Atelier 801

Atelier 801
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
FoundedOctober 14, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-10-14)[1]
Founders
  • Jean-Baptiste Le Marchand
  • Mélanie Christin
Headquarters
Lille
,
France
Number of employees
<50
Websiteatelier801.com

Atelier 801 is a French independent video game development company founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Marchand (Tigrounette) and Mélanie Christin (Melibellule). They are best known for developing Transformice,[2][3] which as of 2020 has 105 million accounts.[4]

Their goal is to rally players from all over the world around fun multiplayer games.

  1. ^ "Atelier 801 prend son envol". Agence Française pour le Jeu Vidéo. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. ^ Henley, Stacey (27 April 2020). "'Being pregnant changes everything': The game industry awkwardly grapples with maternity". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  3. ^ Suvilay, Bounthavy (2020). Indie Games: The Origins of Minecraft, Journey, Limbo, Dead Cells, The Banner Saga and Firewatch. Ablaze. p. 68. ISBN 978-1950912018.
  4. ^ "Triche en ligne : quelles solutions pour les développeurs ?". Jeuxvideo.com. 8 April 2020.