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Umé Studio is an indie studio from France. We dream up and build our own games, for Steam and for your phone. Next stop: feudal Japan.

Yokai TD · art by Yui Art

Coming soon to Steam

Yokai TD

A village in flames. Hundreds of yokai. One lone rōnin.

A tower defense set in feudal Japan, drawn in ink. Place your defenses, hold the line and stand against yokai and oni.

Genre
Tower defense
Platform
PC · Steam
Release
Soon
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Yokai TD: a rōnin in the rain watches a village burn, in black and red ink
Yokai TD: a red oni wielding a mallet leads an army of ghosts and skeletons
In development

Kanashi

A world eaten away by a strange green substance.

Our next game. Kanashi means “sad” in Japanese. From the first sketch to a 3D model ready to move, we're showing you how it's made, step by step. As for the story… we're keeping it secret a little longer.

Who do you think she is?

Kanashi: hand-painted industrial city overrun by a glowing green substance
01The setting, hand-painted
Kanashi: sketches and silhouette studies of the heroine
02Silhouette studies
Kanashi: 3D model of the heroine from the front, side and back
03The 3D model
Out now · Free
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Onsen Stack

One tap. One towel. One tower.

Stack your towels at just the right moment, aim for PERFECT and climb as high as you can while the capybara cheers you on from its bath.

  • Zen mode
  • Hardcore mode
  • A new challenge every day
  • Four worlds
Onsen Stack: a tall stack of towels, a hot-air balloon in the sky
Onsen Stack: the daily challenge

Our artist

Hand-painted. Not by AI.

Umé Studio's worlds come to life under the brush of Yui Art, our artist. She paints on canvas, draws on tablet and models in 3D: dragons, legends, spirits and warriors.

Follow her work on @yyuuii_art.

Umé Studio × Yui Art teaser

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