# Bossa Games

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British video game developer

Bossa Studios Limited Logo used from 2023 to present Formerly Bossa Studios (2010–2023) Type Private Industry Video games Founded October 2010; 15 years ago (2010-10) Founders Henrique Olifiers Roberta Lucca Ric Moore Imre Jele Headquarters London , England Key people Daniel Clough (studio general manager)[1] Products Surgeon Simulator, I Am Bread Number of employees 40[2] (2024) Parent Shine Group (2011–2014) Endemol Shine UK (2014–2015) Website bossagames.com

**Bossa Studios Limited** (trading as **Bossa Games** since 2023) is a British [video game developer](/source/Video_game_developer) based in [London](/source/London). It is known for its comedic, physics-based games *[Surgeon Simulator](/source/Surgeon_Simulator)* and *[I Am Bread](/source/I_Am_Bread)*.

## History

Co-founder Henrique Olifiers in 2018

Bossa was founded in October 2010 by Henrique Olifiers (gamer-in-chief), Roberta Lucca (marketer-in-chief), Ric Moore (technologist-in-chief), and Imre Jele (creator-in-chief).[3][4][5] The establishment was formally announced in June 2011, when it had opened its office at the [Silicon Roundabout](/source/Silicon_Roundabout) in [London](/source/London), England.[5] Bossa was acquired by the television production company [Shine Group](/source/Shine_Group) in 2011, with the deal announced on 16 September, without disclosing terms.[3][6] At the time, Bossa had 20 employees, and its first game, *Monstermind*, launched that same month for the [Facebook Platform](/source/Facebook_Platform).[3][6] *Monstermind* won the [BAFTA](/source/BAFTA) award in the "Online – Browser" category in February 2012.[7]

Subsequent games by Bossa were *Toy Run* and *Merlin: The Game*, the latter based on the Shine-produced TV series *[Merlin](/source/Merlin_(2008_TV_series))*.[8][9] Following the commercial success of *[Surgeon Simulator](/source/Surgeon_Simulator)*, Bossa underwent a [management buyout](/source/Management_buyout) process in July 2015 that returned Shine's stake (transferred to [Endemol Shine UK](/source/Endemol_Shine_UK) after Shine merged with [Endemol](/source/Endemol) in December 2014) to the studio's founders.[10][11]

The company received a [US$](/source/United_States_dollar)10 million investment in a [series A round](/source/Series_A_round) in September 2017.[12] Shortly thereafter, they hired former [Valve](/source/Valve_Corporation) writer [Chet Faliszek](/source/Chet_Faliszek) to lead a new [Seattle](/source/Seattle)-based studio for them, working on an unannounced cooperative title.[13][14]

According to [CNBC](/source/CNBC), Bossa acquired between US$10 and 30 million in another investment round in 2019, with [NetEase](/source/NetEase) as one of the largest investors in this series, gaining a minority stake in Bossa.[15] Amid complaints against management, Bossa announced it would lay off 10 employees in November 2020.[16][17]

In August 2022 some of Bossa Studios' intellectual properties including *[Surgeon Simulator](/source/Surgeon_Simulator)*, *[I Am Bread](/source/I_Am_Bread)*, and *I Am Fish* was sold to [TinyBuild](/source/TinyBuild) for a reported $3 million.[18] The company rebranded to Bossa Games in 2023. In January 2024, Bossa laid off 19 employees, or a third of its total staff.[2] In February 2025, Bossa laid off an undisclosed amount of employees and switched its focus to finishing *Lost Skies*.[19]

## Games

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### Games developed

Year Title Platform(s) Publisher(s) Notes 2011 Monstermind Facebook Platform Bossa Studios 2012 Toy Run Facebook Platform Merlin: The Game Facebook Platform 2013 Surgeon Simulator Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 Originally titled Surgeon Simulator 2013 2014 Surgeon Simulator Touch Android, iOS Port of Surgeon Simulator Twelve a Dozen iOS Deep Dungeons of Doom Android, iOS, macOS, Microsoft Windows 2015 I Am Bread Android, iOS, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One Spy_Watch iOS Outlaw Poker Android 2016 Surgeon Simulator VR: Meet The Medic Microsoft Windows Virtual reality spin-off of Surgeon Simulator Emily: Displaced macOS, Microsoft Windows Sega Part of Help: The Game Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 Bossa Studios Virtual reality version of Surgeon Simulator Worlds Adrift Island Creator[20] Microsoft Windows Free creation and playtest tool released alongside Worlds Adrift 2018 Surgeon Simulator CPR Nintendo Switch Port of Surgeon Simulator 2019 Hogwash iOS, macOS, tvOS Apple Arcade exclusive 2020 Surgeon Simulator 2 Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S 2021 I Am Fish[21] Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S Curve Digital 2025 Lost Skies[19] Microsoft Windows Humble Games Pigeon Simulator Xbox Series X/S tinyBuild

### Games published

Year Title Platform(s) Developer(s) 2014 Thomas Was Alone Android, iOS Mike Bithell 2017 Purrfect Date iOS, Microsoft Windows Team Bae 2019 The Bradwell Conspiracy iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One A Brave Plan

### Cancelled

- *[Decksplash](/source/Decksplash)*

- *[Worlds Adrift](/source/Worlds_Adrift)*

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** GamesIndustry Staff (24 September 2019). ["Jobs roundup: Daniel Clough appointed general studio manager at Bossa"](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-09-23-jobs-roundup-daniel-clough-appointed-general-studio-manager-at-bossa). *[GamesIndustry.biz](/source/GamesIndustry.biz)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190924163135/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-09-23-jobs-roundup-daniel-clough-appointed-general-studio-manager-at-bossa) from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2024_Layoff_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2024_Layoff_2-1) Batchelor, James (5 January 2024). ["Bossa Studios lays off one third of its staff"](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bossa-studios-lays-off-one-third-of-its-staff). *GamesIndustry.biz*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240105232234/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bossa-studios-lays-off-one-third-of-its-staff) from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Adweek:_Acquisition_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Adweek:_Acquisition_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Adweek:_Acquisition_3-2) Cohen, David (16 September 2011). ["Bossa Stomps Into Facebook Games With Monstermind"](https://www.adweek.com/digital/bossa-stomps-into-facebook-games-with-monstermind/). *[Adweek](/source/Adweek)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181222165905/https://www.adweek.com/digital/bossa-stomps-into-facebook-games-with-monstermind/) from the original on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-The_Telegraph:_Profile_4-0)** Hoggins, Tom (24 September 2015). ["We are bread: Bossa Studios' unique recipe for game development"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/bossa-studios-profile/). *[The Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160924231915/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/bossa-studios-profile/) from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-MCV:_Profile_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-MCV:_Profile_5-1) MCV Staff (23 June 2011). ["London-based Bossa comes out of hiding"](https://www.mcvuk.com/london-based-bossa-comes-out-of-hiding/). *[MCV](/source/MCV_(magazine))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230903000932/https://mcvuk.com/development-news/london-based-bossa-comes-out-of-hiding/) from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Bloomberg:_Acquisition_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Bloomberg:_Acquisition_6-1) Lee, Edmund (16 September 2011). ["News Corp.'s Shine Buys U.K. Gaming Company Bossa Studios"](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-09-16/news-corp-s-shine-group-acquires-u-k-social-gaming-company-bossa-studios). *[Bloomberg News](/source/Bloomberg_News)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191010181803/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-09-16/news-corp-s-shine-group-acquires-u-k-social-gaming-company-bossa-studios) from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Video Games Awards Winners & Nominees in 2012"](http://www.bafta.org/games/awards/video-games-awards-winners-nominees-in-2012). *[BAFTA](/source/BAFTA)*. 15 February 2012. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150616025128/http://www.bafta.org/games/awards/video-games-awards-winners-nominees-in-2012) from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** MCV Staff (4 July 2014). ["Develop Awards 2014 – The Finalists: Creative Contribution: Audio"](https://www.mcvuk.com/develop-awards-2014-the-finalists-creative-contribution-audio/). *[MCV](/source/MCV_(magazine))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230903001035/https://mcvuk.com/business-news/publishing/develop-awards-2014-the-finalists-creative-contribution-audio/) from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Karmali, Luke (18 June 2012). ["Merlin to Bewitch Facebook Users in New Game"](https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/18/merlin-to-bewitch-facebook-users-in-new-game). *[IGN](/source/IGN)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190401190100/https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/18/merlin-to-bewitch-facebook-users-in-new-game) from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Farber, Alex (31 July 2015). ["Endemol Shine gaming arm completes MBO"](https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/endemol-shine-gaming-arm-completes-mbo/5091145.article). *[Broadcast](/source/Broadcast_(magazine))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230903000945/https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/endemol-shine-gaming-arm-completes-mbo/5091145.article) from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Sinclair, Brendan (16 August 2016). ["Bossa returns to multiplayer roots"](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-08-16-bossa-returns-to-multiplayer-roots). *[GamesIndustry.biz](/source/GamesIndustry.biz)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180119050546/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-08-16-bossa-returns-to-multiplayer-roots) from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Dring, Christopher (12 September 2017). ["Bossa Studios secures $10m in Series A investment"](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-09-12-bossa-studios-secures-usd10m-in-series-a-investment). *[GamesIndustry.biz](/source/GamesIndustry.biz)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181221042033/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-09-12-bossa-studios-secures-usd10m-in-series-a-investment) from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Batchelor, James (18 September 2017). ["Bossa hires Half-Life, Portal writer Chet Faliszek"](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-09-18-bossa-hires-half-life-portal-writer-chet-faliszek). *[GamesIndustry.biz](/source/GamesIndustry.biz)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180804075708/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-09-18-bossa-hires-half-life-portal-writer-chet-faliszek) from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Byrne, Katherine (19 September 2017). ["Bossa Studios to open new Seattle studio headed by Valve's Chet Faliszek"](https://www.mcvuk.com/bossa-studios-to-open-new-seattle-studio-headed-by-valves-chet-faliszek/). *[MCV](/source/MCV_(magazine))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190530225529/https://mcvuk.com/bossa-studios-to-open-new-seattle-studio-headed-by-valves-chet-faliszek/) from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Browne, Ryan (26 November 2019). ["The game developer behind 'Surgeon Simulator' just raised up to $30 million to take on China"](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/26/surgeon-simulator-maker-bossa-raises-series-b-led-by-chinas-netease.html). [CNBC](/source/CNBC). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191126131830/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/26/surgeon-simulator-maker-bossa-raises-series-b-led-by-chinas-netease.html) from the original on 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** Yin-Poole, Wesley (24 November 2020). ["After crunch and amid layoffs, Surgeon Simulator dev Bossa hopes for a fresh start in 2021"](https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-11-23-after-crunch-and-layoffs-surgeon-simulator-dev-bossa-hopes-for-a-fresh-start-in-2021). *[Eurogamer](/source/Eurogamer)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201124102513/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-11-23-after-crunch-and-layoffs-surgeon-simulator-dev-bossa-hopes-for-a-fresh-start-in-2021) from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Batchelor, James (24 November 2020). ["Bossa Studios confirms layoffs amid complaints against management"](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bossa-studios-confirms-layoffs-amid-complaints-against-management). *GamesIndustry.biz*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240105231806/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bossa-studios-confirms-layoffs-amid-complaints-against-management) from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_18-0)** ["TinyBuild acquires Bossa Studios IPs for $3m"](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/tinybuild-acquires-bossa-studios-ips-for-3m). *GamesIndustry.biz*. 26 August 2022. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220826155216/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/tinybuild-acquires-bossa-studios-ips-for-3m) from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_19-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_19-1) Kerr, Chris (24 February 2025). ["Surgeon Simulator developer Bossa Games confirms layoffs amid industry 'turmoil'"](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/surgeon-simulator-developer-bossa-games-confirms-layoffs-amid-industry-turmoil-). *Game Developer*. Retrieved 25 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** Morrison, Angus (28 April 2016). ["Bossa releases free Worlds Adrift Island Creator"](https://www.pcgamer.com/bossa-releases-free-worlds-adrift-island-creator/). *PC Gamer*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220613075043/https://www.pcgamer.com/bossa-releases-free-worlds-adrift-island-creator/) from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** Wales, Matt (9 March 2020). ["Surgeon Simulator dev's I Am Fish prototype being turned into a full game"](https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-03-09-surgeon-simulator-devs-i-am-fish-prototype-being-turned-into-a-full-game). *Eurogamer*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210517024155/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-03-09-surgeon-simulator-devs-i-am-fish-prototype-being-turned-into-a-full-game) from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.bossagames.com/)

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