Our story takes root in Charente, a land of comic books and a thriving video game and animation scene. While on vacation just a few hours from Angoulême, I visit my childhood friend, a passionate creative. What a joy to reunite after all these years ! Sitting on the terrace of his apartment, we remake the world, exchanging memories and ideas.
Then, our conversation drifts towards his projects, his dreams : bringing his characters to life, exploring his universes… through his own video games.
Carried away by his enthusiasm, I immerse myself in his world. This is how the concept of Novark was born. A few months later, our technical director, inspired by this vision, joined the adventure with the same passion.
Game Designer / Writer / Concept Artist / Composer
Business Management / Marketing / Communication
Gameplay Developer / Game Designer
The Novark team was founded by three individuals with highly complementary profiles.
The Creative Director of Novark studied animation filmmaking and game design. Now a senior animator, he has worked in various studios, from small to major ones (Ubisoft, Theorycraft, Supercell, Atypique Studio…), in both video games and animated series (Hari Studio, Blue Spirit…).
The Production Director, an engineer trained in team and business management, she plays a key role in Novark’s growth. Her talent for communication allows the studio to expand steadily, connect with talented individuals, mentors, and valuable future partners for upcoming projects.
The Technical Director is a programming engineer with experience in mobile games, he brings technical expertise and valuable insights into our development methods, ensuring their feasibility and efficiency.
Every day, Novark teaches us and helps us grow rapidly. Aware that we still have much to learn, we move forward with the conviction that we will successfully bring our projects to life.
In 2023, Novark Entertainment had the opportunity to join the Wizz Incubator, a decisive step in our journey. This program provided us with a structured environment, valuable resources, and guidance from experienced mentors.
Thanks to Wizz, we refined our vision, strengthened our strategy, and accelerated the development of our projects. This dynamic environment allowed us to connect with talented individuals, exchange ideas with experts, and build a solid foundation for Novark’s future.
Today, empowered by this experience, we continue our ambition with even greater determination, ready to bring our dreams to life and deliver unique immersive experiences.
Our mindset is built on a bold fusion of classic techniques and innovative approaches to storytelling and gameplay.
Our stories aim to be universal, open to interpretation, and filled with emotion.
Every day, we work step by step to lay the foundations for a future where we can, hopefully, create games, series, and other media.
Driven by a deep passion for Japanese culture, our upcoming projects draw inspiration from the singular works of Yoko Taro.
Most notably, NieR: Automata, a profoundly moving piece that explores existence, emotion, and memory through humanoid characters. Its cryptic, open-to-interpretation narrative offers a poignant and unsettling experience.
The game also inspires us through its bold fusion of genres—platformer, shoot’em up, and action RPG—breaking conventions to deliver gameplay that is both fluid and meaningful.
This hybrid design echoes the responsive, high-intensity combat systems of Guilty Gear Strive and Granblue Fantasy Versus, whose precise and stylized mechanics push us to craft dynamic and demanding gameplay systems of our own.
We also draw from the dark, enigmatic atmosphere of Hollow Knight, a meticulously crafted platformer with a cryptic world. Its environmental storytelling and introspective exploration resonate with our aim to build deep, cohesive universes that reveal themselves gradually to the player.
Finally, music plays a central role in our creative vision. The emotional and immersive soundtracks of NieR: Automata, composed by Keiichi Okabe, and those of Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy) have left a lasting impression on us. From melancholic themes to epic crescendos and unforgettable leitmotifs, we strive to create original scores capable of delivering unique emotional experiences to future players.