About Us

Protostar is an award-winning independent games studio based in Brisbane, Australia. Co-founded in 2014 by Dean Loades and Matt Knights, the studio started life in a spare room, built on one simple idea: make games that we want to play.

More than a decade on, that idea has grown into a team of eight — and a catalogue of seven released mobile games, including the worldwide hits Sling Kong, Super Starfish, and It’s Literally Just Mowing. In 2026, the team stepped into VR for the first time with the release of Hyper Bullet.

Staying small keeps Protostar nimble. The team rapidly prototypes new ideas, chases what makes a game fun, and isn’t afraid to throw out what doesn’t work, all in the name of making original games worth playing.

Protostar also believes in building a better future beyond gaming, donating 10% of profits every year to effective altruism charities.