The new game-focused studio debuts with ‘The Electric State: Kid Cosmo’
LOS ANGELES – March 18, 2025 – BUCK, the award-winning design company best known for its animation work on Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Love, Death + Robots, and Secret Level, officially launches its new game development studio, BUCK Games. The studio debuts alongside its latest project, The Electric State: Kid Cosmo, a brand-new mobile game prequel for Netflix’s recently released film The Electric State, directed by the Russo Brothers through their production company AGBO.
The Electric State: Kid Cosmo is a bite-sized adventure puzzler, blending gameplay with emotional storytelling to create an immersive experience. The prequel is available on iOS and Android today, exclusively to Netflix members!
“Developing a game connected to a larger world was a new challenge, and demanded adaptability and ingenuity from our team. We set out with an ambitious, unconventional vision, and our partners pushed us to make it the best version possible.”
Michael Highland, Creative Director of BUCK Games
The Electric State: Kid Cosmo is the second collaboration between BUCK Games and creative audio studio Antfood. Their first original game together, Let’s! Revolution!, marked BUCK’s first foray into game development. Available on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch, this whimsical roguelite riffed on Minesweeper as a foundation, adding in turn-based tactics, rule-breaking characters, chill music, and in keeping with the studio’s pedigree, gorgeous hand-drawn animation.
Critics loved it: Let’s! Revolution! boasts a Metacritic score of 88 (PC) and garnered numerous accolades, including nominations for Best Character Animation at the Annie Awards 2024, Strategy Game of the Year at the Thinky Awards 2024, SXSW Sydney 2023’s Game of the Year, and Excellence in Audio at the Independent Games Festival 2024.
Outside of gaming, BUCK has been serving up award-winning animation and design for more than 20 years with notable clients including Apple, Microsoft, FedEx, Spotify, Google, Airbnb, DoorDash, Amazon, and Pepsi. In the gaming sphere, BUCK has created animated trailers and artwork for VALORANT, League of Legends, Genshin Impact, Batman: Arkham Shadow, Asgard’s Wrath II, FIFA 23, and Brawl Stars.
Now, BUCK commits to the gaming space with the launch of BUCK Games, building on the team’s previous game development experience. Combining its signature creative flair with high-discipline execution, BUCK Games will craft artful, tightly focused games designed to spark curiosity and capture the ‘impeccable vibes’ that define BUCK across all mediums.
"The Electric State: Kid Cosmo and Let’s! Revolution! are such different but equally special games. We aren't looking to settle into one genre or style of game. Our strength is in the range of what BUCK artists, animators, and designers are capable of when working with the team of seasoned developers at BUCK Games."
Marla Anyomi, Production Director for BUCK Games
Check out more about BUCK Games, and The Electric State: Kid Cosmo available on mobile via iOS and Android.
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Game Soundtrack by Antfood
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ABOUT BUCK GAMES
BUCK Games brings together the creative spirit of an indie developer with the resources, discipline, and talent of BUCK, a design-driven global creative company with clients including Apple, Microsoft, Riot Games, and more. The BUCK Games team includes industry veterans with expertise in both AAA and indie-game development and works with the support and creative perspective of BUCK’s world-class artists and designers.
Visit www.buckgames.co to learn more, follow on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, and join the community on Discord.
ABOUT BUCK
BUCK is a design-driven, global creative company with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Sydney, Amsterdam, Vancouver, and London. Founded in 2004, BUCK has built a reputation for outstanding craftsmanship and innovation through collaboration with a wide range of clients across the cultural and technology spheres, including Nike, Apple, Netflix, IBM, Airbnb, and Google. Recognized as an industry leader, BUCK’s trophy case includes two Emmys, multiple gold Cannes Lions, Clios, pencils, cubes, and over 200 other awards from the most prestigious competitions in the world.
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