual identity was built on three pillars: 'comedic' dialogue and animation, an 'alive' world inspired by the nightlife of Shibuya, and 'heart' derived from character-driven storytelling.
- The 'liquid courage' mechanic allows players to influence dialogue branches by choosing specific drinks, which trigger a third, unique dialogue option during conversations.
Game Developers ConferenceMay 2021
