About

Kaizen Game Works is a UK-based independent game studio formed in 2018 by two veterans of the UK games industry. Drawing on their experience working on BAFTA-winning AAA narrative games and wildly popular high end mobile games, Kaizen Game Works wants to change the rules around game narratives and how players experience them. With a focus on player agency and story interaction, Kaizen want to allow players to craft their own tales and express themselves within games.

OUR TEAM

Phil Crabtree wearing a hat and sunglasses in front of a pagoda

Phil Crabtree

Technical Director & Co-founder

Oli Clarke Smith in front of a view over Japan

Oli Clarke Smith

Game Director & Co-founder

Pinky in a construction hat

Rachel Noy

Art Director

While Kaizen Game Works is based in the UK, we work with many collaborators across the world. We operate on a desire for everyone working on our games to put their own voice into the game and make something that represents them through deep collaboration.

Our current collaborations include:

  • Ikumi Nakamura

  • Harry Denholm

  • Roppyaku Tsurumi

  • Lukas Gazo

  • Pav Plaha

  • Neonhive

  • Mai Mattori
  • Alpha Chrome Yayo
  • Reimo Nohara
  • Annie Zhang
  • Gaby Wilde
  • IOI
  • Inko Ai Takita
  • Ryo Koike
  • Adam Esat
  • Emily Flynn
  • Kowloon Nights
  • Black Screen Records

Our History

2018

Kaizen Game Works Limited was founded by Oli Clarke Smith and Phil Crabtree.

September 2020

Paradise Killer, the first game from Kaizen Game Works was released on PC and Switch.

March 2022

Paradise Killer was released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series with new content. It also received an update on PC to include new graphical options, including raytracing, and added the same new content for free.

April 2025

Promise Mascot Agency is released on PC, PS5, Xbox Series and Switch!