Red Thread Games

Norwegian video game developer

Red Thread Games
IndustryVideo games
Founded2012
FounderRagnar Tørnquist
HeadquartersOslo, Norway
Key people
Ragnar Tørnquist
Dag Scheve
Martin Bruusgaard
Rakel Johnsen
Quintin Pan
Audun Tørnquist
Websiteredthreadgames.com

Red Thread Games is a Norwegian video game developer based in Oslo. Their first release was Dreamfall Chapters, the episodic sequel to Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, released in five episodes between 2014 and 2016.

The team consists of several veterans from the Norwegian game industry, primarily former employees of Funcom. The team has previously worked on The Longest Journey, Dreamfall, Age of Conan, The Secret World and other titles.

History

Red Thread was founded in September 2012 by Ragnar Tørnquist, creator of The Longest Journey and Dreamfall sagas, and The Secret World and Anarchy Online universes.[1]

On 1 November 2012, Tørnquist announced that the long-awaited sequel to Dreamfall was on its way from his new development studio[2] after obtaining the first of several development grants from the Norwegian Film Institute for the pre-production of Dreamfall Chapters.[3]

On 8 February 2013, a Kickstarter campaign was launched for Dreamfall Chapters which closed at USD$1,538,425, almost doubling their goal of $850,000.[4] Ultimately the game would receive 4.5 million NOK in grants (approx. $423,000) from the Norwegian Film Institute.[5]

On 30 October 2013, RTG announced that they had begun working on a new game titled Draugen, a first-person survival horror set in the 1920s Norway.[6] The development was funded through grants from the Norwegian Film Institute totaling 4 million NOK (approx. $375,000),[7] as well as a grant of 150,000 Euros from the EU's Creative Europe project.[8] The game also received 150,000 NOK (approx. $14,000) from Viken Filmsenter.[9]

In 2024, the company released Dustborn. Development was funded by the Norwegian Film Institute with grants totaling 14,000,000 NOK (approx. $1.4 million)[10], as well as a grant of 150,000 Euros from the EU's Creative Europe project.[11] The game also received 300,000 NOK (approx. $28,000) from Viken Filmsenter.[12]

Since 2016, the company has been working on Svalbard, which has received 10,975,000 NOK (approx. $1.03 million) from the Norwegian Film Institute as well as 150,000 Euros from Creative Europe.[13][14] The game also received an unknown amount from Viken Filmsenter and Epic MegaGrants.[15]

The company is also working on Project M, an untitled RPG which has received 2.3 million NOK (approx. $216,000) from the Norwegian Film Institute.[16]

Games

References

  1. ^ Sinclair, Brendan (1 November 2012). "Ragnar Tørnquist founds Red Thread Games". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ Ragnar Tørnquist [@ragso] (1 November 2012). "Yep, it's finally official. The sequel to #Dreamfall is on its way from my new development studio Red Thread Games. More information soon!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Drømmefall Kapitler - NFI". Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013. Norwegian. Retrieved 28 May 2013
  4. ^ "Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey".
  5. ^ "Drømmefall Kapitler".
  6. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (30 October 2013). "Dreamfall dev announces first-person survival horror Draugen". Eurogamer. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Draugen".
  8. ^ "Search - Culture and Creativity".
  9. ^ "DRAUGEN – Viken filmsenter".
  10. ^ "Norwegian Film Institute Says "Market Potential" Was A Major Factor In Decision To Fund 'Dustborn' With Tax Payer Money". BoundingIntoComics.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Search - Culture and Creativity".
  12. ^ "Stort spillfokus i årets siste tildelingsrunde – Viken filmsenter".
  13. ^ "Svalbard".
  14. ^ "Search - Culture and Creativity".
  15. ^ "Games".
  16. ^ "9,6 millioner kroner til sju norske dataspill".
  17. ^ "Draugen official website". Red Thread Games. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  18. ^ Romano, Sal (21 March 2024). "Dustborn launches August 20". Gematsu. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Kodenavn Svalbard" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Film Institute. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  • Red Thread Games website