📰 News Roundup
👊 Liquid Swords announces Samson: Stockholm-based Liquid Swords, founded by Just Cause creator Christofer Sundberg have announced their debut title, the Action-Adventure game ‘Samson’ (watch: the trailer)
🪑 Last Man Sitting (Re)Announced: Skövde-based developer DoubleMoose Games teams up with publisher Raw Fury for the Roguelite Arena Shooter ‘Last Man Sitting’ originally announced in 2017 by German creator Der_Kevin (watch: the trailer)
🌃 Neon Giant announces NO LAW: Uppsala-based Neon Giant has announced single-player First-Person Shooter game NO LAW, their second title after The Ascent - to be published by Krafton (watch: the trailer)
⚙️ Frictional Games announces ONTOS: Malmö-based Frictional Games has announced Sci-Fi Mystery game ONTOS, a spiritual successor to SOMA, to be published by Kepler Interactive (watch: the trailer)
⚔️ Jämmerdal Games announces Decrepit: Solo developer Jämmerdal Games announces Decrepit, a First-Person Action game to be published by Stockholm-based Three Friends (watch: the trailer)
🐍 Feeble Minds announces Serpent’s Gaze: Gothenburg-based Feeble Minds have announced the studios debut title Serpent’s Gaze, a 1-4 players Co-Op Third-Person Action game (watch: the trailer)
🪓 Hello There Games announces Lumber Plumber: Gothenburg-based Hello There Games have announced the Automation Simulation game Lumber Plumber
💰 Arrowhead founders invests in Oddiko: Arrowhead founders announces 8 Million SEK in Gothenburg-based Oddiko, developers of the upcoming game Meadgard (via: swedengamearena.com)
🌞 Megabit to publish Hello Sunshine: Sweden/UK-based publisher Megabit Publishing set to publish Norway-based Red Thread Games’ Hello Sunshine (via: x.com/megabitpublish)
🏆 The Game Awards Roundup
The Game Awards 2025 took place on Thursday, December 11th - and it was a record year for swedish developers, both in the amount of overall nominations, but also the amount of devs/games nominated. At the end of the night, Swedish devs took home 3 wins:
💥 Best Multiplayer: ARC Raiders from Embark Studios
🥽 Best VR/AR: The Midnight Walk from MoonHood, published by Fast Travel Games
🔉 Best Audio Design: Battlefield 6 from Battlefield Studios (DICE, Criterion, Motive, Ripple Effect)
🎮 Releases ┃ December 2025
🆕 = New Game Release ┃ 🔔 = Update/DLC/Season ┃ 🎮 = Port
🆕 Simogo Legacy Collection
December 2nd 〡PC, Nintendo Switch 1 & 2
From cute arcade novelties to innovative text-based thrillers and acclaimed fourth wall-breaking stories, Simogo Legacy Collection is an eclectic celebration of Simogo's past, featuring faithful renditions of seven games released on mobile platforms between 2010 and 2015.
Developed by: Simogo (Malmö)
🆕 Big Band Survivors
December 4th 〡PC
Build your band, unlock powerful relics, and slay hordes in sync with the beat. Big Band Survivors is a rhythm-based roguelite that combines the visceral gameplay of the Survivors-like genre with musically interwoven game mechanics.
Developed by: Moontrail Games (Stockholm)
🔔 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - Third-Person Update
December 5th 〡PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a first-person, action-adventure game set in the Western Frontier. Reconnect with your lost heritage and discover what it truly means to be Na'vi as you join other clans to protect Pandora.
Developed by: Massive Entertainment (Malmö)
🔔 Battlefield 6 - Season 1
December 9th 〡PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series
The ultimate all-out warfare experience. In a war of tanks, fighter jets, and massive combat arsenals, your squad is the deadliest weapon..
Developed by: Battlefield Studios
💼 To those on the job hunt:
It’s been a tough year for the industry. If you are currently on the lookout for your next adventure within the swedish games industry I highly recommend taking a look at Sweden Game Jobs ❤️