Radical Forge, a Middlesbrough, UK-based games studio, raised £2.6M in funding.
The round was led by NPIF II – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Ventures as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II).
The company intends to use the funds to expand its team with the creation of 15 jobs, take on new and bigger contracts and launch its own game, Southfield, early next year.
Established in 2017 by two Teesside University computer games graduates, Bruce Slater and Freddie Babord, Radical Forge produces its own games and has recently established a publishing division. Its first launch, the murder mystery puzzle Bright Paw, was published in 2020 and won the title of Best Puzzle Game at the NYX game awards. The latest release, Southfield, is a farming game set on a fantasy island where players can grow crops, experiment with machinery and build their own homestead.
The studio, which now employs around 70 people, has worked with some of the top names in the industry and contributed to games including Gang Beasts, Sea of Thieves, Golf With Your Friends, and Zombie Army 4.
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05/11/2024