Greetings! I hope 2026 is off to a great start for you. January was a slow month in terms of news and releases, so this months newsletter will be a mix between January and February - with that said grab a semla and dive in, thanks for reading!
📰 News Roundup
🏌️ Brimstone announces Super Battle Golf: Skövde/international indie studio ‘Brimstone’ have partnered with publisher Oro Interactive on the Co-Op Golf game ‘Super Battle Golf’ (watch: the trailer)
🔫 Easy Trigger Games announces HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME: Trollhättan-based developer Easy Trigger Games and Coffee Stain Publishing announces Run-And-Gun Action Roguelite game HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME, a prequel to the 2021 game HUNTDOWN (watch: the trailer)
🪦 Psychological horror game MOLE finds a publisher: Stockholm-based Off Black Creation has teamed up with Oro Interactive to publish their debut title MOLE (previously M.O.L.E.) with a Demo available now ahead of a planned Q2 2026 release (watch: the trailer)
🐟 Landfall invests in Skövde studio: Landfall Games have invested in Skövde-based Dazed Games and their upcoming title ‘How to Fish’ (watch: the trailer)
Moon Rover Games halts operation: Stockholm-based Moon Rover Games has announced that they have been unable to secure funding for Project Aldous, and as a result halting operations (read more)
Modoyo halts operation: Stockholm-based Modoyo has announced that they too have been unable to secure funding for their debut title Heart Electric, and as a result halting operations (read more)
Ubisoft Massive & Stockholm suffers layoffs: Ubisoft has announced another round of layoffs at Malmö-based Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft Stockholm, with the Stockholm studio closing down entirely (read more)
🐈 Isle of Strays expands: Gothenburg-based Indie Collective and investment company Isle of Strays have announced that Gothenburg-based Housefire Games and Barcelona-based Noname Studios have joined the collective, which also consists of Gothenburg-based Wishfully (Planet of Lana), TwoPeaks and Far Out Games (Deliver At All Costs) (read more)
🎮 Releases ┃ February 2025
🆕 = New Game Release ┃ 🔔 = Update/DLC/Season ┃ 🎮 = Port
🆕 The Prisoning: Fletcher’s Quest
February 10th 〡 PC
After a psychologist visit goes terribly wrong, you find yourself trapped in the mind of a game developer on the brink of physical and emotional burnout during the final stages of an intense project. Experience a metroidvania-lite drenched in anxiety and based on a very true story.
Developed by: Elden Pixels (Gothenburg)
🆕 REANIMAL
February 13th 〡 PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X & S, Nintendo Switch 2
The creators of Little Nightmares™ I & II have returned to take you on a darker, more terrifying journey than ever before. In this horror adventure game, a brother & sister go through hell to rescue their missing friends and escape the island that they used to call home.
Developed by: Tarsier Studios (Malmö)
🆕 Super Battle Golf
February 19th 〡PC
An online 1-8 player golf game where everyone plays at the same time. Swing, shoot, sabotage, and finish first by any means necessary in a free-for-all rush to the hole.
Developed by: Brimstone (Skövde/International)
💼 To those on the job hunt:
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 ❤️