Larian Studios (Belgium)
Founded in 1996, Larian Studios is an internationally acclaimed independent game developer specialising in immersive role-playing games. With studios across Europe, North America and Malaysia, Larian is recognised for its award-winning storytelling and game development expertise. Larian Studios established their Malaysian office in 2019.

Notable games: Baldur's Gate 3, Divinity: Original Sin, Divinity: Original Sin 2. 

CEO and Founder of Larian Studios, Mr Swen Vincke personally sat down with us to craft our new Bachelor’s in Game Development programme syllabus. They are one of our closest partners. They have also had representatives in our Industry Advisory Panel

Codemasters Studios (UK)

Established in 1986, Codemasters is a British game development company renowned for racing games and driving simulations. Now part of Electronic Arts, Codemasters has contributed to some of the world's most recognisable motorsport gaming franchises. Codemasters Studios established the Kuala Lumpur office in 2006.

Notable games: EA SPORTS F1, DiRT Rally, GRID, F1 All-Stars, Operation Flashpoint 2.

Codemasters was involved in helping us craft our game art components for our new Bachelor’s in Game Development programme syllabus.

Electronic Arts (EA) (United States)

Electronic Arts is a global interactive entertainment company and one of the world's most established video game publishers. Through its international network of development studios, EA creates and publishes games across sports, simulation, action and entertainment genres. EA set up their Kuala Lumpur office in 2022.

Notable franchises: EA SPORTS FC, The Sims, Battlefield, Apex Legends, Need for Speed

Virtuos Studios (China/Singapore) 
Founded in 2004, Virtuos is a leading independent game development company specialising in full-cycle development, co-development, remastering and high-end game art production. Headquartered in Singapore, Virtuos operates an international network of studios, including Kuala Lumpur. 

Notable games worked on: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, Horizon Forbidden West, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Dark Souls: Remastered. 

Virtuos was involved in helping us craft our game art components for our new Bachelor’s in Game Development programme syllabus.

Passion Republic (Malaysia)
Passion Republic is a prominent, established game art and animation outsourcing studio founded in 2009. It acts as a co-development partner and service provider for international AAA game developers and publishers such as Sony, Blizzard, Naughty Dog, and FromSoftware; and contributing art assets, animation, modeling, and technical art to major titles like Elden Ring, Unchartered 4, The Last of Us; Part 2, and Diablo IV.

Passion Republic Games is a spin-off or dedicated game development and publishing studio. Born out of Passion Republic, this arm focuses on creating and publishing original intellectual property (IP) rather than outsourcing art for other companies. Their first major original release is GigaBash, a multiplayer kaiju arena brawler. GigaBash, is an internationally released multiplayer arena-brawler featuring giant monsters and collaborations with iconic franchises such as Godzilla and Ultraman.

Passion Republic was involved in helping us craft our game art and our game programming components for our new Bachelor’s in Game Development programme syllabus. They are one of our closest partners.

Bandai Namco Studios (Japan)
Bandai Namco Studios is the game development arm of Japan's Bandai Namco Group, known for globally recognised franchises. Established in 2016, its Malaysian studio specialises in game art, illustration and content production for international game development projects; and is based in Petaling Jaya.

Notable group franchises: Tekken, Soulcalibur, Tales of, Pac-Man

Playstation Studios (Japan)
PlayStation Studios is Sony Interactive Entertainment's global network of first-party game development studios, responsible for some of the most acclaimed PlayStation-exclusive franchises. Its Malaysian presence supports the wider international PlayStation game development ecosystem. Their Malaysian studio was set up in 2019 and based in Petaling Jaya.

Notable games: God of War Ragnarök, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Horizon Forbidden West, The Last of Us Part II

Playstation Studios Malaysia has been present for many industry talks and visits in Asia Pacific University. They have also have representatives in our Industry Advisory Panel.

Metronomik Studios (Malaysia)
Founded by Malaysian game industry veterans Wan Hazmer, an APU graduate who worked in Square Enix Japan and was the Lead Game Designer for Final Fantasy 15. Metronomik is an independent game studio known for combining music, distinctive visual styles and Malaysian cultural influences in its original game creations.

Notable games: No Straight Roads, No Straight Roads: Encore Edition. No Straight Roads 2 and Ondeh Ondeh: Kaya's Tasty Tale.

En. Wan Hazmer is our Industry Advisory Panel member.

Kaigan Games Studio (Malaysia)
Kaigan Games is a Malaysian independent game development studio recognised for innovative interactive storytelling and psychological horror experiences. The studio specialises in narrative-driven games and also provides co-development services to other game creators.

Notable games: Sara Is Missing, SIMULACRA series, Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.