Hidden Folks B.V. is a small game studio in the Netherlands building playful, accessible, and curiosity-invoking black & white games within The Hidden Folks Universe. The studio is led by game designer Adriaan de Jongh and was co-founded with illustrator Sylvain Tegroeg.
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Our History
When Adriaan accidentally stumbled upon Sylvain's graduation expo in 2014, Adriaan was immediately drawn to the illustrations that served as a background to Sylvain's graduation project. Adriaan jokingly said to Sylvain they should make a game together, but the thought lingered and led him to make a prototype using stolen illustrations from Sylvain's website. After Adriaan showed Sylvain the prototype, they decided to collaborate & make a game together!
That game —Hidden Folks— came out in 2017, and to a massive success. Adriaan, Sylvain, and various collaborators continued to add new areas and features to the game for a few years before pausing its development. Over time, a new and bigger ambition grew in the two creators: to create a universe of Hidden Folks games that extends beyond the searching game (and searching genre), and to build those games with a company that will be their legacy.
Hidden Folks B.V. was founded in 2025 and the team started working on a sequel to the original Hidden Folks in 2026. It currently employs 4 people: studio director Adriaan de Jongh, illustrator and art director Sylvain Tegroeg, programmer Franz LaZerte, and game designer Anastasia.