Today sees the release of sci-fi adventure Somerville, from developer Jumpship, a team comprising former members of Limbo and Inside studio, Playdead, including former CEO and co-founder Dino Patti. And, coinciding with the launch of the developer’s first game, publisher Thunderful Games has announced that is has entered an agreement to acquire the indie studio.
Under Thunderful, Jumpship will “retain creative autonomy as it continues to create top-class story-driven narrative games,” the announcement states, while Patti will also serve as Strategic Advisor for Thunderful Games. “Adding to our already diverse and accomplished roster of talent under the Thunderful Studios’ umbrella is an important part of our strategy to build strong internal IPs,” said Thunderful Chief gaming Officer Agostino Simonetta.
“We look forward to supporting the team at Jumpship to harness their skill for building impactful narrative driven experiences as they continue to create fantastic titles within the Thunderful family.” Jumpship Studio Director Claire Boissiere added: ”Thunderful’s established relationships with key platform holders and expertise in putting games into the hands of players gives us an infrastructure where we can focus on what we do best: crafting games that challenge our audience both emotionally and intellectually.”
Somerville is out now for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC, also available via Xbox Game Pass as part of November’s lineup.