Portaplay

20/03/2026

10/03/2026

Prolog: Den danske vinkel Desværre bliver jeg nødt til at starte denne anmeldelse ved at beskrive noget om dit mindst foretrukne emne: Nemlig MIIIIIIIIG! Gerda: A Flame in Winter er et spil, jeg længe har ville kaste mig over, og lad mig forklare årsagen: Det er et dansk udviklet spil – danske...

09/10/2024

It has been really fun to help DR with developing a new game for their Hundebanden TV series.
You can check out the game - Dogsquad - in the new Ramasjang Lej app (find it on Google play store and Appstore)

07/02/2024

DR Minisjang & Ramasjang is launching three brand-new apps for children, and we are very proud to be all over it 😲🥳 the apps contain more than 30 games, and around 1/3 of all games, and 95% of all porting, were made by us over the years! We love DR's curation: one app for play ("LEG"), one for learning ("LÆR") and one for creativity ("KREA") - so that parents can control the type of activity kids engage with, while the kids themselves choose what to play. Great work, DR!

25/10/2023

We’ve teamed up with 11 bit studios to create the Silent Heroes Bundle on Steam, containing Gerda: A Flame in Winter and This War of Mine.

Experience two intense, emotional stories from the civilian perspective at a discounted price!

🧣 https://bit.ly/Silent_Heroes_Bundle

12/10/2023

Very proud to share that our learning game Pengeby was awarded the gold medal at the international Serious Play Conference 🥇🎉

Games, serious topics and learning is something we care a lot about. So we are really happy that so many 6-9 year old kids have learned about math, sustainability and Financial Responsibility, in the game we have developed together with Danske Bank (more info: https://lnkd.in/emRUYyCX).

Read more about the game, the award and our partner (Danske Bank) here: https://lnkd.in/emRUYyCX
Or try it out for yourself here: www.Pengeby.dk
(The login is in DK, but everything else is Non-linguistic)

13/01/2023

New year, new brand!
PortaPlay is moving all commercial game activities to our new brand: Bird Island, an indie game studio from Copenhagen with a fresh identity but with deep roots.
Sign up to our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/iibSnn

Here's the full story:

Our studio is going through significant development these years. Externally, and what most of you know - we launched Gerda: A Flame in Winter. It is our biggest game yet, and has garnered the love of fans, critical acclaim, high review ratings and even a few awards.

But even more significant things are happening internally. New people have joined our ranks and our leadership. We have restructured the studio into departments. A few of us are also joining as partners. We are still small, but much more defined.

This definition also extends to our games. Between Broken Lines and Gerda, we developed a strong vision of what games we like to make, what games we'll make in the future, and how we'd like to grow our capabilities.

The new name for our commercial games branch celebrates these developments, and charts our path forward. It is an evolution for PortaPlay that comes from within the studio and from our shared ambitions.

"Bird Island" refers to a local landmark: Fugleøen, a tiny island in the lake next to our studio, where many different birds enjoy observing the world from the branches. For us it means a combination of reflection, sociability and mystery, with a distinctly Copenhagen flavor.

The PortaPlay brand will remain in use for our B2B and work-for-hire projects, which are major activities and a source of pride for us. But all of our commercial games from now on will be made under the Bird Island brand.

So this is us: Bird Island, a happy indie studio in central Copenhagen. We create worlds that are focused, unique and meaningful, to challenge and delight fans of RPG and narrative games. Follow us here and sign up to our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/iibSnn

09/01/2023

VI SKAL SIKRE KVALITETSINDHOLD I SPILBRANCHEN

Spilgenren er divers som aldrig før og rummer alt fra endorfinfyldt tidsfordriv til Interaktive oplevelser fyldt med valg og dilemmaer og digitale fællesskaber på tværs af tid og sted. Men kvaliteten kommer ikke af sig selv.
Vi opfordrer den nye kulturminister Jakob Engel-Schmidt til at modernisere kulturpolitikken i Danmark, så den også får klare ambitioner og visioner på spilmediets vegne. Internettet er fyldt med indhold tilgængeligt for alle. Vi har brug for at sikre børn og unge adgang til kvalitetsindhold med rod i danske værdier.

https://www.berlingske.dk/kommentarer/hvis-du-er-gammel-og-sur-paa-computerspil-var-du-sikkert-ogsaa-gammel

30/11/2022

The winners of the Awards are here!

🏆Grand Prize – The Wandering Village by Stray Fawn Studio

Excellence in Game Design – Against the Storm by Eremite Games
Excellence in Narrative – Gerda: A Flame in Winter by PortaPlay GP
Excellence in Visual Art – Lost In Play by Happy Juice Games
Excellence in Audio – Tiny Tina's Wonderlands by Gearbox

Best Indie Game – Lost In Play by Happy Juice Games
Best Desktop Game – Tiny Tina's Wonderlands by Gearbox Software
Best Mobile Game – Boxville by Triomatica Games

30/11/2022

Come work with us at PortaPlay, a happy indie studio in Copenhagen, making games heavy on choices, story, and solid gameplay grounded in reality.