Kepler Interactive

Kepler Interactive
Industry	Video games
Founded	September 29, 2021; 3 years ago
Headquarters	London and Singapore
Key people	Alexis Garavaryan (CEO)
Website	kepler-interactive.com

Kepler Interactive is a video game publisher founded in September 2021. Based in London and Singapore, it is co-owned by a group of independent game developers. Its published games include Tchia, Scorn, and Sifu.

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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 Kepler Ghost, 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]

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Year	Title	Platform(s)	Developer	Ref
2022	Sifu	Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S	Sloclap
2022	Scorn	Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S	Ebb Software
2023	Tchia	Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S	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
2025	Bionic Bay	Windows, PlayStation 5	Mureena, Psychoflow Studio	^[9]
	Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S	Sandfall Interactive	^[10]
	Rematch	Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S	Sloclap	^[11]

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Year	Title	Platform(s)	Developer	Ref
2023	Eternights	Windows, Playstation 4, Playstation 5	Studio Sai
	En Garde!	Windows	Fireplace Games
	Apocalypse Party		Breaker Games
	Battle Shapers		Metric Empire
2024	Windblown		Motion Twin	^[12]
2024	Unrailed 2: Back on Track	Windows, macOS, Linux	Indoor Astronaut	^[13]
2025	Neon Abyss 2	Windows	Veewo Games

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[1]
Mukherjee, Supantha (September 28, 2023). "Gaming company Kepler raises $120 mln from China's NetEase". Reuters. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
[2]
Partis, Danielle (September 29, 2021). "Publisher Kepler Interactive launches, raises $120m". Gameindustry.biz. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
[3]
Partis, Danielle (October 14, 2021). "Introducing Kepler Interactive, a publisher run by independent developers". Gameindustry.biz. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
[4]
Denzer, TJ (September 28, 2021). "Kepler Interactive 'super developer' publisher group formed with $120m in funding". Shacknews. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
[5]
Kaser, Rachel (March 17, 2023). "Kepler Interactive begins 2023 with new partnerships". VentureBeat. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
[6]
Rousseau, Jeffery (March 17, 2023). "Kepler Interactive hits $50m in 2022 and unveils new partnerships". Retrieved July 31, 2023.
[7]
Romano, Sal (June 10, 2023). "Pacific Drive to be published by Kepler Interactive". Gematsu. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
[8]
Donnelly, Joe (2024-02-12). "Ultros review: 'A drop-dead gorgeous head trip of a Metroidvania game set in a cosmic uterus sarcophagus'". GamesRadar. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
[9]
Reuben, Nic. "Cinematic platformer Bionic Bay is incredibly impressive even beyond its 250,000 pixel trees". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
[10]
Valentine, Rebekah (June 10, 2024). "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 From Sandfall Interactive Announced for 2025". IGN. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
[11]
Yin-Poole, Wesley (December 12, 2024). "The Next Game From the Developer of Sifu Is an Online Multiplayer Soccer Game - The Game Awards 2024". IGN. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
[12]
Evans-Thirlwell, Edwin (2023-12-08). "Dead Cells creators Motion Twin reveal cute and gory new roguelike Windblown". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
[13]
Romano, Sal (2023-11-30). "Unrailed! 2: Back on Track announced for PC". Gematsu. Retrieved 2024-10-28.

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[Reuters-1] [1]
Mukherjee, Supantha (September 28, 2023). "Gaming company Kepler raises $120 mln from China's NetEase". Reuters. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

[2] [2]
Partis, Danielle (September 29, 2021). "Publisher Kepler Interactive launches, raises $120m". Gameindustry.biz. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

[3] [3]
Partis, Danielle (October 14, 2021). "Introducing Kepler Interactive, a publisher run by independent developers". Gameindustry.biz. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

[4] [4]
Denzer, TJ (September 28, 2021). "Kepler Interactive 'super developer' publisher group formed with $120m in funding". Shacknews. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

[new_studio-5] [5]
Kaser, Rachel (March 17, 2023). "Kepler Interactive begins 2023 with new partnerships". VentureBeat. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

[6] [6]
Rousseau, Jeffery (March 17, 2023). "Kepler Interactive hits $50m in 2022 and unveils new partnerships". Retrieved July 31, 2023.

[Gematsu_Kepler-7] [7]
Romano, Sal (June 10, 2023). "Pacific Drive to be published by Kepler Interactive". Gematsu. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

[8] [8]
Donnelly, Joe (2024-02-12). "Ultros review: 'A drop-dead gorgeous head trip of a Metroidvania game set in a cosmic uterus sarcophagus'". GamesRadar. Retrieved 2024-02-13.

[9] [9]
Reuben, Nic. "Cinematic platformer Bionic Bay is incredibly impressive even beyond its 250,000 pixel trees". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 20 August 2024.

[10] [10]
Valentine, Rebekah (June 10, 2024). "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 From Sandfall Interactive Announced for 2025". IGN. Retrieved June 10, 2024.

[11] [11]
Yin-Poole, Wesley (December 12, 2024). "The Next Game From the Developer of Sifu Is an Online Multiplayer Soccer Game - The Game Awards 2024". IGN. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

[12] [12]
Evans-Thirlwell, Edwin (2023-12-08). "Dead Cells creators Motion Twin reveal cute and gory new roguelike Windblown". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2024-10-28.

[13] [13]
Romano, Sal (2023-11-30). "Unrailed! 2: Back on Track announced for PC". Gematsu. Retrieved 2024-10-28.

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