Justin Roiland, the co-creator and former[1] voice actor behind the Rick and Morty series, founded Squanchtendo on August 25, 2016, in partnership with Tanya Watson, who previously worked as an executive producer at Epic Games.

[7] In August 2018, the company acquired the trademark for Radical Heights, a defunct battle royale game, from Boss Key Productions.

[8] The studio then went on to work on Dr. Splorchy Presents: Space Heroes, a project for Google Daydream, and Trover Saves the Universe.

Unlike the studio's previous games, which was considered to be a more experiential project, Trover Saves the Universe is "significant in length experience".

[11] In January 2023, it was revealed a former employee sued Squanch Games back in 2018 over alleged sexual harassment, discrimination, and wrongful termination.