Madcarnivalgames
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Mad Carnival Games is a game development studio that creates games intended for a broad, general audience. It describes itself as an inclusive studio with several titles in development.
Also known as Mad Carnival · Mad Carnival Entertainment Limited · Mad Carnival Games
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Mad Carnival Games (operating as Mad Carnival Entertainment Limited) is a New Zealand video game studio that describes itself as an inclusive and diverse studio making joyful, beautiful and family-friendly games intended for both children and adults. The studio was introduced in April 2022 by the digital agency Method, whose founder Sam Ramlu started the venture, and was positioned in Dunedin to draw on the local vocational pipeline into creative and development work, expanding New Zealand's games activity outside Auckland.
The company's site lists four titles marked as coming soon: Postcards, Pinball, Bustin', and How Was Your Day?. Two playable browser games are published on the studio's itch.io page: Manu Pinball, a pinball title built around New Zealand's native birds, and Kai Navigator, listed as an adventure game. How Was Your Day? is described as an 80s-themed point-and-click supernatural adventure game and has its own website at howwasyourdaygame.com.
Founding story
The studio was announced in April 2022 by Method, the digital agency founded by Sam Ramlu, as a new venture focused on safe and inclusive entertainment for kids and adults. Ramlu cited opportunities for Aotearoa's video game industry in Dunedin, where local vocational pathways into creative and development roles made it a suitable base for a studio outside Auckland.
Business model
The studio develops and publishes its own game titles, with browser-playable releases distributed through itch.io, and invites inbound enquiries about working together through a contact form on its website.
Traction
Two browser games are publicly playable on itch.io, while four further titles are listed as in development. The studio's Bluesky account, joined in October 2024, had 436 followers and 61 posts as of late November 2024.
Latest developments
As of late 2024 the studio was working on How Was Your Day?, an 80s-themed point-and-click supernatural adventure game with a dedicated site at howwasyourdaygame.com.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
A small independent studio in New Zealand's video game sector, with titles largely pre-release and two free browser games available publicly.
Positions itself as an inclusive and diverse studio, with games drawing on New Zealand cultural and natural themes, such as Manu Pinball's focus on the country's native birds.
Technology
Titles include browser-playable games distributed via itch.io, spanning pinball and point-and-click adventure formats.
Go-to-market
Families, children and adult players seeking family-friendly and inclusive games.
Geography
Based in New Zealand, with the studio established in Dunedin.
Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsThe studio's itch.io page lists two playable browser titles: Manu Pinball, a pinball game showcasing New Zealand's native birds, and Kai Navigator, an adventure game.
Digital agency Method announced the launch of Mad Carnival, a new games studio from Method founder Sam Ramlu, focused on joyful and inclusive games for kids and adults, with the studio positioned in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 7
primary sources listed
- Madcarnivalgamesmadcarnivalgames.com · web
7 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Madcarnivalgames do?
- New Zealand indie game studio building family-friendly titles, including the 80s-themed adventure game How Was Your Day?
- Who are Madcarnivalgames's investors?
- Madcarnivalgames's investors include Alt Ventures.