Working at Arctic Theory

We're a tight-knit bunch.

Arctic Theory is composed of talented individuals who share a passion for creativity and innovation. Our skilled, global colleagues bring together a wide range of experiences, perspectives, and expertise.

Matti has been developing MMOs since the '90s, and spearheaded core components for CCP's EVE Online.

Favorite Games: Action Quake, The Stanley Parable

Gísli has worked in almost every aspect of game development, with projects in mobile, VR, AR, console and PC.

Favorite Games: Factorio, Eve Online

Ólöf went to university to study Physics before switching to Marketing and eventually entering the game industry.

Favorite Games: Baldur's Gate 3, FFXIV

Sigga has a computer science and multimedia background, and worked at CCP before joining Arctic Theory.

Favorite Games: Subnautica, Banished

Along with her work at Arctic Theory as a technical artist, Steinunn is also an accomplished musician.

Favorite Games: The Rollercoaster Tycoon Franchise, Tetris

Vik has a PhD in HCI/Game Design focused on MMOs. He and brother Ben has worked on their own Indie MMO for the last 7 years.

Favorite Games: Quake III, Ultima Online

Ash has worked on games like Sea of Thieves and Two Point Hospital. He enjoys card games and playing guitar.

Favorite Games: Final Fantasy XIV, Devil May Cry 5

Hristo has worked on a number of games, including Forza Horizon and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Favorite Games: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, The Curse of Monkey Island

Based in Berlin, Ebba takes inspiration in her work from video games. She enjoys film and road trips.

Favorite Games: The Kingdom Hearts Series, Guitar Hero

Ben has designed and built websites, apps, and games for more than 20 years, for brands like Nokia, DHL, and ABBA.

Favorite Games: Ultima Online, Skyrim

Between keeping Arctic Theory HQ running like a well-oiled machine, Birkir plays football for HK Kópavogur.

Favorite Games: Call of Duty, FIFA

Where we work

Our headquarters are based in a historic, two-story building in one of Iceland’s many lava fields. Once an actual home, Arctic Theory HQ doesn’t particularly feel like an office.

Photograph of the Arctic Theory office building

With plenty of natural light, comfortable couches and many opportunities to touch base with your colleagues, our space is designed to optimize creativity, collaboration and calm.

We are also surrounded by beautiful nature (we’re quite close to a duck pond, the harbor and a bubbling stream) for inspiration, and we aim to reflect this in our work.

After-hours

The Arctic Theory team not only works together, we play together.

Be it our annual holiday party, group trips for scenic hikes and bike rides, gaming sessions, karaoke for the brave, Friday lunch outings and more, we actively seek to balance our time in the office working with leisure activities. It’s a fun way to decompress and build relationships, a vital component to our studio philosophy.