ABOUT OUTLIER
Based in Dublin, Ireland, and Belfast, Northern Ireland, Outlier is an independent video game development studio focused on innovative strategy games.
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Outlier was founded in 2018 by Paul Froggatt and Matt Rathbun, and released its first title This Means Warp on PC in 2022, followed by Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch versions in 2023.
Following the success of This Means Warp development on Mars Attracts began in 2023, with the team expanding across Ireland and Northern Ireland. Mars Attracts was released in Early Access in 2025, with a 1.0 release due in 2026.
Outlier Games is kindly supported by Northern Ireland Screen and the Government of Ireland.
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Paul Froggatt
Paul is the team's Technical Director. Prior to Outlier, he had a 10 year career at Google and also created, ran, and sold a multi award-winning restaurant business.
Since moving in to game development he released mobile puzzler 'Zombles' on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, and was lead programmer on This Means Warp which released on PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Switch.
Matt Rathbun
Matt leads game design for Outlier. He is an experienced game developer, having worked at Biba Ventures releasing games like Biba Zombots, Biba Dino-Dig, Biba Drive, and many others.
Matt subsequently created gaming tutorial platform Beyond Technical, and was also the VP of Operations at Canada's largest gaming platform provider.
Sammy Khalid
Sammy is the studio's Art Director. With previous experience in Meta, BBC, Disney, Marvel Studios, and more, Sammy brings a wealth of knowledge to Outlier's art production pipeline.
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In addition to his artistic contributions across movies and games, Sammy has educated thousands of students on the art fundamentals through his popular online courses.
DESIGN PILLARS
Insight-Led
Insight-led decisions based on data analysis
Strategic
Challenging and thought-provoking gameplay that engages players over many hours
Replayable
Utilising procedural generation and player creation to form endlessly replayable experiences
Player-Designed
Integrating player feedback throughout the development cycle