A SMALL STUDIO. A BIG IMAGINATION.

Playful worlds.
Built for screen,
table and shelf.

We create original games for PC, console and mobile, educational games that make practice feel like play, and distinctive physical products with character.

IMAGINED HERE. PLAYED EVERYWHERE.
Mauler, the hand-moulded clay heavy hitter from Clay vs Origami
Fox, the orange and white folded paper character from Clay vs Origami
same table.different
worlds.
ON OUR WORKBENCHClay vs Origami
GAMES · LEARNING · TOYS · TABLETOPStep inside the studio
03 / PLAYFUL LEARNING

A little less homework. A lot more “one more go”.

We build small, focused learning games around a simple idea: the game still has to be fun. Educational goals shape the design, but play comes first.

Explore Educational Games
Illustrative clay numbers and wooden letter tiles on a workbenchPLAY. PRACTISE. DISCOVER.

Snake + Math

A fast arcade-style maths game where answering correctly keeps the run moving and turns repetition into a score-chasing challenge.

AdditionSubtractionTimes Tables

Dungeon Dash

A spelling and word-building adventure that wraps practice in progression, movement and a sense of discovery.

SpellingWord BuildingVocabulary

Multiplication Shooter

A retro-inspired action game built around multiplication fluency — quick mental maths mixed with movement, aiming and arcade momentum.

MultiplicationFluencyArcade Action
Fox, the orange and white folded paper character from Clay vs Origami
PAPER FIBRES. REAL FOLDS. ALL PERSONALITY.
04 / FROM SCREEN TO SHELF

Big character.
Real-world charm.

Characters should still have personality when you can pick them up. We design toys and collectibles with the same attention we give game characters: silhouette, expression, material, scale and how the object feels in the hand.

CONCEPT→PROTOTYPE→OBJECT

From digital models and 3D printed prototypes to production thinking and small-batch physical manufacture.

Explore Toys & Manufacturing
Illustrative tabletop design exploration with paper cards, wooden tokens and diceTABLETOP / DESIGN EXPLORATION
05 / AROUND THE TABLE

Not every game
needs a screen.

Board games, card games, satisfying decisions and the pleasure of playing together. We design the pieces, the rules, and the moments you remember after the box is closed.

Explore Tabletop Games
06 / THE STUDIO MINDSET

Small studio.
Big imagination.

We like ideas that refuse to stay in one medium. A character might begin in a game, become a collectible, inspire a card mechanic or lead to something entirely new.

Game development is the centre of the studio. Everything else grows from the same love of play, characters and making things.

A little more about us
Origami Onigiri Studios

PLAYFUL WORLDS.
REAL POSSIBILITIES.

LET'S MAKE SOMETHING

Have something playful in mind?

Whether it’s a game, a learning experience, a toy, a tabletop idea or an unusual collaboration, we’d love to hear what you’re thinking.

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