Night School Studio: History and Key Facts

Night School Studio, LLC was an American video game developer and publisher. It was founded on June 6, 2014, by Sean Krankel and Adam Hines, and it was based in Glendale, California.

After the founding of the company, the team started development on its debut game, Oxenfree. After setting up a casting call on Backstage, the team moved to the development of the game. The first footage was released on May 18, 2015, and the release was set for January 2016. Soon after, the game received positive reviews and a film adaptation was being planned with Skybound Entertainment.

Along with Telltale Games, Night School Studio also co-developed the "Text Adventure" mode for Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n (called Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n.ipa on iOS and Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n.apk on Android). Night School Studio was acquired by Netflix in September 2021 as part of the streaming service's venture into video games. Netflix announced the closure of the studio in August 2026 as part of its refocusing of its video game division.

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