Independent Game Studio
Small games, made with unreasonable care.
An independent studio making a few games we wanted to play ourselves — each built around one satisfying idea, art-directed with care, generous with their players, and quietly funny.
Currently making
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Slide the wires. Light the bulb. Unwind.
A slide-to-connect circuit puzzle with a calm streak. Slide the tiles to route current from the battery to the bulb, then watch the whole thing light — no timer, no score, no fail state. A fresh Daily to unwind with, a Campaign that teaches a new component each chapter, and endless Free Play when you want more.
Live now · Free to play
Hold the center. Robots from every angle.
A 360° tower-defense survival game. Aim one central turret against waves closing in from every side — coins fuel in-run upgrades, permanent Cores grow a skill tree across runs. Plays on desktop, phone, any aspect ratio.
Next release
Watermelon good. The rest, bad.
A reaction game with a worldview. Watermelon is good. Honeydew is bad. Cantaloupe is also bad. Three short bouts of melon judgment that confirm your values — or surface some uncomfortable truths.
First release · Coming soon to iOS
Real animals. Strange splices. Stranger battles.
A mobile collectible card game. Open packs of real animals, splice them into hybrid creatures named and illustrated for the first time, then battle them in five-card duels and trade with other players. The first to discover any new chimera gets the credit — forever.
Bauman Games, LLC is a small family studio in the United States — a father and son, with a little audio help from an uncle. We build the kinds of games we wanted to keep returning to ourselves: each one a single satisfying idea, art-directed with care, written with a sense of humor, and made to respect the player's time and wallet.
We care about animation polish, satisfying reveal moments, a cohesive look we obsess over, and economies that don't feel adversarial. We don't care about mass-market engagement hooks designed to manufacture compulsion.
Follow along, or be notified when our next game launches, at hello@baumangames.com.