Quality Games Studio

Tadpole_Coding

All of Scratch's community guidelines apply here, if someone were to ask.

So, what's this studio about?

Quality Games Studio is a (yet) early-stage studio focused on making and publishing high-quality games that provide a good user experience and leave a mark on Scratch as some of the best games made in a while.

There's other studios named Quality Games Studio.

If it offends you in some way, I'm sorry. Quality Games just was something that I came up with. The name may change in the future.

How does this studio differ from other game-making studios?

Quality Games is planning on actually making high-quality games. Those that anyone would at least try. Those games that impress both new and more experienced Scratch users.
I've seen studios fall before getting to make anything really ready, and even though many get to finish their product, most of them are not games with a truly excellent UI combined with skill, animations and other stuff. Even though I'm tolerant and ready to make compromises and amicable solutions, it doesn't mean that everything will be accepted into a game under work.
Quality Games aims to making quality games.

How many games are/will be under development?

One.

How large is this studio aiming to be?

Pretty small. Three to five people could be a good amount. I'm not aiming to be bossing around so many scratchers, and with more people, one person could lose motivation due to not being able to work, because waiting times to get the project would be bigger. One loss can easily lead to many losses, until the studio falls.

Speaking of bossing around, how much will that be happening if I apply?

I'll publish the game on my account, since shared accounts are prohibited due to moderation difficulties. I've also invited a way to quickly and methodically pass the game in progress around between users, ensuring efficient and equal work, and that might feel like bossing around as I tell everyone what to do.
Still, I wouldn't have the rights to publish the game if I didn't actually make a notable portion of the game myself. That's why I've already fully designed one big game already, and I could give it a big kickstart.

How difficult would it be working here?

I'll be always making sure that everything works and everyone understands what's going on from time to time, and that may require either days of waiting or constant pressure via profile comments to finish your part quickly. It can feel super frustrating, but keep in mind: We all are impatient, every single one around the globe… And if you apply, we all are going to be aiming for high quality games.
Thus, you need to be ready for small pressures, waiting and watching others either understand too well or not understand at all. You need to be ready to be lectured about a topic. You need to be ready to remain silent and tell your feedback when it's appropriate.
Still, keep in mind: I am not a psychopath. I'm not aiming on making you feel bad about the project. Instead, I'm gonna be trying to ensure that not everyone has to wait for long, and that may require speeding you up and making you follow a system.
One thing there is, though, that makes many things easier: We don't have a deadline or a schedule.

How skilled do I need to be?

You need to be capable of coding games on your own, were you an animator or a programmer. The better you are at coding, the easier it is for you to understand what to do next. I can explain anything that you ask me about the project, but general skill in Scratch helps widely. Details will be seen in the application.

How active do I need to be?

Kinda active. There might be activity checks (here in the forum) every now and then, and two days after a check, a notice will be sent to your profile if you haven't answered. Not being active results in a warning or, in worst cases, straight up removal from the studio.

Again, what requirements are there in total?

critical requirements
- Pretty high skill in coding
- Pretty high activity (4 times/week)
- Good motivation
- Believing in yourself
- Experience in Scratch
- Politeness
good-to-have qualities
- High skill in coding
- Some understanding of game design
- High activity
- Excellent motivation
- Politeness
- Creativity
fully optional but excellent if had
- Understanding game design
- Understanding animation
- Game tester abilities
- Ability to compose music
- Character design capabilities
- Translating ability
- Sound design capabilities

When will the project start?

When I see that we have enough good members, I'll do an activity check, close applications and we'll begin.

How do I apply?

The application form is below. It's pretty long to let me know how motivated you are to participate in the game and how you can participate the most effectively.

Application form

1. Username:
2. Time zone:
3. Activity in a week:
4. Describe how motivated you are to participate:
5. Describe your coding abilities:
6. Describe your artistic abilities:
7. Tell how long you've actively been on Scratch (include alts):
8. Tell about any translating abilities:
9. Musical abilities (composing, sound design):
10. Other abilities (character design, UI design and stuff):
11. Project links for proof of abilities (attach several if possible):
12. Other good scratchers (can be popular like Yllie or MMGISS but not like griffpatch or Will_Wam):
13. Previous experience from other studios:
14. Other notes:

No more available spots: don't apply

current participants:
Tadpole_Coding - host, programmer
UnaGames2019 - sound designer
I-am-promise - artist
g7-behemoth - programmer, artist
moigam - UI designer

Link to the studio: https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/50796592

Last edited by Tadpole_Coding (Oct. 2, 2025 06:45:31)

Tate-1809

I have high quality

Tadpole_Coding

Tate-1809 wrote:
I have high quality

……..Don't you know how to apply? I can help.

Step 1: see the big message up there
Step 2: copy the application form from the big message
Step 3: fill the application form
Step 4: submit it right here
Step 5: wait for the feedback.

That's basically it.

UnaGames2019

1. Username: UnaGames2019
2. Time zone: United Kingdom (GMT)
3. Activity possibilities: Sound designer (preferred) Coder
4. Describe how motivated you are to participate: Coding not so much, sound design yes.
5. Describe your coding abilities: Scratch veteran, been on the site for 6 years, I think it's fair to say I'm good.
6. Describe your artistic abilities: Not incredible, but they're there.
7. Tell how long you've actively been on Scratch (include alts): 6 years and 3 months on site, I have a few alts but don't use any of them, coded on Scratch before using the site.
8. Tell about any translating abilities: I know a very basic level of Spanish.
9. Musical abilities (composing, sound design): I have completed a GCSE in Music, and am doing an A-Level (for Americans, these are the exams you take before university) in Music Technology. I'm a solid composer.
10. Other abilities (character design, UI design and stuff): Decent at vector art and animating particle effects such as stars.
11. Project links for proof of abilities (attach several if possible): Coding: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/839732160/ Music: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1110693146/ https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1119195745/
12. Other good scratchers (can be popular like Yllie or MMGISS but not like griffpatch or Will_Wam): None that I can think of.
13. Previous experience from other studios: I have been part of various studios, none of which have ever completed a collaboration, mostly due to demotivated coders.
14. Other notes: I may not be able to work at the speed of light due to the fact that my band work and school work takes priority. However, I will do my best to meet deadlines.

Tadpole_Coding

UnaGames2019 wrote:
1. Username: UnaGames2019
2. Time zone: United Kingdom (GMT)
3. Activity possibilities: Sound designer (preferred) Coder
4. Describe how motivated you are to participate: Coding not so much, sound design yes.
5. Describe your coding abilities: Scratch veteran, been on the site for 6 years, I think it's fair to say I'm good.
6. Describe your artistic abilities: Not incredible, but they're there.
7. Tell how long you've actively been on Scratch (include alts): 6 years and 3 months on site, I have a few alts but don't use any of them, coded on Scratch before using the site.
8. Tell about any translating abilities: I know a very basic level of Spanish.
9. Musical abilities (composing, sound design): I have completed a GCSE in Music, and am doing an A-Level (for Americans, these are the exams you take before university) in Music Technology. I'm a solid composer.
10. Other abilities (character design, UI design and stuff): Decent at vector art and animating particle effects such as stars.
11. Project links for proof of abilities (attach several if possible): Coding: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/839732160/ Music: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1110693146/ https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1119195745/
12. Other good scratchers (can be popular like Yllie or MMGISS but not like griffpatch or Will_Wam): None that I can think of.
13. Previous experience from other studios: I have been part of various studios, none of which have ever completed a collaboration, mostly due to demotivated coders.
14. Other notes: I may not be able to work at the speed of light due to the fact that my band work and school work takes priority. However, I will do my best to meet deadlines.

Feedback:
Your coding and art skills are pretty badly below the line, sorry about that. However, you'd be a super valuable participant in terms of music, and you could very well design lots of stuff, in which you seem good at. The particle animating sounds promising, too. Your experience in working within studios is a giant plus. You know how forums work, too.
Still, I have something about the music - it has the perfect amount of digitality, if you know what I mean, but it's missing bass and long low pads and some other sounds like that. Before potentially accepting you as the composer, I gotta ask you a few extra questions:

1. How active can you be? (sorry, “activity possibilities” wasn't really well written.)
2. What software for making music?
3. Any analog instruments?

Last edited by Tadpole_Coding (Aug. 26, 2025 13:17:58)

UnaGames2019

1. I'll read most messages and be able to produce a song roughly every couple of weeks as schoolwork will take priority.
2. Logic Pro/Reason Studios (Propellerhead)
3. Guitar and bass

Tadpole_Coding

UnaGames2019 wrote:
1. I'll read most messages and be able to produce a song roughly every couple of weeks as schoolwork will take priority.
2. Logic Pro/Reason Studios (Propellerhead)
3. Guitar and bass

Seems good. Thanks for applying.

Welcome to Quality Games Studio

Remember:
- motivation about your sound design abilities is hoped to stay in the future
- make sure to follow the forum and studio
- understanding is the key, so remember to ask about anything
- remember to use long and low sounds occasionally
- prepare to be asked to change and edit parts of songs very easily, as we're gonna make high quality games
- activity checks may occur when you least expect it

Last edited by Tadpole_Coding (Aug. 29, 2025 08:36:10)

I-am-promise

1. Username: i-am-promise
2. Time zone: united states?..
3. Activity in a week: uh usually every day MAYBE
4. Describe how motivated you are to participate: uh idk i have enough motivation to do this tho
5. Describe your coding abilities: i can animate and uh i think i could make a game on my own and uhm i can do more idkRT
6. Describe your artistic abilities: I LOVE ART IM A GREAT ARTIST I LOVEEE A
7. Tell how long you've actively been on Scratch (include alts): ive been on scratch for like 3 yrs without a acc
8. Tell about any translating abilities: uh google translate
9. Musical abilities (composing, sound design): i cannot make audio lol-
10. Other abilities (character design, UI design and stuff): im great at designing when it comes to character design and game design
11. Project links for proof of abilities (attach several if possible): uhm proof of art and stuff is on my acc ig
12. Other good scratchers (can be popular like Yllie or MMGISS but not like griffpatch or Will_Wam): uh ik some1 but they woukdnt wanna jojn
13. Previous experience from other studios: wdym?
14. Other notes: i like drawing <3

Tadpole_Coding

I-am-promise wrote:
1. Username: i-am-promise
2. Time zone: united states?..
3. Activity in a week: uh usually every day MAYBE
4. Describe how motivated you are to participate: uh idk i have enough motivation to do this tho
5. Describe your coding abilities: i can animate and uh i think i could make a game on my own and uhm i can do more idkRT
6. Describe your artistic abilities: I LOVE ART IM A GREAT ARTIST I LOVEEE A
7. Tell how long you've actively been on Scratch (include alts): ive been on scratch for like 3 yrs without a acc
8. Tell about any translating abilities: uh google translate
9. Musical abilities (composing, sound design): i cannot make audio lol-
10. Other abilities (character design, UI design and stuff): im great at designing when it comes to character design and game design
11. Project links for proof of abilities (attach several if possible): uhm proof of art and stuff is on my acc ig
12. Other good scratchers (can be popular like Yllie or MMGISS but not like griffpatch or Will_Wam): uh ik some1 but they woukdnt wanna jojn
13. Previous experience from other studios: wdym?
14. Other notes: i like drawing <3

Previous experience from other studios means if you've been at other game-making studios yet, but seems like you haven't.

So, feedback:
I know you're an insanely good artist, which is super valuable, and activity is the key, but you said that the other key, motivation, is a little lacking with you. Still, you don't really need to worry about forgetting us if you check Scratch nearly every day. Activity checks exist, too.
Conclusion is that we could probably see about your motivation later on. I believe in you! I hope we will have a fun and long journey ahead!

Welcome to Quality Games Studio

Remember:
- skill within your sound artistic abilities is hoped to stay in the future
- make sure to follow the forum and studio
- understanding is the key, so remember to ask about anything
- prepare to be asked to change and edit parts of animations or frames very easily, as we're gonna make high quality games
- activity checks may occur when you least expect it

Eggegggs

why am i here

Tadpole_Coding

Eggegggs wrote:
why am i here

Dunno. Maybe you shouldn't, sorry.

g7-behemoth

1. Username: g7-behemoth
2. Time zone: UTC + 9:30
3. Activity in a week: 4
4. Describe how motivated you are to participate: 7/10
5. Describe your coding abilities: 6/10 (8/10 skills 4/10 motivation)
6. Describe your artistic abilities: Three years' experience with pixelart (no animation experience)
7. Tell how long you've actively been on Scratch (include alts): 3.5 yrs
8. Tell about any translating abilities: None
9. Musical abilities (composing, sound design): None
10. Other abilities (character design, UI design and stuff): Level design
11. Project links for proof of abilities (attach several if possible): https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1223262827/ https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1121966115/
12. Other good scratchers (can be popular like Yllie or MMGISS but not like griffpatch or Will_Wam): Chromecide Gangstermango
13. Previous experience from other studios: None
14. Other notes: Would be either an environment artist or programmer of something less repetitive then, for example, making a full level manually out of hand placed tiles

Tadpole_Coding

g7-behemoth wrote:
1. Username: g7-behemoth
2. Time zone: UTC + 9:30
3. Activity in a week: 4
4. Describe how motivated you are to participate: 7/10
5. Describe your coding abilities: 6/10 (8/10 skills 4/10 motivation)
6. Describe your artistic abilities: Three years' experience with pixelart (no animation experience)
7. Tell how long you've actively been on Scratch (include alts): 3.5 yrs
8. Tell about any translating abilities: None
9. Musical abilities (composing, sound design): None
10. Other abilities (character design, UI design and stuff): Level design
11. Project links for proof of abilities (attach several if possible): https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1223262827/ https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1121966115/
12. Other good scratchers (can be popular like Yllie or MMGISS but not like griffpatch or Will_Wam): Chromecide Gangstermango
13. Previous experience from other studios: None
14. Other notes: Would be either an environment artist or programmer of something less repetitive then, for example, making a full level manually out of hand placed tiles

Hello, and thanks for the application!
Your activity in a week is really the only thing that can make working here harder. Otherwise you are really good to join! Your skills are very noticeable, and you can even do art! I'd say you should become a miscellaneous worker, who sometimes designs, sometimes codes. As for the activity, try to check the messages every day. It only takes on maximum a couple of minutes.

Welcome to Quality Games Studio

Remember:
- Your activity is highly valued
- Activity checks occur here and might appear when you least expect them
- Make sure to follow this discussion and the studio
- Understanding is the key, so remember to ask about anything
- Prepare to be asked to make changes to your art or other stuff, as we're gonna make high quality games

Last edited by Tadpole_Coding (Oct. 1, 2025 10:39:06)

g7-behemoth

Tadpole_Coding wrote:
g7-behemoth wrote:
1. Username: g7-behemoth
2. Time zone: UTC + 9:30
3. Activity in a week: 4
4. Describe how motivated you are to participate: 7/10
5. Describe your coding abilities: 6/10 (8/10 skills 4/10 motivation)
6. Describe your artistic abilities: Three years' experience with pixelart (no animation experience)
7. Tell how long you've actively been on Scratch (include alts): 3.5 yrs
8. Tell about any translating abilities: None
9. Musical abilities (composing, sound design): None
10. Other abilities (character design, UI design and stuff): Level design
11. Project links for proof of abilities (attach several if possible): https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1223262827/ https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1121966115/
12. Other good scratchers (can be popular like Yllie or MMGISS but not like griffpatch or Will_Wam): Chromecide Gangstermango
13. Previous experience from other studios: None
14. Other notes: Would be either an environment artist or programmer of something less repetitive then, for example, making a full level manually out of hand placed tiles

Hello, and thanks for the application!
Your activity in a week is really the only thing that can make working here harder. Otherwise you are really good to join! Your skills are very noticeable, and you can even do art! I'd say you should become a miscellaneous worker, who sometimes designs, sometimes codes. As for the activity, try to check the messages every day. It only takes on maximum a couple of minutes.

Welcome to Quality Games Studio

Remember:
- Your activity is highly valued
- Activity checks occur here and might appear when you least expect them
- Make sure to follow this discussion and the studio
- Understanding is the key, so remember to ask about anything
- Prepare to be asked to make changes to your art or other stuff, as we're gonna make high quality games

I will respond to every message though, so updates, deadline changes, etc I will look at. Thank you for inviting me.

moigam

Application form

1. Username: Moigam
2. Time zone: UTC+3
3. Activity in a week: I will aim to be online daily!
4. Describe how motivated you are to participate: I am excited to participate in this collaboration.
5. Describe your coding abilities: I am a great coder on Scratch. I started using it several years ago, and nowadays I also make games in Unity. I have experimented on Scratch with things such as chess bots.
6. Describe your artistic abilities: I can make music and design UI elements.
7. Tell how long you've actively been on Scratch (include alts): A little bit under six years on an account. Fully active for a couple years of that.
8. Tell about any translating abilities: I can speak Finnish and some Swedish
9. Musical abilities (composing, sound design): I have some experience with composing. Songwriting and music production
10. Other abilities (character design, UI design and stuff): Not much other than UI and game design
11. Project links for proof of abilities (attach several if possible): I really have so few projects released on my profile. I generally don't make finished projects which others would want to play, but here are some which show that I have at least a tiny bit of coding ability.
Darkness renderer using pen
Unfinished clicker game with some code
This is a short clip of a song I made this week
There are more things on my profile
12. Other good scratchers (can be popular like Yllie or MMGISS but not like griffpatch or Will_Wam): codeywhizz
13. Previous experience from other studios: Nothing significant. Aside from being an owner at Advanced Alpha Games Studio, but I failed that whole thing so bad.
14. Other notes: I hope you can consider me even with the limited amount of items on my resume! I admire the rigidity in how you want to run this collaboration.

Last edited by moigam (Oct. 1, 2025 13:50:12)

Tadpole_Coding

moigam wrote:
Application form

1. Username: Moigam
2. Time zone: UTC+3
3. Activity in a week: I will aim to be online daily!
4. Describe how motivated you are to participate: I am excited to participate in this collaboration.
5. Describe your coding abilities: I am a great coder on Scratch. I started using it several years ago, and nowadays I also make games in Unity. I have experimented on Scratch with things such as chess bots.
6. Describe your artistic abilities: I can make music and design UI elements.
7. Tell how long you've actively been on Scratch (include alts): A little bit under six years on an account. Fully active for a couple years of that.
8. Tell about any translating abilities: I can speak Finnish and some Swedish
9. Musical abilities (composing, sound design): I have some experience with composing. Songwriting and music production
10. Other abilities (character design, UI design and stuff): Not much other than UI and game design
11. Project links for proof of abilities (attach several if possible): I really have so few projects released on my profile. I generally don't make finished projects which others would want to play, but here are some which show that I have at least a tiny bit of coding ability.
Darkness renderer using pen
Unfinished clicker game with some code
This is a short clip of a song I made this week
There are more things on my profile
12. Other good scratchers (can be popular like Yllie or MMGISS but not like griffpatch or Will_Wam): codeywhizz
13. Previous experience from other studios: Nothing significant. Aside from being an owner at Advanced Alpha Games Studio, but I failed that whole thing so bad.
14. Other notes: I hope you can consider me even with the limited amount of items on my resume! I admire the rigidity in how you want to run this collaboration.

I say, look how the tables have turned!
This is the newest alt of viljo_huhtala! Good to see ya! Needless to say, you're accepted. You'll be the UI designer (both programming and art), as we have an environmental artist and a sprite-focused one.

Welcome to Quality Games Studio

Remember:
- Motivation is highly valued
- Activity checks may occur when you least expect them
- Make sure to follow the studio and forum
- Understanding is the key, so make sure to ask anything
- Prepare to be easily asked to change parts of the UI, as we're aiming to make high quality games.

Tadpole_Coding

THIS IS AN ACTIVITY CHECK

Everyone who has participated in the studio:

quote this message and respond with anything. This way we get to know who's active and who isn't.

g7-behemoth

Tadpole_Coding wrote:
THIS IS AN ACTIVITY CHECK

Everyone who has participated in the studio:

quote this message and respond with anything. This way we get to know who's active and who isn't.

Active.

Tadpole_Coding

g7-behemoth wrote:
Active.

nice

moigam

Tadpole_Coding wrote:
THIS IS AN ACTIVITY CHECK

Everyone who has participated in the studio:

quote this message and respond with anything. This way we get to know who's active and who isn't.

Active

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