Pale Vale Game Studios was a short-lived American video game developer based in upstate New York. The studio is best known for its one and only release, Fragments (2002), a psychological survival horror game loosely inspired by Jonathan Gray’s book Fragments of Sanity.

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The studio was founded in 2000 by a small team of former college students and hobbyist developers. Little is known about the company's structure, funding, or key members. The credits for Fragments lists only three core members - Topher Pantellio, Mac Marshall, and Juan Carlos. According to a 2003 interview with PC Horror Digest, Pantellio described the group as “gamers” interested in games that act as layered experiences.

Fragments received limited distribution on CD-ROM and digital shareware platforms. Despite mixed reviews, it later developed a cult following for its unsettling atmosphere, unreliable save system, and rumored subliminal imagery.

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By late 2004, Pale Vale Game Studios had disbanded. No subsequent projects or public statements were released, and several attempts to contact former team members have gone unanswered.

Pale Vale Game Studios