Wombo Games, a new studio from IO Interactive co-founder and ex-Square Enix Chief Creative Officer Janos Flösser, has officially launched.
The Copenhagen-based developer’s first game is called Raiders of Blackveil, and it launches in Steam Early Access this summer.
It’s positioned as a fusion of genres: a PVE-based roguelite game with MOBA-style champions and extraction-like gameplay, including co-op for up to three players.
Raiders of Blackveil has already been in development for two years, and Wombo Games says it’s composed of 21 developers who have worked on series like Hitman, Kane & Lynch, Just Cause and Tomb Raider.
Wombo says it has a flat structure with minimal management, the idea being to maximise each staff member’s contributions to its games.
“Raiders of Blackveil is our first title so it’s very special to us,” Flösser said. “It is a blueprint of our studio because every person at Wombo has contributed directly to its development.”
That ethos will extend to how its debut game will evolve with community feedback, according to the announcement.
“At Wombo, we make decisions by consensus, and plan to continue that with feedback from our players once we launch in early access later this year.”