Marlowe Finch
Creative Director
Ex-tabletop designer. Obsessed with systems that reward patience.
Independent game studio · Clerkenwell, London
Frost-forged worlds, hand-built one campaign at a time.
FrostQuest Empire designs tactical strategy games and co-op adventures from our workshop on Exmouth Market. Come play an early build, join a design night, or commission a world of your own.
- 9
- titles shipped
- 40k
- players in playtests
- Est.
- 2016 in London
The Studio
A small workshop with a stubborn love for hard-won victories.
We are eleven designers, artists, and composers working out of a converted print room off Exmouth Market. Every FrostQuest title starts on a paper map and a whiteboard full of arguments, then survives dozens of playtests before it ever ships.
Our games lean cold, tactical, and unforgiving-but-fair: think snowbound sieges, resource-starved expeditions, and turn-based duels where one clever move turns the whole board. If a mechanic does not earn its place, it is cut.
- ✓Hand-authored campaigns, no procedural filler
- ✓Original brass-and-strings soundtracks recorded in-house
- ✓Every build playtested with real players before release
How We Build
From a cold idea to a game on your table.
- 01
Discovery & pitch
We sit down over coffee at the studio, map the fantasy you want players to feel, and sketch the core loop on paper before a single line of code is written.
- 02
Grey-box prototype
Within three weeks you get a rough, playable build. Ugly on purpose — it exists only to prove the game is fun before we spend money making it pretty.
- 03
Playtest & tune
We run weekly Thursday-night playtests, watch where players stall, and rebalance systems until the difficulty curve feels earned rather than cruel.
- 04
Polish & ship
Art, sound, and UI come last. We master the build, cut a launch trailer in-house, and hand you a release you can be proud to put your name on.
The Crew
The people behind the frost.
Priya Anand
Lead Systems Designer
Turns spreadsheets into tension. Balances every campaign by hand.
Tomasz Wójcik
Art Director
Paints the smoke and snow. Believes ugly prototypes save projects.
Elena Rossi
Composer & Audio Lead
Writes the brass-and-strings scores we record above the studio.
What You Get
More than a game — a whole studio in your corner.
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Bespoke game design
Commission an original title
We design a complete game around your idea, brand, or event — from core loop to launch build — with weekly check-ins and full source handover.
Playtest evenings
Thursday nights, open doors
Join our free Thursday playtests, break our newest builds, and get your name in the credits. Snacks, feedback forms, and strong opinions provided.
Studio workshops
Learn to build games
Small-group workshops in tactical design, pixel art, and interactive audio, taught by the crew who ship our titles. Six seats per session, all levels welcome.
Sessions
Ways to play and build with us.
All prices in GBP. Studio open Tue–Sat, 10:00–18:00.
Playtest Pass
Open playtest evenings at the studio.
£0/ Thursday night
- ✓Weekly Thursday sessions
- ✓Play our newest builds
- ✓Name in the credits
- ✓Free — just RSVP ahead
Most popular
Design Workshop
Learn tactical game design, hands-on.
£180/ 4-week course
- ✓Six seats per cohort
- ✓Four Saturday sessions
- ✓Ship a small game
- ✓Mentored by the crew
Bespoke Build
A custom game made for you.
from £6,500/ project
- ✓Discovery to launch build
- ✓Weekly progress reviews
- ✓Original art & soundtrack
- ✓Full source handover
Visit Us
Come knock on the studio door.
Booking a play test, planning a workshop, or scoping a bespoke build? Send us a note and we will reply within two working days.
- Phone
- +44 20 7486 0414
- Studio
- 58 Exmouth Market, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 4QE
- [email protected]
- Opening hours
- Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 – 18:00