The studios in the first Haven

Here are the game studios selected for the first edition of our new game studio support program, Haven! The program will provide participants with experts and peers to support them in building a sustainable future for their respective studios.

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The six selected game studios have been chosen based on four parameters: Commercial potential, artistic potential, ambitions and mindset, and diversity representation. One of the goals for Haven is to improve the gender balance and the diversity in the games industry. Haven therefore aimed to include participants of all backgrounds and genders, which we’re very happy to have accomplished with these selections. The selected companies represent a wide variety of founders and games, which we believe have a good chance of impacting the industry.

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Concretely, Haven consists of a series of workshops and continuous access to business advisors and peer support. The workshops are for the most part led by distinguished regional games industry experts, such as Astrid Refstrup from WINGS Interactive that will help the participants build their teams and culture, Robin Hjelte from Bloom & Gloom who will help the teams create a unified studio strategy and vision, and Alexandar Skronski from Ghost Ship Games, who will give the teams tools to do proper market research.

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The first Haven is running September to December 2024. Applications for the spring 2025 edition opens later in the autumn.

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Haven is run by Game Habitat and Minc in collaboration with WINGS and Nyföretagarcenter Syd. Find out more about Haven at www.gamehabitat.se/haven.

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These are the six studios selected for the first edition of Haven:
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Blackdoor

Two people studio, founded in 2024, and located in Lund. The founders are games industry veterans with experience from regional studios such as Massive Entertainment, Tarsier, and IOI. Blackdoor's company core is gothic horror and the studio aims to explore themes and narratives seldom prioritized in AAA. The studio is currently working on their first project, a single-player top down gothic horror game set in a haunted house.

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Website: www.blackdoor-studio.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackdoorstudio
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Dead Astronauts

Four people studio, founded in 2024, and located in Malmö. The founders are games industry veterans with experience from companies such as Massive Entertainment, Warner Bros, and Epic Games. Dead Astronauts is on a mission to reinvent open world game experiences.

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Website: https://deadastronauts.games

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/deadastronauts
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Folded Fox

Small studio consisting of games industry veterans from Malmö and elsewhere, founded in 2023. Folded Fox aims to create high-quality, premium indie games. Their first game in development is a crunchy, tactical, deckbuilding dungeon crawler with a light-hearted cosmic horror vibe.

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Website: www.foldedfox.games

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/foldedfoxgames
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Odd Dreams Digital

Small studio consisting of games industry veterans. Founded in 2024, the studio is anchored in Malmö but with remote staff from around the world. Odd Dreams Digital are currently developing "Everything Is Crab", an animal evolution roguelike game about (maybe) not becoming a crab.

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Svargames

Developer duo consisting of two brothers, founded in 2023. Svargames are focused on deck-building games. Their first game, “Forestygian”, a roguelike deckbuilder inspired by classic action RPGs, is available as a demo on Steam.

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Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3138490/Forestygian_Demo

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