{{Short description|British video game publisher}} {{DISPLAYTITLE:No More Robots}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox company | name = No More Robots Ltd | logo = No_More_Robots_logo.png | type = [[Privately held company|Private]] | industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]] | founded = {{Start date and age|2017}} | founders = {{Unbulleted list | Mike Rose | Simon Carless | Jas Purewal }} | hq_location_city = [[Manchester]] | hq_location_country = UK | num_locations = 1 office | num_locations_year = 2019 | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = Mike Rose ([[Director (business)|Director]]) | num_employees = 13 | num_employees_year = 2022 | website = {{URL|https://www.nomorerobots.io/|nomorerobots.io}} }}
'''No More Robots Ltd''' is a British [[video game publisher]] and [[Video game developer|developer]] based in [[Manchester]], [[England]]. The company was founded by Mike Rose, previously of publishing company [[tinyBuild]], alongside investors Simon Carless and Jas Purewal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/07/27/new-u-k-publisher-no-more-robots-will-launch-descenders-freeriding-game/ |title=New U.K. publisher No More Robots will launch Descenders free-riding game |first=Dean|last=Takahashi |work=[[VentureBeat]] |date=July 27, 2017 |accessdate=March 3, 2019}}</ref> The publishing label originally found success with digital games ''[[Not Tonight (video game)|Not Tonight]]'' and ''[[Descenders]]'', and now works with various development studios for titles across PC and console gaming platforms.
== Operations and Publishing ==
Following the success of ''Descenders'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-07-25-no-more-robots-first-year-was-far-better-than-wed-dared-to-hope-for |title=No More Robots' first year was 'far better than we'd dared to hope for' |first=Matthew|last=Handrahan |work=[[Gamesindustry.biz]] |date=July 25, 2018 |accessdate=March 3, 2019}}</ref> No More Robots published management simulator [[Not Tonight (video game)|''Not Tonight'']], which was widely covered in the mainstream media for its dystopian take on [[Brexit]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-45563154 |title=Playing 'Not Tonight' - the dystopian Brexit video game |work=[[BBC]] |date=September 19, 2018 |access-date=March 3, 2019}}</ref> In 2019, the publishing label released [[Independent Games Festival]]-nominated<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/igf-awards-2019-nominees-1203098551/ |title='Return of the Obra Dinn' Leads IGF Awards Nominees |first=Stefanie|last=Fogel |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 3, 2019 |accessdate=March 3, 2019}}</ref> [[operating system]] simulator ''Hypnospace Outlaw'' and card-based roguelike ''Nowhere Prophet''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Suther |first1=Austin |title=A Look at How Nowhere Prophet Combines Roguelikes and Card Mechanics |url=https://techraptor.net/content/nowhere-prophet-combines-roguelikes-card-mechanics |website=TechRaptor |date=July 2019|accessdate=July 19, 2019}}</ref> In 2020, No More Robots released kingdom management sim Yes, Your Grace, and life simulator Family Man.
Founder Mike Rose spoke on the state of indie publishing, the industry, and the company in a 2024 interview. Rose stated that smaller publishers need to look at the long term without obsessing over exponential growth. No More Robots' approach focuses on "pragmatic survival" in favor of topping sales charts.<ref>{{cite web |title='This is just a death cycle': No More Robots gets candid about the state of indie publishing |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-this-is-just-a-death-cycle-no-more-robots-gets-candid-about-the-state-of-indie-publishing |website=Game Developer |access-date=3 September 2024}}</ref>
The company announced their first self-developed game with the 2026 [[Construction and management simulation|management simulator]] ''Cruise Control''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ignacchitti |first=Ivanir |date=2025-10-22 |title=Cruise Control Announced As a New Ship Management Game Developed By No More Robots |url=https://hardcoregamer.com/cruise-control-announced-as-a-new-ship-management-game-developed-by-no-more-robots/ |access-date=2026-01-20 |website=Hardcore Gamer |language=en}}</ref>
== Games published == {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Genre(s) ! Platform(s) ! Developer(s) |- | rowspan="2" | 2018 | ''[[Descenders]]'' | [[Sports game|Sports]], [[roguelike]] | [[Linux]], [[macOS]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Xbox One]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[IOS]], [[Android_(operating_system)|Android]] | {{flagdeco|Netherlands}} RageSquid |- | ''[[Not Tonight (video game)|Not Tonight]]'' | [[Role-playing video game|Role-playing]], [[simulation video game|simulation]] | [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Nintendo Switch]] | {{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} PanicBarn |- | rowspan="2" | 2019 | ''[[Hypnospace Outlaw]]'' | [[simulation video game|Simulation]] | [[Linux]], [[macOS]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[Xbox One]], [[PlayStation 4]] | {{flagdeco|United States}} Tendershoot, Michael Lasch, ThatWhichIs Media |- | ''[[Nowhere Prophet]]'' | [[Roguelike deck-building game]] | [[Linux]], [[macOS]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[Xbox One]], [[PlayStation 4]] | {{flagdeco|Germany}} Sharkbomb Studios |- | rowspan="2" | 2020 | ''Family Man'' | [[First-person shooter]], [[Role-playing video game|role-playing]] | [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Xbox One]], [[Nintendo Switch]] | {{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} Broken Bear Games |- | ''[[Yes, Your Grace]]'' | [[Role-playing video game|Role-playing]] | [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]] | {{flagdeco|Poland}} Brave at Night |- | rowspan="2" | 2021 | ''Let's Build a Zoo''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wales |first1=Matt |title=Let's Build a Zoo is a cute zoo tycoon where you can splice up animals into silly new species |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-04-27-lets-build-a-zoo-is-a-cute-zoo-tycoon-where-you-can-splice-up-animals-into-silly-new-species |website=Eurogamer |date=April 27, 2021|accessdate=29 April 2021}}</ref> | [[Construction_and_management_simulation|Construction and management sim]] | [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 5]], [[Nintendo Switch]] | {{flagdeco|Singapore}} Springloaded |- | ''Heist Simulator''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Livingston |first1=Christopher |title=Heist Simulator lets you design and share your own devious heist levels |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/heist-simulator-lets-you-design-and-share-your-own-devious-heist-levels/ |website=PC Gamer |date=July 22, 2021|accessdate=31 August 2021}}</ref> | [[simulation video game|Simulation]] | [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Google Stadia]] | {{flagdeco|South Africa}} SkyBagel, RogueCode |- | rowspan="4" | 2022 | ''[[Not Tonight (video game)|Not Tonight 2]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yin-Poole |first1=Wesley |title=Not Tonight 2 is a road trip through an alternative, broken America |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-13-not-tonight-2-is-a-road-trip-through-an-alternative-broken-america |website=Eurogamer |date=August 13, 2021|accessdate=31 August 2021}}</ref> | [[Role-playing video game|Role-playing]], [[simulation video game|simulation]] | [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Nintendo Switch]] | {{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} PanicBarn |- | ''TombStar''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wales |first1=Matt |title=Crossy Road developer unveils top-down space Western shooter TombStar |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-08-04-crossy-road-developer-unveils-top-down-space-western-shooter-tombstar |website=Eurogamer |date=August 4, 2020|accessdate=7 August 2020}}</ref> | [[Roguelike]], [[twin-stick shooter]] | [[Microsoft Windows]] | {{flagdeco|Australia}} [[Hipster Whale|Andy Sum]], Marcus Grambau |- | ''Fashion Police Squad''<ref>{{cite web|title=First-person shooter Fashion Police Squad for PC launches in 2022|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/06/first-person-shooter-fashion-police-squad-for-pc-launches-in-2022|website=Gematsu|date=June 1, 2021}}</ref> | [[First-person shooter]] | [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 5]] | {{flagdeco|Finland}} Mopeful Games |- | ''Soccer Story''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wales |first1=Matt |title=Play football and save the world in Not Tonight dev's adventure RPG Soccer Story |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/play-football-and-save-the-world-in-not-tonight-devs-adventure-rpg-soccer-story |website=Eurogamer |date=Aug 11, 2022|accessdate=September 1, 2022}}</ref> | [[Role-playing video game]] | [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 5]] | {{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} PanicBarn |- | rowspan="2" | 2023 | ''[[Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Connor |first1=Alice |title=A Hypnospace character is making his own retro 90s FPS, Slayers X |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-hypnospace-character-is-making-his-own-retro-90s-fps-slayers-x |website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun |date=April 5, 2022|accessdate=September 1, 2022}}</ref> | [[First-person shooter]] | [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 5]] | {{flagdeco|United States}} Tendershoot |- | ''Spirittea''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wheeler |first1=CJ |title=Slice-of-life sim Spirittea channels Stardew Valley and the spirit world |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/slice-of-life-sim-spirittea-channels-stardew-valley-and-the-spirit-world |website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun |date=May 18, 2022|accessdate=June 15, 2022}}</ref> | [[Role-playing video game]] | [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]] | {{flagdeco|Canada}} Cheesemaster Games |- | rowspan="3" |2025 |''[[Descenders|Descenders Next]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-06 |title=Descenders Next announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and PC |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/08/descenders-next-announced-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-and-pc |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}</ref> |[[Sports video game|Sports]] |[[Microsoft Windows]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 5]] | {{flagdeco|Netherlands}} RageSquid |- |''Starless Abyss''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-10 |title=In Starless Abyss, you play hex-based battleships with a fleet of eldritch space monsters |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/in-starless-abyss-you-play-hex-based-battleships-with-a-fleet-of-eldritch-space-monsters |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=Rock Paper Shotgun |language=en-US}}</ref> |[[Roguelike deck-building game]] |[[Microsoft Windows]] | {{flagdeco|Netherlands}} Konafa Games |- |''Little Rocket Lab''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-10 |title=Little Rocket Lab is a Factorio and Stardew Valley mashup about building a rocketship in a cute town |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/little-rocket-lab-is-a-factorio-and-stardew-valley-mashup-about-building-a-rocketship-in-a-cute-town |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=Rock Paper Shotgun |language=en-US}}</ref> |[[Construction and management simulation|Construction sim]], [[Cozy game]] |[[Microsoft Windows]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[Nintendo Switch 2]] | {{flagdeco|Canada}} Teenage Astronauts |- | rowspan="3" |2026 |''Earth Must Die''<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtgXzAiGw-I |title=Earth Must Die - Announcement Trailer |date=2025-09-28 |last=No More Robots |access-date=2025-09-28 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |[[Adventure game|Adventure]] |[[Microsoft Windows]] |{{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} [[Size Five Games]] |- |''Piece by Piece''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manchester |first=Austin |date=2026-03-16 |title=Steam games devs avoid naming disaster by 'acting like human beings' |url=https://www.polygon.com/steam-games-piece-by-piece-bundle/ |access-date=2026-04-24 |website=Polygon.com |language=en |quote=Releasing your game the same week as another game with the exact same name. That's what happened to the developers of Piece by Piece and Piece by Piece, but they've made the most of it.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Filby |first=Jessica |date=2026-03-13 |title=Two games accidentally launched with the same name so the devs teamed up |url=https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/two-games-accidentally-launched-with-the-same-name-so-the-devs-teamed-up-3334792/ |access-date=2026-04-24 |website=Dexerto |language=en |quote=Two games titled Piece by Piece have been released just two days after each other, with one coming out on March 11 and the other on March 13.}}</ref> |[[Simulation video game|Simulation]] |[[Microsoft Windows]], [[Nintendo Switch]] |{{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} Gamkat |- |''Cruise Control''<ref name=":0" /> |[[Simulation video game|Simulation]] |[[Microsoft Windows]] |{{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} [[No More Robots]] |- | rowspan="2" |TBA |''Thank You For Your Application'' |[[Point & click adventure|Point-and-click adventure]] |[[Microsoft Windows]] |{{flagdeco|China}} IceLemonTea Studio
|- |''Manifesto'' |[[Construction and management simulation|Management simulation]] |[[Microsoft Windows]] |{{flagdeco|France}} Breakpoint Games |- |Cancelled |''[[Dreamsettler]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Purchese |first1=Robert |title=Hypnospace Outlaw expanding with a spiritual sequel and spin off |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/hypnospace-outlaw-sequel-dreamsettlers |website=Eurogamer |date=April 5, 2022|accessdate=September 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Blake |first=Vikki |date=2025-06-21 |title=Hypnospace Outlaw sequel Dreamsettler cancelled as creator issues heartfelt statement: "maybe I've been burnt out this whole time" |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/hypnospace-outlaw-sequel-dreamsettler-cancelled-as-creator-issues-heartfelt-statement-maybe-ive-been-burnt-out-this-whole-time |access-date=2026-04-24 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |language=en |quote=Hypnospace Outlaw developer Jay Tholen has confirmed the highly anticipated sequel, Dreamsettler, has been cancelled following a "mutual" decision between Tholen and publisher No More Robots.}}</ref> |[[simulation video game|Simulation]] |[[Microsoft Windows]] |{{flagdeco|United States}} Tendershoot, Noble Robot |}
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