Our Core Values:
Certain Affinity (CA) was founded in 2006 as a bootstrap startup with the goal of creating innovative, top-quality action games. CA brings together an exceptionally experienced, unusually talented group to form one of the largest independent developers in Austin, Texas. The company's 250+ full-time employees include veterans from dozens of successful game studios, with Max Hoberman, CA's founder and former Multiplayer and Online Lead for the Halo series, serving as CEO.
Life & Culture

We're an amazingly talented team who work together in an open creative environment.
Certain Affinity’s team touts some of the best talent in the video game industry, and our studio is a truly collaborative space where all the departments connect and intermingle creating a real sense of camaraderie that makes everyday fun and rewarding! The team comes in everyday excited to work with the caliber of talent sans the ego.
We build the time to celebrate each other and our work!



We've grown into a game development powerhouse, without losing our small studio heart and priorities.
After more than fifteen years of success, we’re branching out into developing original IP (while still helping out other developers ship huge titles) and planning for expansion...not layoffs. We never want to lose sight of the core tenets that have made our company — and our employees — so successful.
AUSTIN
Our company culture reflects the vibrant nature of the city we call home. Certain Affinity's headquarters are close to downtown Austin, commuter-friendly and close to parks, restaurants, and other amenities. Employee-led groups encompass everything from live music outings and Ultimate Frisbee leagues to figure-drawing sessions and board-gaming. We embrace Austin's diverse, creative, and easygoing nature, and we love adding like-minded people to our team.
TORONTO
We are thrilled to be going international and to set up our second studio in Toronto, Canada. At first glance, our second home in the Great White North may seem very different from Austin but the two cities have more in common than you might think: a diverse populace, a strong sense of community, a belief in environmental responsibility, a high quality-of-life standard, and some of the world’s finest food. But as the fourth-largest city in North America, Toronto also boasts over 6.4 million people, a burgeoning tech sector, growing art, and creative scene, and a gaggle of prestigious universities — a great place for a growing company like Certain Affinity to set up shop.