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| Industry | Video games |
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| Founded | September 29, 2021 |
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Key people | Alexis Garavaryan (CEO) |
| Website | kepler-interactive |
Kepler Interactive is a video game publisher founded in September 2021. Based in London and Singapore, it is a co-owned by a group of independent game developers. Its published games include Tchia , Scorn , and Sifu .
Kepler Interactive was founded in September 2021 by CEO Alexis Garavaryan, the co-founder behind Kowloon Nights, a game development fund. [2] Self-described as a "super developer" publishing group, Kepler was initially co-owned by seven independent studios: A44 (known for developing Ashen ), Alpha Channel, Awaceb, Ebb Software, Shapefarm, Sloclap (known for developing Absolver ) and Timberline Studio. Each participating studio had "equal say" on the publishing label's decision-making process and were able to share resources and financial gains, but Kepler itself will not interefere with the operations of each studio, allowing them to stay independent. [3] [4] Kepler received $120 million in funding from Chinese gaming company NetEase, which became a minority shareholder. [1] The studio's revenue reached $50 million in 2022, boosted by the release of Ebb Software's Scorn and Sloclap's Sifu . [5]
In 2023, Kepler also launched a white-label publishing service, providing marketing and publishing for game developers. Eternights from Studio Sai was the first video game project to benefit from this program. [6] Additional developers, including The Gentlebros (the developer behind the Cat Quest series) and new studio Sandfall Interactive also joined Kepler. [5] It also partnered with Ironwood Studios for the publishing and release of Pacific Drive . [7]
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Developer | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sifu | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | Sloclap | |
| Scorn | Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | Ebb Software | ||
| 2023 | Tchia | Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 | Awaceb | |
| 2024 | Ultros | Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 | Hadoque | [8] |
| Pacific Drive | Windows, PlayStation 5 | Ironwood Studios | ||
| Cat Quest III | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | The Gentlebros | ||
| Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn | Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | A44 | ||
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