Narrative games.
Physical tension.
Violet Whale Studios develops premium narrative games and original IPs built around cinematic direction,
emotional worlds and distinctive gameplay systems.
STRYGE
STRYGE is a transmedia original IP in active development since 2023, built across video game,
cinema, series and immersive formats.
Its first execution is a premium first-person survival horror video game where stress is not only felt —
it becomes part of the gameplay.
You are not just fighting the world.
You are fighting what it does to you.
Video game first
A first-person survival horror experience built around atmosphere, tension and cinematic direction.
Physical pressure
Stress, rhythm and pressure influence how the player perceives danger and makes decisions.
Transmedia IP
A universe designed to expand beyond the game into cinema, series, short formats and immersive storytelling.
Gameplay pillars
Explore
Move through cinematic environments, scavenge resources and read the world carefully.
Silence, observation and self-control become practical survival tools.
Survive
Fear is not just atmosphere. It affects exposure, threat intensity and the way danger closes in.
The body becomes part of the experience.
Progress
Solve environmental situations, reach rare safe zones and adapt to a world where each decision
can increase tension, risk and physical pressure.
Original IP.
Human first.
We create original worlds and gameplay systems where narrative, emotion and mechanics are designed together
from the first prototype. Every mechanic, every encounter and every frame must serve the story.
- Original IP driven by strong narrative foundations
- Gameplay systems built around emotion and pressure
- Cinematic direction with interactive purpose
- Production discipline from concept to prototype
Games first.
Worlds beyond.
Violet Whale Studios is a premium narrative game studio based in the Nice Côte d’Azur metropolitan area.
Our first priority is the development of original video games with strong creative direction and production value.
Beyond games, the studio develops original IPs with potential across film, animation, short formats,
vertical content, audiovisual production, co-production and executive production.
The objective is not to create isolated concepts, but durable IPs that can live across formats, partners and markets.
Experienced.
Aligned.
We combine cinema, production, technical direction, gameplay thinking and institutional experience
around one objective: building original IPs with execution value.
Nicolas Avrand
Founder · Creative, Artistic & Narrative Direction
Cinematic storytelling, original concept development and narrative direction.
Stephen Manas
Co-Founder · Gameplay, Hardware & Production Direction
Production coordination, gameplay vision, hardware logic and international creative positioning.
Cyrille Martin
Co-Founder · Technical & Operations Direction
Technical pipeline, 3D animation, rigging, production systems and operational structure.
Stéphanie Gac
Co-Founder · Administration, Finance & Communication
Administrative structure, finance, communication and institutional production support.
Built with the
right partners.
We are building a focused ecosystem around premium narrative games, original IPs, scientific conversations,
audiovisual development and international industry opportunities.
The studio is open to conversations with publishers, investors, research partners, institutions,
production companies and strategic collaborators aligned with long-term IP development.
Technology references, when mentioned, are production tools — not partnership claims.
IP Development
Lab.
Because we build our own IPs, we know how to structure yours. On selected external projects,
Violet Whale Studios can help creators, producers, brands and founders clarify an IP, strengthen a concept,
structure a development roadmap or prepare a premium pitch.
This service remains selective and secondary to the studio’s own game and IP development.
Let’s discuss
STRYGE, publishing
and original IPs.
Nice, Côte d’Azur, France
LinkedIn profile coming soon
We are open to publishing, investment, institutional and strategic production partnerships.
Let’s start a focused conversation.