Name

Atlas Games

Legal name

Atlas Games

Website

https://atlas-games.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tabletop Games

NAICS

Hobby, Toy, and Game Retailers (45912), Hobby, Toy, and Game Retailers (459120)

SIC

Retail-Hobby, Toy & Game Shops (5945)

akta.pro primary industry

Board Game & Puzzle Specialty Retailers (CRALALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hobby Games & Miniatures Retail (Tabletop RPGs, Wargaming) (CRALAFAH), Board Game Accessories & Components Retail (Sleeves, Dice, Tokens, Inserts) (CRALALAI)

Keywords

• Tabletop game publishing
• Board game publisher
• Card game design
• Roleplaying game settings
• Hobby game accessories

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Louis Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Physical Game Sales: Direct sales of tabletop games through the company webstore including board games, card games, RPGs, and accessories. Products include Gloom 2E ($27.95), CULTivate ($49.95), Vicious Gardens, and Dice Miner.
2. Digital Product Sales: PDF versions of rulebooks and digital games sold through the webstore. Digital versions of Gloom also available on Steam, iOS, and Android platforms.
3. Wholesale Distribution: Sales to Independent Local Game Stores (FLGS) and retail chains through wholesale distribution with retailer-specific terms and support.
4. Crowdfunding (Kickstarter): New product launches through Kickstarter campaigns, with Dice Miner expansions launching Fall 2026. Vicious Gardens surpassed $500,000 on Kickstarter.
5. Accessories and Merchandise: Sale of gaming accessories including Terrain Tiles (made in USA from 100% recycled plastic), Kitty Paw Dice sets, and other merchandise.
6. Print-on-Demand/Virtual Tabletop: Products available on virtual tabletop platforms including Shard, Dized, and Tabletopia for online play.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Atlas Games designs, publishes, and distributes tabletop games including card games, board games, roleplaying game systems and campaign settings, and gaming accessories. The company sells physical products through its own e-commerce storefront, wholesale to Friendly Local Game Stores (FLGS), and digital versions through DriveThruRPG, Steam, and mobile app stores. New product lines are also launched via Kickstarter crowdfunding.

Product overview

Atlas Games is a tabletop game publisher offering a diverse portfolio of board games, card games, and roleplaying game products. The core product lines include: (1) Board games such as CatStronauts (cooperative space station game), Vicious Gardens (competitive gardening card game), CULTivate (cult strategy game), Dice Miner (dice drafting game with 3D mountain), Godsforge (dice-battling spellcaster game), and Breakdancing Meeples (real-time dexterity game); (2) Card games including Gloom 2nd Edition (award-winning transparent card game), Gloom in Space (sci-fi variant), Cthulhu Gloom (Lovecraft variant), Mad Scientist University (party game), Three Cheers for Master (tower-building card game), Never Bring a Knife (social deduction), and Lost in R'lyeh (Cthulhu-themed hand management); (3) Roleplaying games and settings such as Planegea 5E (prehistoric fantasy setting for 5E), Magical Kitties Save the Day (RPG), Nyambe (African mythology setting), Northern Crown (colonial America setting), and Ars Magica (medieval fantasy RPG); (4) Accessories including Replay Workshop terrain tiles and storage solutions, and Kitty Paw Dice Set; and (5) Mini Mythos (Lovecraft parody children's books). Many products have expansions and supplements. The company also produces products through partner publishers like Fight in a Box.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Replay Workshop: A product line featuring terrain tiles, movement trays, and gaming accessories made from 100% recycled plastic
• Planegea
• Mini Mythos
• Gloom
• Once Upon a Time
• Dice Miner
• Magical Kitties
• Vicious Gardens
• CatStronauts

Products and services

• Gloom 2nd Edition An award-winning card game where players make their family miserable while heaping happiness on opponents. Features unique transparent plastic cards that stack to conceal and reveal Self-Worth scores.
• Vicious Gardens A competitive card game combining gardening with sabotage, featuring 70+ uniquely named plants and cozy cut-throat artwork. Players cultivate plants and employ specialists to outwit opponents.
• CatStronauts A cooperative board game based on Drew Brockington's graphic novel series about space cats, where players expand a space station before time runs out. Supports 1-6 players with 30-45 minute gameplay.
• Dice Miner A one-of-a-kind dice drafting game featuring 60 custom dice and a unique three-dimensional punchboard mountain. Players choose heroes, push their luck, and build dice combos. Includes solo mode.
• CULTivate A cult-themed strategy game for 2-5 players where players build followers and grow their cult following. Features 96 high-quality wood pieces and retro art style.
• Once Upon a Time A storytelling card game where players use story elements to weave narratives together.
• Planegea 5E A prehistoric fantasy campaign setting for 5th Edition D&D, featuring over 350 pages of all-new material including 65+ monsters, 30+ spells, 60+ magic items, and 95+ locations. Released under Open Game License.
• Ars Magica A fantasy roleplaying game of magic and power in medieval Europe, with a focus on wizard characters and their grogs.
• Magical Kitties Save the Day A roleplaying game featuring magical kitties as player characters, designed for accessibility and fun gameplay.
• Nyambe: African Adventures Epic fantasy RPG Open Game License setting based on deeply-researched African mythology.
• Northern Crown: New World Adventures Open Game License campaign world set in colonial North America, blending frontier adventure, political intrigue, and supernatural horror.
• Furry Pirates Swashbuckling roleplaying game set in a world of Furry Sapiens. Players explore the Furry Age of Piracy with detailed character creation for anthropomorphic animals.
• Godsforge A fast-paced dice-battling game of spellcasters. Features simultaneous play where players roll, re-roll, combine dice and cast spells.
• Mad Scientist University A zany sci-fi party game for 3-7 players where participants pitch wild evil plots using Unstable Elements to complete Insane Assignments.
• Witches of the Revolution A cooperative deck-building game for 1-4 players where secret cabals of witches work to free America from King George III.
• Pieces of Eight A high-seas combat game using coins to represent ships, with hidden captain placement creating asymmetric information warfare gameplay.
• Breakdancing Meeples A real-time dexterity game for 2-4 players where meeples are rolled and re-rolled like dice to form dance routines. Plays in 5 minutes with app-based timing.
• Never Bring a Knife A social deduction standoff game for 4-8 players set during a compromised heist. Players figure out who's on their team while avoiding bullets.
• Replay Workshop Accessory line including Terrain Tiles (snappable, glueable, stackable, moldable, made in USA of 100% recycled plastic), Movement Trays, and Kitty Caddy storage solutions.
• Mini Mythos A Lovecraft-inspired parody series of classic children's literature, written by Kenneth Hite and illustrated by Andy Hopp.
• Enigma Puzzle Gamebooks A puzzle gamebook series published by Atlas Games.

Quantifiable outcome

• Vicious Gardens surpassed $500,000 on Kickstarter
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Drew BrockingtoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026Drew Brockington is the creator and comic artist of CatStronauts, the graphic novel series. Atlas Games collaborated with him to create the CatStronauts board game, maintaining his cosmically cute art style and character designs in the tabletop adaptation. The partnership includes exclusive board game rights for the CatStronauts IP.
• Replay WorkshopcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026Replay Workshop produces Terrain Tiles for Atlas Games - snapable, glueable, stackable, moldable tiles made in the USA of 100% recycled plastic. These accessories are sold through the Replay Workshop product line and integrated into the company's accessory offerings.
• Ross BrugginkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoss Bruggink is the designer and illustrator of Vicious Gardens, the hit card game that surpassed $500,000 on Kickstarter. He is also an award-winning illustrator who recently designed the State Seal of Minnesota. The partnership is creator-owned with Atlas Games publishing.
• Fight in a BoxminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerFight in a Box is a publisher of games like Processing and Squirrel or Die that Atlas Games distributes through their catalog. Processing is a social game of terrible democracy, while Squirrel or Die is a tile game about squirrel survival. Atlas serves as the retail distribution channel.
• Muse on MinisminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerMuse on Minis co-publishes Squirrel or Die with Atlas Games. They produced deluxe wood tile versions sold at conventions and select retailers. Atlas Games distributes the standard edition.
• Kenneth HiteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKenneth Hite is the author of Mini Mythos series products including Where the Deep Ones Are, a Lovecraft-inspired parody of children's literature. He is a noted Cthulhu-mythos author who writes witty mashups of classic children's stories and Lovecraftian creatures.
• Gen Con TVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGen Con TV partnership for the Planegea School of Rocks actual play livestream campaign. Atlas Games produces content that streams on Gen Con's platform, expanding reach to convention attendees and virtual viewers.
• DriveThruRPGminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDriveThruRPG is the distribution platform for Planegea Open License fan-created content. The partnership enables fan creators to publish Planegea-compatible material and receive distribution through OneBookShelf's network.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Leder Games: Publisher of Root, Oath, and Vast; comparable as an indie strategy-game publisher leveraging unique mechanics and direct-to-consumer sales alongside FLGS distribution.
• CMON: Publisher of massive Kickstarter hits like Zombicide, Blood Rage, and Marvel United; relevant for shared crowdfunding-led go-to-market and premium hobby board game positioning.
• Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG): Mid-sized tabletop publisher of card and board games (Love Letter, Smash Up) and RPG content; comparable in product mix and FLGS distribution.
• Paizo Inc. Publisher of Pathfinder and Starfinder RPGs; a comparable RPG publisher with a strong open community model and direct customer relationships.
• Goodman Games: Publisher of Dungeon Crawl Classics and various old-school RPG lines; similar indie scale, OSR-adjacent audience, and FLGS-driven distribution.
• Greater Than Games: Publisher of Spirit Island and Sentinels of the Multiverse; similar indie scale, hobby-game focus, and expansion-driven product strategy.
• Stonemaier Games: Independent tabletop game publisher of hits like Wingspan and Scythe; closely comparable as a small-to-mid-sized indie publisher with diversified card/board/RPG portfolio and strong Kickstarter presence.
• Privateer Press: Publisher of Warmachine and Iron Kingdoms; comparable indie publisher with miniatures-adjacent hobby games, RPG supplements, and accessory lines.

Broad incumbents

• Wizards of the Coast (Hasbro): Publisher of Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering; relevant as the dominant RPG/TCG incumbent whose 5E ecosystem and open-license dynamics directly affect Atlas's Planegea positioning.
• Asmodee (Fantasy Flight Games): Global tabletop gaming giant owning Fantasy Flight Games and many other studios; relevant as the dominant incumbent shaping the retail and hobby-game environment Atlas operates in.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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