About the studio

Inner Core Studios is an independent game studio in the Netherlands, making games about systems in Godot for Steam, itch and iOS.

We make games about systems: factories that route matter through tubes, a tiny airline that has to keep every airport moving, a port that grows from one small berth into a busy harbour, number grids that only click when every row and column agrees, and a few more we’ll talk about once their Steam pages are up.

The common thread is that the system is the story. Every upgrade does something real, every number on screen is measured rather than invented, and the interesting part of the game is usually the moment you stop needing to click.

How we work

Everything is built in the Godot engine and shipped to Steam, itch.io and iOS. Balance is tuned by simulation before a player sees it — we would rather a referee tell us a curve is wrong than a review. Web builds go up early and free so people can play before they decide to wishlist.

Games

  • Atom By Atom — Build a factory around a black hole. Extract elements, route atoms through Matter Tubes, bond them with valence-driven chemistry, and scale precise molecular production lines atom by atom.
  • Tiny Airline — Draw flight routes between real airports and fly every passenger to where they need to go. A calm airline puzzle on a tabletop map of the real world.
  • Portscape — Build and manage a busy port in a colourful miniature world. Connect ships, trucks and trains, grow your waterfront, and keep the cargo moving. Plan the operation from above or take the controls of cranes, stackers and tractors yourself.
  • Sum45 — Think. Swap. Solve. Swap tiles until every row and column hits its target sum — 135 levels, endless puzzles, and a timed rush mode.
  • Strategist — Plan a heist on a blueprint, then watch your crew carry it out. Coordinate two specialists and solve 50 handcrafted puzzles across five chapters.
  • More in development — announced when they reach Steam.

Get in touch

Press and business: [email protected]. Player support: [email protected]. Or find us on YouTube, X, Reddit, Steam group and itch.io.