Mad About Pandas GmbH

Mad About Pandas is a award-winning German independent video game developer founded in 2005 by Patrick Rau and is based in Berlin. The studio was originally managed under the name kunst-stoff, a play on the German words for “plastic” and “artwork”. The studio focuses on producing narrative games such as the mystery adventure title Hitchhiker, while also working on commissioned projects for clients such as Goethe Insitute, Bundesagentur für Arbeit, and Disney. For many years, the studio was focused mostly on the production of games based on mobile devices (iOS, Android, Nintendo DS and Switch), which resulted in games like the award-winning educational game Laika. The production of Hitchhiker, however, marked a turning point towards a focus on high-quality narrative games that contain a signature atmosphere of playfulness and surrealism. The game’s positive reception validated the new approach and paved the way for further productions in this vein. The studio continues to balance original games with commissioned projects in a two-lane approach to game production.