Studio

Studio - StarPolar

We're here to make the games we want to play.
No bureaucracy. No chasing trends. Just great people, bold ideas, and the freedom to make them real.

  • A man in a dark suit jacket and a diagonally striped tie, smiling at the camera against a plain grey background.

    Ryan Thornton

    Co-founder

  • A man in a light blue patterned shirt and a purple patterned tie, smiling at the camera against a plain grey background.

    Troy Mason

    Co-founder

Who we are

StarPolar is an independent game studio based in Greater Kuala Lumpur, founded in 2026 by Ryan Thornton and Troy Mason. Two founders, a senior team, and one shared vision: make exceptional games.

We create original games and partner with other teams to bring theirs to life. Either way, the standard stays the same: great ideas, exceptional craft, and games worth remembering.

How we work

Great games start with trust.

We believe the best work happens when talented people are given the freedom to challenge ideas, take risks, and solve problems together. When a good idea shows up, we don't rush to make it safe. We push it further. Test it. Break it. Find out just how far it can go.

Take the risk. Chase the idea. Make something players remember.

But ambition means nothing without follow-through. We make promises we intend to keep, and we build teams that can keep them without burning themselves out in the process.

Because great games deserve great lives behind them.

The goal is simple: make work worth celebrating, with people who are still excited to be here when it ships.

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  • A second view of the same desk, lit blue, with framed posters above it and two mesh office chairs pushed underneath.

What we are making

A classic genre. A new perspective.

We're taking something familiar and pushing it somewhere unexpected—dynamic, ambitious, and built around the things that made us fall in love with the genre in the first place.

We're keeping the details under wraps for now. When we're ready to show it, we think you'll see why.

Where we are

Greater Kuala Lumpur.

A small studio, built deliberately. We hire for excellence, initiative, and the desire to make something great.

Working here

Come make something you'll be proud to put your name on.

We want people who care deeply about their craft and want a real hand in shaping the game. See the open roles. If none fit, talk to us anyway.