What Fast Travel Games does

Fast Travel Games is a Stockholm-based virtual reality (VR)-exclusive game developer and publisher founded in 2016. The company operates a dual model: developing internal VR titles and publishing third-party VR games across multiple platforms including Meta Quest, SteamVR, and PlayStation VR2. Its portfolio spans more than 22 games, with a current strategic focus on premium, narrative-driven VR experiences such as The Midnight Walk and Cities VR. The team consists of approximately 18 employees, drawing heavily from Nordic game-industry veterans from studios including EA DICE, Avalanche Studios, and Rovio.

The company's technology stack centers on Unreal Engine and proprietary VR design frameworks, with game prices ranging from $9.99 to $29.99 per title. Distribution occurs through major VR storefronts, generating revenue primarily through one-time purchases on its own titles and revenue-share arrangements on third-party published games. The studio has raised over $10M in lifetime funding across multiple rounds, with the most recent disclosed round of approximately $4M in 2023 led by Handelsbanken Fonder.

Fast Travel Games monetizes through premium B2C sales, publishing rev share, and IP licensing, exemplified by the PAYDAY: Aces High partnership with Starbreeze scheduled for 2026. The company is a member of the Home of XR industry alliance and has begun exploring non-VR platforms, with Nintendo Switch 2 announced as a future release channel. The studio underwent a restructuring and downsizing in 2024 due to weak sales, followed by a 2025 recovery marked by The Midnight Walk's win at The Game Awards.

Name

Fast Travel Games

Legal name

Fast Travel Games AB

Website

https://fasttravelgames.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fast Travel Games is a Stockholm-based VR-exclusive game developer and publisher founded in 2016, creating and distributing premium narrative-driven VR titles across Meta Quest, SteamVR, and PlayStation VR2 for consumer gamers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Virtual Reality Games

NAICS

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries (713)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

VR/AR Game Publishing & Distribution (MPAFABAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

VR/AR Gaming Platforms (BPAMAKAG)

Keywords

• VR game development
• Virtual reality games
• VR game publishing
• Cross-platform VR titles
• VR game distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Internal Game Development & Sales: Fast Travel Games develops and publishes its own VR games, selling them directly via digital storefronts (Meta Quest Store, Steam, PlayStation Store). Revenue is generated from one-time game purchases by consumers. Examples include Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice (fastest-selling internal title), Mannequin, Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game, and the upcoming PAYDAY: Aces High.
2. VR Game Publishing: FTG operates a publishing arm launched in 2021 to help third-party studios bring creative VR game concepts to market. The publisher handles marketing, platform distribution, and sales, taking a revenue share from third-party developers' game sales. Third-party titles include We Are One (Flat Head Studio), EVERSLAUGHT Invasion (Mobx Games), Broken Edge (TREBUCHET), Virtuoso (Really Interactive), Guardians Frontline (VirtualAge), and others.
3. Investment Funding: Fast Travel Games has raised outside investment from venture capital and investors. In July 2021, the company raised $4 million led by Brightly Ventures, bringing total lifetime outside investment to over $6.1 million.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fast Travel Games is a VR-exclusive game studio that develops and publishes virtual reality games across multiple genres (action, adventure, horror, simulation, shooter, puzzle, music, and multiplayer). The company operates both an internal development studio producing proprietary titles (e.g., Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice, Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game, Mannequin, Cities: VR) and a publishing arm launched in 2021 that brings third-party VR game studios' titles to market on major VR platforms. Games are sold directly through digital storefronts to VR headset owners worldwide.

Product overview

Fast Travel Games is a Stockholm-based VR-exclusive game developer and publisher with a portfolio of 22 VR games spanning multiple genres. The company develops both internally-created titles (such as Action Hero, Mannequin, Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice, Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game, Apex Construct, and Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife) and publishes third-party VR titles (including Project Demigod, Elements Divided, VEX MAGE, Guardians Frontline, Broken Edge, EVERSLAUGHT Invasion, We Are One, and Virtuoso). Their upcoming flagship title is PAYDAY: Aces High (2026), an officially licensed VR co-op heist game. Games are available across Meta Quest, SteamVR, PlayStation VR2, and other VR platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PAYDAY: Aces High Officially licensed VR co-op heist game set in Starbreeze's iconic PAYDAY universe featuring four-player cooperative gameplay with heist planning, weapons/gadgets, and story against antagonist Warren Jupiter.
• The Midnight Walk Handcrafted dark fantasy first-person adventure game built in clay with stop-motion animation, published for Fast Travel Games and developed by MoonHood Studios. Won Best VR/AR Game at The Game Awards 2025.
• Action Hero VR shooter where players become the protagonist in five different movie genres, featuring slow-motion combat and physical movement without artificial locomotion.
• Mannequin 2v3 asymmetrical hide-and-seek multiplayer FPS where players hunt as Agents using scanners or hide as shape-shifting alien Mannequins by posing as frozen statues.
• Elements Divided VR combat game featuring chaotic online combat and co-op where players bend fire, water, earth and air with approximately 60 attacks and abilities.
• VEX MAGE VR wizard combat game with an elemental rune system, co-op for up to two allies, and global leaderboards.
• Into the Radius VR survival shooter featuring realistic firearms, manual magazine loading, and exploration of dangerous zones filled with anomalies and hostile creatures.
• Band Space VR music game where players pick up instruments with unique gameplay mechanics and form bands in multiplayer mode with voice chat.
• BlackForge: A Smithing Adventure VR smithing game where players forge weapons using traditional techniques, heat metal in forge, and craft items to fulfill town requests.
• Project Demigod VR superhero simulator with physics-driven combat allowing players to create superheroes by mixing powers, toss objects, and swing through cityscapes.
• Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice Stealth adventure RPG set in Venice where players become vampires with supernatural abilities including Cloak of Shadows and Cauldron of Blood.
• Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game Space action roguelite set in the Stellaris universe where players captain the Aurora, encounter aliens, engage in space battles, and experience randomized maps.
• Cities: VR VR adaptation of the Cities: Skylines city-building simulation offering bird's-eye and street-level perspectives for urban planning.
• Guardians Frontline Strategic VR shooter blending FPS gameplay with real-time tactics, allowing players to spawn structures and units in single-player, 4-player co-op, and 8-player PvP.
• Broken Edge VR multiplayer fantasy swordfighting game where players embody historical swordfighters with unique techniques and powers, featuring cross-platform PvP duels.
• EVERSLAUGHT Invasion High mobility VR action game with three distinct classes (Warrior, Rogue, Vanguard) where players run, dash, jump and grapple through hand-crafted environments.
• We Are One VR puzzle shooter featuring time loop mechanics where players' actions are replicated by clones in subsequent loops across 50+ levels.
• Virtuoso VR musical sandbox with six instruments created specifically for VR, featuring Looper for real-time music creation and vocal effects.
• Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife Horror VR game set in the World of Darkness where players take on the role of a wraith (undead spirit) with supernatural abilities to explore the Barclay Mansion.
• The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets Peaceful VR puzzle adventure where players help their grandfather solve mysteries across miniature worlds built from clay, with handcrafted puzzles and no time limits.
• Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency Action-adventure stealth game and sequel to Budget Cuts, featuring zip, sneak and stab gameplay through offices, trains, warehouses, and skyscrapers against robot enemies.
• Apex Construct Story-driven single-player action/adventure VR game featuring upgradable cyber bow and shield combat against enemy robots in a post-apocalyptic world.
• Fast Travel Games VR Publishing (Publishing Arm) Publishing arm providing marketing, distribution, and platform relationship management for third-party VR game studios on Meta Quest, Steam, and PlayStation VR2.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100,000 units sold during Nov-Dec 2023 holiday period, doubling sales year-over-year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Starbreeze EntertainmentflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2026Starbreeze Entertainment partnered with Fast Travel Games to develop PAYDAY: Aces High, an officially licensed VR co-op heist game set in Starbreeze's iconic PAYDAY universe. Fast Travel Games is developing the title specifically for up to four players in co-op mode, launching in 2026 for Meta Quest and SteamVR. The collaboration is structured as a licensing partnership enabling Starbreeze to expand its flagship PAYDAY franchise (50M+ players, $400M+ lifetime gross revenue) into virtual reality. The game is being built from the ground up for VR as a true PAYDAY experience.
• MoonHood StudiosflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Fast Travel Games publishes The Midnight Walk from MoonHood Studios (a new studio formed by former members of Lost in Random and Fe developer Zoink Games). The game, a handcrafted dark fantasy adventure built entirely in clay and animated in stop-motion style, won 'Best VR/AR Game' at The Game Awards 2025. Published for PS5, PC, PC VR, and Nintendo Switch 2 at $29.99 USD.
• Home of XR Alliance (Vertigo Games, nDreams, Soul Assembly, Combat Waffle Studios, Beyond Frames Entertainment, Flat2VR Studios, Patient 8 Games)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Fast Travel Games joined the Home of XR alliance at Gamescom 2024 alongside seven other award-winning XR studios (Vertigo Games, nDreams, Soul Assembly, Combat Waffle Studios, Beyond Frames Entertainment, Flat2VR Studios, Patient 8 Games) to showcase upcoming VR titles in the business area of Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. The alliance also collaborated on a video showcase event dedicated to VR gaming.
• Paradox InteractivecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Fast Travel Games developed Cities: VR for Meta Quest 2, an adaptation of Paradox Interactive's Cities: Skylines franchise. The Enhanced Edition was a launch title for PlayStation VR2 in early 2023. The game retains core gameplay elements while offering a unique VR approach to city-building simulation.
• World of Darkness / Paradox Interactive (Licensor)flagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2021Fast Travel Games holds a license to develop games in the World of Darkness universe (Paradox Interactive). Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife was the world's first VR game set in the World of Darkness and first ever video game based on Wraith: The Oblivion. Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice is also set in this universe.
• Paradox Interactive (Licensor)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2021Paradox Interactive licensed its Stellaris IP to Fast Travel Games for Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game, a space action roguelite released for Meta Quest 2 in March 2023. The game received positive reviews and 'Must-have' recognition from Android Central, Shacknews, and UploadVR.
• Neat CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Fast Travel Games partnered with old office neighbours and VR co-developer Neat Corporation to create Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency, a sequel to one of the classic VR stealth games. The game was released in 2019.
• VR Games Showcase PartnerscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019Fast Travel Games co-created The VR Games Showcase at Gamescom 2019 alongside 5 other VR game developers, establishing it as a premier showcase event for VR gaming announcements. The showcase continued as an annual event with Fast Travel Games hosting/organizing it as a premium digital event. The 2026 edition featured the PAYDAY: Aces High reveal.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Vertigo Games: Vertigo Games is a VR-native developer and publisher (Arizona Sunshine, After the Fall) based in the Netherlands. It is the closest direct competitor to Fast Travel Games, with a comparable mix of internal development and third-party publishing, and is also a fellow co-founder of the VR Games Showcase and Home of XR alliance.
• nDreams: nDreams is a UK-based VR-exclusive developer and publisher (Far Cry VR, Phantom: Covert Ops) and one of FTG's fellow Home of XR alliance members. It targets the same Meta Quest / PSVR2 / SteamVR storefronts with similar premium, multi-genre VR titles, making it a structural twin.
• Resolution Games: Resolution Games is a Stockholm-headquartered VR-native studio (Demeo, Angry Birds VR: Reloaded, Cook-Out) competing in the same premium multi-genre VR space. Same geographic base and similar publishing-style portfolio roadmap.
• Beat Games: Beat Games developed Beat Saber, the breakout VR hit, and was acquired by Meta in 2019. Demonstrates both the upside (single-game VR category leaders) and platform-holder vertical integration risk that VR-native studios like FTG face.
• Survios: Survios is a Los Angeles-based VR-native studio (Creed: Rise to Glory, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners) known for licensed-IP VR adaptations similar to FTG's Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice approach.
• Schell Games: Schell Games is a Pittsburgh-based studio with a strong VR portfolio (I Expect You To Die, Until You Fall) alongside non-VR work. Comparable in studio scale and in pursuing premium, multi-genre VR titles with cross-platform releases.
• Owl Chem Labs: Owl Chem Labs (Surv1v3, asVRsal, Deimos) is a small VR-native developer/publisher operating in similar niche VR shooter/multiplayer genres as FTG's Mannequin and EVERSLAUGHT Invasion.
• Combat Waffle Studios: Combat Waffle Studios is a fellow VR Games Showcase co-founder and Home of XR alliance member. Comparable in size and VR-first focus, with titles in multiplayer and action genres.
• Beyond Frames Entertainment: Beyond Frames Entertainment is a publicly listed VR-focused publisher on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market, operating a publishing model very similar to FTG's third-party publishing arm. Provides a directly comparable public-markets valuation reference point.

Broad incumbents

• Devolver Digital: Devolver Digital is a large independent game publisher (Hotline Miami, Fall Guys, Cult of the Lamb) with broader platform reach. While not VR-specialist, it competes for the same indie developer publishing relationships FTG courts through its VR-focused publishing arm.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FastTravelGames
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/FastTravelGames
• Facebookfacebook.com/fasttravelgames
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fast-travel-games
• Instagraminstagram.com/fasttravelgames
• TikToktiktok.com/@fasttravelgames

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors7 records

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M&A

Investments

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