Spiders (company)

Spiders was created in 2008 by former Monte Cristo developers who had worked together the previous year on the game Silverfall. Wanting to stay together after the completion of this game, some developers team up to found Spiders. Jehanne Rousseau is the director.^[2]

In addition to its role as service provider to other developers, in particular by porting games to Xbox 360, the studio has specialized in a specific genre, namely role-playing games.^[2]

In July 2019, French publisher Bigben Interactive, now known as Nacon, announced that it had acquired Spiders.^[3] In July 2020, the studio revealed its next game, Steelrising, an action RPG set during the French Revolution.^[4] The game was later released in 2022.^[5]

In February 2026, Nacon filed for insolvency just weeks before Spiders launched the full release of GreedFall 2.^[6] By the following month, several subsidiaries, including Spiders, had also filed for insolvency.^[7] In April, it was reported that Nacon had attempted to sell the studio, but had failed to find a buyer. As a result, Spiders would be shut down after 18 years of operation.^[8][9][10] The developer confirmed the shutdown on 29 April.^[11]

All Spiders games are produced and developed using the company's own modified version of Sony's PhyreEngine, called the "Silk Engine". It includes most of the features of its parent engine, and is modified to add its own unique features.^[12]