What Private Division does

Private Division is a video game publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., established in 2017 to publish games developed by independent studios. The company distributes interactive entertainment software across PC and console platforms, with a portfolio that includes Kerbal Space Program (space simulation), Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey (open-world survival), Penny's Big Breakaway (3D platformer), and the OlliOlli skateboarding series acquired through the 2021 purchase of Roll7. Games are sold under a one-time purchase pricing model, with no subscription or recurring component; pricing is set per title at the relevant digital storefront.

Private Division serves consumer gamers globally through six major distribution channels: Steam, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, Nintendo eShop, Epic Store, and Netflix. The label combines external studio partnerships (e.g., Panache Digital Games, Evening Star) with select internal development capability acquired via Roll7. It benefits from Take-Two's global distribution infrastructure, marketing resources, and institutional ownership while maintaining creative autonomy for partner studios. Private Division does not publish independent revenue figures; its parent, Take-Two Interactive, reported $5.5 billion in FY2024 revenue across its full portfolio.

The technical stack is centered on multi-platform game distribution through established storefront integrations. There is no public API, SDK, or developer-facing tooling disclosed, and no AI-driven product features are documented in available sources. The company is structured as a California LLC (Private Division LLC) under parent entity Fictions, Inc., with headquarters referenced in Los Angeles legal documentation. Headcount is reported in the 11–50 range, consistent with a small, curated publishing operation rather than a high-volume publisher.

Name

Private Division

Legal name

Private Division LLC

Website

https://privatedivision.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Private Division is a Take-Two Interactive publishing label that partners with independent studios to release single-player video games across Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, Epic, and Netflix storefronts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Game Publishing

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Service Game Publishers (1st/2nd/3rd-Party Publishing) (MPAFABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Console Platform Publishing & Licensing (First-Party Platform Holder Programs) (MPAFABAD)

Keywords

• Video game publishing
• Indie game distribution
• Multi-platform game publishing
• Digital game storefronts
• Interactive entertainment software

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Game Sales: Private Division generates revenue through one-time purchase sales of video games across multiple digital storefronts including Steam, Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, Epic Store, Nintendo eShop, and Netflix.

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Private Division is a video game publishing label that publishes games from independent and partner development studios across PC and major console platforms. The label distributes titles through Steam, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, Nintendo eShop, Epic Games Store, and Netflix, and also acquires studios such as Roll7 to expand internal development. Its catalog spans 3D platformers, open world survival, space simulation, skateboarding, and action RPG genres, sold as one-time-purchase titles to individual consumers.

Product overview

Private Division is a video game publishing label of Take-Two Interactive that develops and distributes interactive software products (Games). The company operates a portfolio of video games spanning multiple genres including 3D platformers (Penny's Big Breakaway), open world survival (Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey), space simulators (Kerbal Space Program), and acquired titles including the OlliOlli skateboarding series from Roll7. Games are distributed as single-player experiences across multiple digital storefronts (Steam, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, Nintendo eShop, Epic Store) and platforms. Private Division publishes titles developed by both internal studios and external development partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Penny's Big Breakaway A kinetic single-player 3D-platformer video game and debut title from Evening Star. Players control Penny, a street performer who uses her Yo-Yo companion to clear her name, outrun the Emperor's penguin army, and unravel the mystery of the Cosmic String in the fluorescent world of Macaroon.
• Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey A third-person open world survival game developed by Panache Digital Games. Set in Neogene period Africa from 10 million to 2 million years ago, players explore, expand, and evolve their clan through critical stages of human evolution to advance to the next generation.
• Kerbal Space Program A space simulator video game where players take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. Players assemble fully-functional spacecraft with realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics, launch crews into orbit, and explore moons and planets in the Kerbol solar system across Science, Career, and Sandbox modes.
• The Outer Worlds An action role-playing video game set in a dystopian future, originally published by Private Division under a pre-acquisition deal with Obsidian Entertainment.
• OlliOlli Series Skateboarding video game series developed by Roll7 (acquired by Private Division in 2021). Includes OlliOlli, OlliOlli 2: Welcome to the Olliwood, OlliOlli World, and OlliOlli Canity, known for side-scrolling 2D skateboarding gameplay with stylized graphics.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Roll7coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 November 2021Private Division acquired London-based video game developer Roll7, known for the OlliOlli series. The acquisition supports Roll7's ongoing projects including OlliOlli World, with plans to enhance their creative scope under Private Division's publishing umbrella.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Devolver Digital: Independent game publisher specializing in premium indie and mid-budget titles across PC and consoles, with a similar creator-friendly publishing model. Closely comparable in target developers and storefront distribution strategy.
• Annapurna Interactive: Independent publisher focused on narrative-driven and artistic indie games across all major platforms. Directly comparable as a label that signs external studios and distributes multi-platform premium releases.
• Team17: UK-listed indie game publisher (Worms franchise owner) that signs and publishes third-party developed games across consoles and PC. Comparable publishing scale, developer-led model, and multi-storefront distribution.
• Raw Fury: Independent game publisher focused on premium indie titles across PC and consoles. Closely comparable in signing external developers and distributing multi-platform, one-time-purchase releases.
• Humble Games: Publishing label of the Humble Bundle platform, focused on indie and mid-budget games across PC and consoles. Comparable as a label publishing externally-developed titles under a parent-company umbrella.
• tinyBuild Games: Independent game publisher and developer of indie and mid-budget titles across multiple platforms. Comparable in signing external studios and operating a multi-IP publishing portfolio.
• 505 Games: Mid-tier multi-platform game publisher (owned by Digital Bros) distributing indie and AA titles globally. Comparable catalog scope and storefront distribution model.
• Focus Entertainment: European-based mid-tier publisher of AA and indie games across PC and consoles. Comparable as a multi-platform publisher mixing internally-developed and partner-developed titles.

Broad incumbents

• Electronic Arts (EA Originals): Major AAA publisher whose EA Originals program signs and publishes independent-developed games within a larger portfolio. Comparable as a major-publisher indie-label model layered on top of a broad games business.
• Paradox Interactive: Mid-to-large publisher with a mix of internally-developed and partner-developed PC-led titles. Comparable in publishing smaller-scope games under a larger corporate structure, though more PC-centric.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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