Gardens is a new studio comprised of Journey, Spider-Man, and Skyrim developers

Gardens is a brand new studio that has officially launched today, with a team that has a lot of experience across the industry. Gardens has been co-founded by Chris Bell, Stephen Bell, and Lexis Dostal who between them have worked on games such as Journey, What Remains of Edith Finch, and Dustforce. However, they are not the only members of the studio. The rest of the team has developers that have worked on games like Marvel’s Spider-Man, Skyrim, the Fallout series, and Ratchet & Clank. Together, Gardens is looking to create online multiplayer titles that encouraging building relationships between players.

“With Gardens, we wanted to create a studio that cares as much about the health, happiness, and wellbeing of its team members as we do the craftsmanship of the games we create together. Our top priority is making sure our teammates enjoy their lives and are given the tools and resources to grow while creating compelling, well-crafted, thoughtful games that cultivate novel shared experiences between players online”, said Chris Bell, Co-founder.

“I decided to join Gardens after my first meeting with the founders. They’re such genuine and thoughtful leaders who understood all the reasons I left the games industry, and explained why and how they were going to do things differently at Gardens. I’m thankful every day that I get to help build a studio that is focused as much on creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected as it is on creating amazing innovative games,”  said Sarah Sands,Executive Producer.

Gardens is set up to be a fully remote studio though will have bases in Portland and Los Angeles. The studio is currently hiring for a number of positions to work on its multiplayer title with open positions including 3D Artist, Animator, and Engineer. All vacancies can be found here.

Source: Press Release