Company
DON'T NOD is an independent French publisher and developer, based in Paris and Montreal, creating original narrative games in the adventure (LIFE is STRANGE™, TELL ME WHY™, TWIN MIRROR™), RPG (VAMPYR™), and action (REMEMBER ME™) genres. The studio is internationally renowned for unique narrative experiences with engaging stories and characters, and has worked with industry leading publishers Square Enix, Microsoft, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Focus Entertainment, and Capcom. DON'T NOD now aims to create and publish its own IPs developed in-house, as well as using its knowledge and experience to collaborate with third-party developers whose editorial visions parallel the company's own.
2023 Highlights
Key figures
Total operating revenues
At June 30, 2023
| Consolidated figures in €000 | H1 2022 | H1 2023 |
| Revenues | 3,554 | 2,663 |
| - incl. development | 3,076 | 2,050 |
| - incl. sales | 478 | 613 |
| Capitalized production[1] | 11,366 | 13,800 |
| Total operating revenues[2] | 14,919 | 16,463 |
At December 31, 2022
| Consolidated figures in €000 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Revenues | 10,501 | 7,049 |
| - incl. development | 4,763 | 6,110 |
| - incl. sales | 5,738 | 939 |
| Capitalized production[1] | 16,168 | 22,964 |
| Total operating revenues[2] | 26,669 | 30,012 |
[1] Costs incurred on co-produced and self-published games until release
[2] Revenues + capitalized production
Operating EBITDA
At June 30, 2023
| Consolidated figures in €000 | H1 2022 | H1 2023 |
| Operating income excl. Depreciation, amortization and provisions | (1,533) | (2,693) |
| + Tax credits | 3,359 | 3,764 |
| Operating EBITDA | 1,826 | 1,071 |
At December 31, 2022
| Consolidated figures in €000 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Operating income excl. Depreciation, amortization and provisions | 1,420 | (3,352) |
| + Tax credits | 4,411 | 6,850 |
| Operating EBITDA | 5,831 | 3,498 |
Pipeline
Development strategy
STEP INTO OUR UNIVERSE
Watch Jusant, available on October 31, 2023
Watch Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, available on February, 13, 2024