Tom Beardsmore
CEO, Coatsink
About Coatsink
Driven by a passion for creating unique and cerebral video games, Coatsink is responsible for titles such titles as Shu, Esper, Esper 2, A Night Sky and 2017’s Gear VR “gem” Augmented Empire.
Why Sunderland?
The Software Centre in Sunderland is the perfect place for Coatsink. Based in the North East, we have access to the fantastic graduates from the local universities while the adjacent city centre is affordable and contains everything we need.
National & International focus
Coatsink work with various domestic and international partners, these include Oculus and Double Fine (California), Raw Fury (Stockholm), Boneloaf (Sheffield) and Q Games (Tokyo) as well as many others. Coatsink also have a close connection with the local universities and colleges, where we provide mentoring and tutoring, and recruit through the respective internship schemes.
Founded: 2011