New UK based development studio Panic Stations formed to make unforgettable co-op moments
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2025 2:14 pm
BREAKING NEWS: A new UK-based development studio founded by industry veterans Panic Stations has just been announced. Their goal is to make fun, fresh, physics based co-op games with a sense of humour, and release a few every year. Their first will be revealed soon!
Panic Stations was founded by a team of six industry veterans who aim to move fast and make things, and have spent their careers shaping some of the world’s most-played games.
Steve Taylor has been developing games for over 15 years, shipping titles on console, PC and mobile. Steve is a founding member and Engineering Director of Panic Stations.
Dan Hoang is a concept artist and composer best known for leading the original character design and visual direction for Fall Guys. He is a founding member and the Art & Music Director of Panic Stations.
Joe Walsh is Design Director at Panic Stations, and was the design brain behind the smash hit Fall Guys. He has been making games for over 12 years
Oliver Hindle led social and community efforts for Fall Guys, shaping the game's distinctive voice and viral presence. Highlights include the installation of an official Fall Guys bench in Skegness which was later sent into space. Oliver has worked within the games industry for over 12 years, honing his craft as a content creator and working across several beloved indie titles including Surgeon Simulator and I am Bread
Paul Croft has been making games for 25 years, starting out as a solo indie dev. He recently founded Skeleton Crew, a new collective of independent games companies, and is one of the founders of Panic Stations. Previously Paul Co-founded Mediatonic & Tonic Games Group
Josh Tarrant is an experienced commercial director with over 15 years experience in the games industry. Josh is currently the Commercial - Partner for the newly announced Skeleton Crew and is one of the founding members of Panic Stations
Panic Stations have put together a short video introducing some of the pigeons that run the studio, you can watch it here.
Once the pigeons have had their turn, Founding Partner Paul Croft shared "I'm a huge fan of the online co-op space and it's been amazing to see it evolve over the last few years. It is really exciting to team-up with some old friends - we're aiming to build games that bring immediate joy to players and bring people closer together."
Joe Walsh, another Founding Partner added "I couldn't pass up the opportunity to get the proverbial band back together and make the silliest possible games we can dream up. All hands to the panic stations!"
Stay tuned for the announcement of the first game from Panic Stations, it’s not about pigeons!
About Panic Stations
Panic Stations are a new studio building co-op multiplayer games. We aim to bring friends closer through chaos, laughter and shared moments. We're currently working on our debut projects.
Panic Stations is part of Skeleton Crew, a new group of independent games companies connected by shared values - small teams, focus, creativity and kindness. Our goal is to build and empower great studios like Panic Stations, so that talented people can do their best work.
Panic Stations was founded by a team of six industry veterans who aim to move fast and make things, and have spent their careers shaping some of the world’s most-played games.
Steve Taylor has been developing games for over 15 years, shipping titles on console, PC and mobile. Steve is a founding member and Engineering Director of Panic Stations.
Dan Hoang is a concept artist and composer best known for leading the original character design and visual direction for Fall Guys. He is a founding member and the Art & Music Director of Panic Stations.
Joe Walsh is Design Director at Panic Stations, and was the design brain behind the smash hit Fall Guys. He has been making games for over 12 years
Oliver Hindle led social and community efforts for Fall Guys, shaping the game's distinctive voice and viral presence. Highlights include the installation of an official Fall Guys bench in Skegness which was later sent into space. Oliver has worked within the games industry for over 12 years, honing his craft as a content creator and working across several beloved indie titles including Surgeon Simulator and I am Bread
Paul Croft has been making games for 25 years, starting out as a solo indie dev. He recently founded Skeleton Crew, a new collective of independent games companies, and is one of the founders of Panic Stations. Previously Paul Co-founded Mediatonic & Tonic Games Group
Josh Tarrant is an experienced commercial director with over 15 years experience in the games industry. Josh is currently the Commercial - Partner for the newly announced Skeleton Crew and is one of the founding members of Panic Stations
Panic Stations have put together a short video introducing some of the pigeons that run the studio, you can watch it here.
Once the pigeons have had their turn, Founding Partner Paul Croft shared "I'm a huge fan of the online co-op space and it's been amazing to see it evolve over the last few years. It is really exciting to team-up with some old friends - we're aiming to build games that bring immediate joy to players and bring people closer together."
Joe Walsh, another Founding Partner added "I couldn't pass up the opportunity to get the proverbial band back together and make the silliest possible games we can dream up. All hands to the panic stations!"
Stay tuned for the announcement of the first game from Panic Stations, it’s not about pigeons!
About Panic Stations
Panic Stations are a new studio building co-op multiplayer games. We aim to bring friends closer through chaos, laughter and shared moments. We're currently working on our debut projects.
Panic Stations is part of Skeleton Crew, a new group of independent games companies connected by shared values - small teams, focus, creativity and kindness. Our goal is to build and empower great studios like Panic Stations, so that talented people can do their best work.