Our story

A new kind of studio.

Arisam is a startup built around one question: what can a very small team ship when it works hand in hand with AI?

Where we started

From one board game to a company

Arisam Inc. was founded in Ontario, Canada in 2026. We started the way we think every studio should: by shipping. Our first title, Backgammon Classic, brought a 5,000-year-old game to iPhone and iPad with a neural-network opponent — designed, built, localized into seven languages, and released by a team you could count on one hand.

That first release taught us something bigger than backgammon. The tools for building software have changed. A tiny team that directs AI agents well can now do the work that once took a whole studio — without giving up the taste, care, and accountability that only people bring.

A small team collaborating around a table with laptops
How we build

A small team, multiplied by AI

We treat AI agents as part of the team. Humans own the vision, the taste, and the final call; agents multiply how fast we can explore, build, test, and localize. That's not a shortcut — it's the founding idea of the company.

People set the bar

Every product decision — what to build, how it should feel, when it's good enough to ship — is made by a person who puts their name on it.

Agents do the heavy lifting

AI agents draft code, generate tests, port translations, and explore design variations — so a team of a few moves like a team of many.

Native craft, always

Whatever builds it, the result must feel unmistakably native: Swift and SwiftUI, fast, accessible, and at home on every Apple device.

What we believe

Principles we won't trade

Native-first

We build for Apple platforms directly. No cross-platform compromise, no lowest common denominator.

Privacy by design

Our products collect as little as possible — often nothing — and keep your data on your device.

Ship real things

Ideas are cheap. We measure ourselves by polished software in real people's hands — starting with our own games.

Come build with us

Whether you have a project in mind or just want to talk about building with AI agents, we'd love to hear from you.

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