Beehive Studios

Beehive Studios is the developer of LumenTale: Memories of Trey, a monster collector RPG. The studio created the game and partnered with publisher Team17 to bring it to market.

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About

Beehive Studios is a 14-person Italian development team, founded in 2021, behind LumenTale: Memories of Trey. The studio is co-directed by Paolo Lella, who is also chief executive and lead programmer, and Fabrizio Laborano, who serves as creative director. The game began as a crowdfunded project before the studio entered a publishing partnership with Team17, and Beehive presents it as a heartfelt creature collector that pays homage to the monster collector games that came before it while aiming to stand on its own.

The Game

LumenTale: Memories of Trey is set in the Italian-inspired land of Talea and follows Trey as he recovers his lost memories alongside creatures called Animon. For the full overview, see the LumenTale: Memories of Trey page.

Crowdfunding Origins

LumenTale: Memories of Trey began as a crowdfunded campaign in early 2023. The campaign ran for 28 days, from January 10 to February 7, and raised EUR 160,948 from 2,914 backers, clearing its EUR 75,000 goal by roughly 214 percent. A free demo went live during the campaign window so backers could try the game directly. Two years later, in 2025, Beehive Studios signed its publishing partnership with Team17 to bring the full release to PC and Nintendo Switch.

Related Pages

See Team17 and Release Date and Platforms.