ABOUT US
Built by players
Sapphire Studios is an independent Minecraft studio for Bedrock Edition. Our team is a group of specialists who each own a craft, from the first block placed to the final sound effect. We are all players, and we build things that we would want to play ourselves.
The studio
Six crafts, one team
We are a remote team of creators across six departments: development, models and animation, pixel art and textures, builds and structures, sound design, and marketing. Each one owns its craft, and every experience is built by all of them together.
Builders shape the spaces, developers make them work, and artists and animators fill them with things worth looking at. Sound gives them atmosphere, and marketing brings the finished experience to the players it was made for.
A decade in
Studio milestones
How we work
Built, rebuilt, released
Players set the direction
Our ideas come from the whole Minecraft community. We watch what players ask for, what they already use, and what they keep coming back to.
Rebuilt until it’s right
A concept, model, or texture gets as many versions as it takes. If finished work falls short, we scrap it. Nothing ships until it is polished and worth its price.
Players show us what works
We watch how players and YouTubers play our work. Their reactions and comments tell us what to keep, what to fix, and what to build next.
The team
Who makes it
Manas Shukla
COO & CFO
Runs all operations and production within studio
Creators · 10
- Gabriel C.Pixel Artist
- Angie ZPixel Artist
- Ahxel D.Modeler
- Elijah W.Dev
- Ethan E.Dev
- Miguel L.Quality Assurance Co-Lead / Sound Designer
- Kittie L.Quality Assurance Co-Lead
- Daniel A.Modeler
- Anna N.Animator
- Jaime E.Dev
The community
Played by creators
Creators play our worlds on their channels. Here are some of the videos they have made.
scariest minecraft map ever...
By YaBoiAction (their channel, opens in a new tab)
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)More videos
Work with us
Join the team
We work with creators in builds, development, models and animation, pixel art, sound, and marketing. The work is remote and project by project, and every creator owns their craft on the experiences they join. Send in an application and we will explain how contracting works.
Community
Build with us on Discord
First looks at upcoming releases, bug reports, and a say in what we make next.
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