Mixrift, a new studio specializing in games for the Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro, has raised $1.6 million in a seven-week pre-seed funding round. With its new money, the developer is looking to create “in-demand” games for mixed reality devices.
Three firms have been identified as the investment leaders: Outsized Ventures, SOSV and Underline Ventures. The two Ventures are co-leading the funding.
According to Bobby Voicu, co-founder and CEO of Mixrift, the funding will help the company “rapidly prototype games” for release and solicit player feedback and improvements.
The press release emphasizes that mixed reality has yet to acquire an adequate dimension main driveMixrift wants to create games with easy-to-understand gameplay mechanics that can actually appeal to a more casual audience.
To date, the studio has two mixed reality games under its belt: Fractured AND Infernal Horde, the latter is currently in beta.
“We’re at the very beginning of what mixed reality could do for gamers,” Voicu continued. “We know there’s a huge untapped market, and our founding team knows what it takes to create the games that capture those gamers.” Large partner Lomax Ward echoed that sentiment, saying mixed reality “has immense potential. […] MixRift's founding team has deep knowledge and experience, allowing the company to capitalize on both player demand and growing MR interest.”