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No More Robots

No More Robots Ltd is a British video game publisher and developer based in Manchester, England. The company was founded by Mike Rose, previously of publishing company tinyBuild, alongside investors Simon Carless and Jas Purewal. The publishing label originally found success with digital games Not Tonight and Descenders, and now works with various development studios for titles across PC and console gaming platforms.

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No More Robots Ltd
Company type
Private
IndustryVideo games
Founded2017 (2017)
Founders
  • Mike Rose
  • Simon Carless
  • Jas Purewal
Headquarters
Manchester
,
UK
Number of locations
1 office (2019)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Mike Rose (Director)
Number of employees
13 (2022)
Websitenomorerobots.io

No More Robots Ltd is a British video game publisher and developer based in Manchester, England. The company was founded by Mike Rose, previously of publishing company tinyBuild, alongside investors Simon Carless and Jas Purewal.1 The publishing label originally found success with digital games Not Tonight and Descenders, and now works with various development studios for titles across PC and console gaming platforms.

Operations and Publishing

Following the success of Descenders,2 No More Robots published management simulator Not Tonight, which was widely covered in the mainstream media for its dystopian take on Brexit.3 In 2019, the publishing label released Independent Games Festival-nominated4 operating system simulator Hypnospace Outlaw and card-based roguelike Nowhere Prophet.5 In 2020, No More Robots released kingdom management sim Yes, Your Grace, and life simulator Family Man.

Founder Mike Rose spoke on the state of indie publishing, the industry, and the company in a 2024 interview. Rose stated that smaller publishers need to look at the long term without obsessing over exponential growth. No More Robots' approach focuses on "pragmatic survival" in favor of topping sales charts.6

The company announced their first self-developed game with the 2026 management simulator Cruise Control.7

Games published

Year Title Genre(s) Platform(s) Developer(s)
2018 Descenders Sports, roguelike Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, IOS, Android RageSquid
Not Tonight Role-playing, simulation Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch PanicBarn
2019 Hypnospace Outlaw Simulation Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 Tendershoot, Michael Lasch, ThatWhichIs Media
Nowhere Prophet Roguelike deck-building game Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 Sharkbomb Studios
2020 Family Man First-person shooter, role-playing Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch Broken Bear Games
Yes, Your Grace Role-playing Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S Brave at Night
2021 Let's Build a Zoo8 Construction and management sim Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch Springloaded
Heist Simulator9 Simulation Microsoft Windows, Google Stadia SkyBagel, RogueCode
2022 Not Tonight 210 Role-playing, simulation Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch PanicBarn
TombStar11 Roguelike, twin-stick shooter Microsoft Windows Andy Sum, Marcus Grambau
Fashion Police Squad12 First-person shooter Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 Mopeful Games
Soccer Story13 Role-playing video game Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 PanicBarn
2023 Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer14 First-person shooter Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 Tendershoot
Spirittea15 Role-playing video game Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S Cheesemaster Games
2025 Descenders Next16 Sports Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 RageSquid
Starless Abyss17 Roguelike deck-building game Microsoft Windows Konafa Games
Little Rocket Lab18 Construction sim, Cozy game Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 Teenage Astronauts
2026 Earth Must Die19 Adventure Microsoft Windows Size Five Games
Piece by Piece2021 Simulation Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch Gamkat
Cruise Control7 Simulation Microsoft Windows No More Robots
TBA Thank You For Your Application Point-and-click adventure Microsoft Windows IceLemonTea Studio
Manifesto Management simulation Microsoft Windows Breakpoint Games
Cancelled Dreamsettler2223 Simulation Microsoft Windows Tendershoot, Noble Robot
References

References

  1. Takahashi, Dean (July 27, 2017). "New U.K. publisher No More Robots will launch Descenders free-riding game". VentureBeat. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  2. Handrahan, Matthew (July 25, 2018). "No More Robots' first year was 'far better than we'd dared to hope for'". Gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  3. "Playing 'Not Tonight' - the dystopian Brexit video game". BBC. September 19, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  4. Fogel, Stefanie (January 3, 2019). "'Return of the Obra Dinn' Leads IGF Awards Nominees". Variety. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  5. Suther, Austin (July 2019). "A Look at How Nowhere Prophet Combines Roguelikes and Card Mechanics". TechRaptor. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  6. "'This is just a death cycle': No More Robots gets candid about the state of indie publishing". Game Developer. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  7. Ignacchitti, Ivanir (October 22, 2025). "Cruise Control Announced As a New Ship Management Game Developed By No More Robots". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  8. Wales, Matt (April 27, 2021). "Let's Build a Zoo is a cute zoo tycoon where you can splice up animals into silly new species". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  9. Livingston, Christopher (July 22, 2021). "Heist Simulator lets you design and share your own devious heist levels". PC Gamer. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  10. Yin-Poole, Wesley (August 13, 2021). "Not Tonight 2 is a road trip through an alternative, broken America". Eurogamer. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  11. Wales, Matt (August 4, 2020). "Crossy Road developer unveils top-down space Western shooter TombStar". Eurogamer. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  12. "First-person shooter Fashion Police Squad for PC launches in 2022". Gematsu. June 1, 2021.
  13. Wales, Matt (August 11, 2022). "Play football and save the world in Not Tonight dev's adventure RPG Soccer Story". Eurogamer. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  14. O'Connor, Alice (April 5, 2022). "A Hypnospace character is making his own retro 90s FPS, Slayers X". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  15. Wheeler, CJ (May 18, 2022). "Slice-of-life sim Spirittea channels Stardew Valley and the spirit world". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  16. "Descenders Next announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and PC". Gematsu. August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  17. "In Starless Abyss, you play hex-based battleships with a fleet of eldritch space monsters". Rock Paper Shotgun. November 10, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  18. "Little Rocket Lab is a Factorio and Stardew Valley mashup about building a rocketship in a cute town". Rock Paper Shotgun. November 10, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  19. No More Robots (September 28, 2025). Earth Must Die - Announcement Trailer. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via YouTube.
  20. Manchester, Austin (March 16, 2026). "Steam games devs avoid naming disaster by 'acting like human beings'". Polygon.com. Retrieved April 24, 2026. Releasing your game the same week as another game with the exact same name. That's what happened to the developers of Piece by Piece and Piece by Piece, but they've made the most of it.
  21. Filby, Jessica (March 13, 2026). "Two games accidentally launched with the same name so the devs teamed up". Dexerto. Retrieved April 24, 2026. Two games titled Piece by Piece have been released just two days after each other, with one coming out on March 11 and the other on March 13.
  22. Purchese, Robert (April 5, 2022). "Hypnospace Outlaw expanding with a spiritual sequel and spin off". Eurogamer. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  23. Blake, Vikki (June 21, 2025). "Hypnospace Outlaw sequel Dreamsettler cancelled as creator issues heartfelt statement: "maybe I've been burnt out this whole time"". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 24, 2026. Hypnospace Outlaw developer Jay Tholen has confirmed the highly anticipated sequel, Dreamsettler, has been cancelled following a "mutual" decision between Tholen and publisher No More Robots.
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