Draft:Pocket Sized Hands
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Headquarters | Dundee, Scotland, UK |
| Products | Pocket Mortys, Oddworld: Soulstorm |
Number of employees | 17 approx |
Pocket Sized Hands is a Scottish video game development studio based in [[Dundee]], Scotland, specializing in co-development, console porting, and virtual reality game development..[1] Founded in February 2017 by three Abertay University [2]students—Gary McCartan, Alan Yeats, and Rory Thomson— the company has evolved from an original VR-focused startup into a co-development studio.
History
[edit]Pocket Sized Hands was founded in February 2017 by three Abertay University students: Gary McCartan, Alan Yeats, and Rory Thomson. The company originated from their work on Honeypot Espionage, a VR multiplayer game that was a finals in Microsoft Imagine Cup [3]
Initially focused on VR development, the studio pivoted to become a co-development and porting specialist around 2019-2020. The company has worked with publishers including Oddworld Inhabitants on Oddworld: Soulstorm(2021), providing engineering support, porting and post-launch patches. The studio maintained a partnership with Adult swim on Pocket Mortys.[4]
Other notable projects include co-developing Gestalt: Steam & Cinder (2024) with Metamorphosis Games, porting Clive 'N' Wrench (2023) to consoles, and developing Smalland: Survive the Wilds VR (2024) for Meta Quest. The studio also created DishLife: The Game (2020)[5] with the University of Cambridge, which won the 2021 Pocket Gamer Award for Best Educational Game[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Co-Development Game Studio". Pocket Sized Hands. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ^ "Abertay University announces student finalists for DARE Academy 2025". Abertay. 2025-02-07. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ^ "UK developers will take on the world to try to win $200,000 in prizes". Microsoft UK Stories. 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ^ "Pocket Mortys - Adult Swim Games". Adult Swim. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ^ "Smalland VR Brings Open World Survival Crafting To Quest". UploadVR. 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ^ "Pocket Gamer Awards 2021 - Winners and finalists". www.pocketgamer.com. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
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