Vampire survivors studio Poncle enters the world of publishing with a division aimed at supporting third-party developers.
For Games industrythe studio revealed its plans at Game Republic's recent Pitching to Investors and Publishers event. The studio stressed that it does not want to be a “traditional publisher” focused on intellectual property.
Instead, he hopes to provide the support that “allows people to do They games.” Additional support includes QA, localization, platform support, and release management.
To further highlight the projects he wants to help with, Poncle will offer development advice on games with “sincerity, passion and depth.” Its main “insta-nos” include web3 or AI-created games, free-to-play mobile titles, and “Survivor-likes” too similar to Vampire survivors.
At the time of writing, Poncle does not have a form or website for interested developers to apply as potential partners.
More publishers are forming, but will they all make it?
Poncle is the latest independent studio to open a publishing label. Earlier this year, both Owl Games AND Inner sloth they launched their own, with a focus on narrative-driven games and “fun, original and clever” titles.
At the same time, larger publishing labels, such as Humble Games and Take-Two's Private Division, found themselves facing significant renovations or are at risk of close or sell. The Humble renovation seriously affected games he had just released and forced their developers to do so find your own solutions.
Even smaller publishers have been hit by the waves of layoffs in recent years. Against Evil closed at the end of 2023 and Get ready for the games he allegedly cut his staff in half almost a full year after launching his own label.