120 Years of Vlambeer & Friends. Bringing back arcade games since 1896

Read the definitive story of the rise of Dutch indie games studio Vlambeer, who established itself as a leading name in arcade-style action video games with titles such as UltraBugs, Nuclear Throne, Ridiculous Fishing, LUFTRAUSERS and Super Crate Box.

Vlambeer

Vlambeer is an independent video game studio founded in 2010 and based in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

The studio originated as the two-man operation of then-students Rami Ismail and Jan Willem Nijman, and quickly built an audience for its fast, imaginative, and quirky games.

Best known for titles like Nuclear Throne, LUFTRAUSERS, UltraBugs and Apple iPhone game of the year 2013 Ridiculous Fishing, the company is widely respected for the community work it does for other indie developers.

The studioformally disbanded on its 10-year anniversary date, September 1st 2020.

Vlambeer Art Book

120 Years of Vlambeer & Friends. Bringing back arcade games since 1896 - Nuclear Throne

The First - and Last - Decade of Vlambeer

After ten years, Dutch indie studio Vlambeer is calling it quits.