About Squeaky Wheel

Squeaky Wheel Studio is an independent game development studio, co-developer, and publishing partner of indie management/strategy/simulation games for the PC. Founded by a team of 3 in 2015, it is currently operated by BAFTA Award winning Filipino artist and entrepreneur Ryan Sumo.

Ryan has worked for 15 years in the industry starting from J2me mobile games before going freelance and creating artwork for cult classic indie games Spacechem and Prison Architect. He cofounded Squeaky Wheel in 2015, which released games like Political Animals and Academia : School Simulator, and published Ruinarch. Academia : School Simulator IP was sold to Paradox Interactive in 2022.

Ryan joined PDX as a Business Owner to manage franchises like Stellaris, Europa Universalis IV, and Victoria 3, befor returning to indie games in 2024.

Outside of game he was a cofounder of Urban Sketchers Philippines and you can find his artowrk on Instagram.