Among the first three studios founded at Ubisoft, the Montpellier studio opened in 1994 as a graphics studio and then merged with Tiwak Studio. The studio developed the critically acclaimed Beyond Good and Evil and the lauded Rayman Origins.

Ubisoft Montpellier has notably brought its technical and creative expertise to projects such as Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, Rabbids Go Home, Michael Jackson: The Experience, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, as well as From Dust.

The studio continued its rise with the release of ZombiU for the launch of the Wii U console.

In 2013, Ubisoft Montpellier released a new opus in the beloved Rayman series, Rayman Legends, to the delight of its fans.

Using the UbiArt Framework game engine, developed in-house at Ubisoft Montpellier, the studio released Valiant Hearts: the Great War in 2014, winning the award for Best Original Property at 2015’s BAFTA Game Awards.

After successful collaborations with Ubisoft Montreal on Assassin's Creed Unity, then with Ubisoft Quebec on Assassin's Creed Syndicate and Ubisoft Paris on Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands and Breakpoint, the studio is now focusing on the eagerly awaited Beyond Good and Evil 2.

The 400 employees led by Guillaume Carmona since 2019 have seen their workforce grow by 70% in 3 years, with the hiring of 150 additional people in Montpellier.