What Redstone Interactive does

Redstone Interactive Ltd. is a private, Vancouver-based independent game development studio founded in 2020 and acquired by Offworld Industries in February 2022, where it now operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary with a team of approximately 20 developers. The studio's sole commercial product is Beyond the Wire, a large-scale multiplayer first-person shooter set on the Western Front of World War I, built on a proprietary engine that supports up to 100 concurrent players per server, integrated in-game Voice over IP, a construction system for frontline fortifications, melee combat, and next-generation graphics rendered across 2 km² period-authentic battlefields. Distribution is concentrated on Steam, where the title entered Early Access on October 21, 2020 and reached full release on August 31, 2022.

The company monetizes solely through one-time game license sales to consumers, with no disclosed pricing, DLC catalog, subscription, or recurring revenue layer. Customer acquisition is community-led: the studio maintains active presence on Discord, Reddit, Twitch, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, and explicitly frames its development approach as community-guided with a strong focus on modding, engagement, and partnerships. The press kit also references a server-rental funnel, indicating modest ecosystem extension beyond direct Steam sales.

Strategically, Redstone is positioned as a vertically focused, single-SKU studio inside a parent (Offworld Industries) that employs 100+ people and has sold over 3 million copies of its flagship title Squad, providing publishing and operational leverage. No funding rounds, patents, trademarks, regulatory actions, or named management team are disclosed in the input, and there are no documented AI/ML capabilities embedded in the product or operations.

Name

Redstone Interactive

Legal name

Redstone Interactive Ltd.

Website

https://redstone.gg

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Redstone Interactive is a Vancouver-based indie game studio and wholly-owned subsidiary of Offworld Industries, developing the large-scale WW1 multiplayer FPS Beyond the Wire for sale on Steam to PC gaming consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indie Video Games

akta.pro primary industry

Social/UGC & Sandbox Game Studios (Roblox-like) (MPAFAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Game Server Hosting & Community Infrastructure (private servers, matchmaking communities) (MPAFAIAF)

Keywords

• Multiplayer first-person shooter
• Video game development
• WW1 combat game
• Indie game studio
• Steam game publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

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: One-time purchase of Beyond the Wire through Steam store. Game released October 21, 2020 in Early Access and fully launched August 31, 2022.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Redstone Interactive develops and publishes Beyond the Wire, a large-scale multiplayer first-person shooter set on the Western Front of World War I. The game supports up to 100 real-world combatants per server on maps up to 2 km², featuring period-appropriate guns, in-game Voice over IP, an advanced construction system for fortifications, and tactical melee combat. It is sold as a one-time purchase on Steam, having entered Early Access on October 21, 2020 and fully launching on August 31, 2022.

Product overview

Redstone Interactive is an independent game development studio that operates as a single-product company focused on the Beyond the Wire video game. The company, acquired by Offworld Industries in February 2022, consists of 20 developers creating original gaming experiences with a heavy focus on community and modding. Beyond the Wire serves as the sole product, a WW1 multiplayer shooter published by Offworld Industries alongside their other titles Squad and Post Scriptum.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beyond the Wire A large-scale multiplayer first-person shooter immersing players in the Western Front of the Great War, featuring battles with up to 100 players on maps up to 2 km² in size, period-appropriate guns, advanced construction system for fortifications, in-game Voice over IP, tactical close-quarters melee combat, and next-generation graphics. Sold to individual PC gamers as a one-time purchase on Steam; transitioned from Early Access to full release on August 31, 2022.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100 players per server
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Offworld IndustriescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2022Offworld Industries acquired Redstone Interactive in February 2022. Offworld Industries, founded in 2014 by game modders, is responsible for ongoing development of Squad, Beyond the Wire, and publishing of Post Scriptum. The company has sold over 3 million copies of Squad and has 100+ team members.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• DICE (EA): Developer of Battlefield (including Battlefield 1 set in WW1) — a broad incumbent operating large-scale multiplayer FPS as part of a much wider portfolio. Comparable because it competes for the same large-scale FPS audience and previously covered the WW1 niche.

Emerging players

• Gaijin Entertainment: Developer of War Thunder, a large-scale military multiplayer title spanning WW1/WW2 eras. Comparable in historical military PC multiplayer scope and modding-friendly community, though broader in vehicle-combat focus.
• Gray Matter Studios: Indie studio working on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered-era multiplayer experiences; comparable as a small-team tactical FPS developer on PC/console with community-led content.

Others

• Valve (Steam): Steam is Redstone's sole distribution platform; relevant as the ecosystem enabler whose algorithms, policies, and promotional mechanics materially shape discoverability and revenue for Beyond the Wire.

Direct peers

• BlackMill Games: Developer of Post Scriptum, a large-scale WW2 multiplayer FPS that competes head-to-head with Beyond the Wire for the same tactical/realism PC shooter audience; also published historically by Offworld Industries, making it the most directly comparable title.
• Tripwire Interactive: Developer and publisher of Verdun and Tannenberg, historically authentic WW1 multiplayer FPS titles on Steam. Closely comparable in setting (WW1), distribution channel (Steam), and gameplay scale (squad-based).
• The Farm 51: Developer of World War 3, a modern-military large-scale multiplayer FPS. Comparable in ambitious 100-player-scale multiplayer ambitions on PC/Steam and tactical realism positioning, though with a modern rather than WW1 setting.
• Bohemia Interactive Simulations: Developer of the Arma series and mil-sim tactical shooters. Comparable in large-scale PC multiplayer, realism-oriented gameplay, and modding-friendly architecture serving overlapping tactical-shooter enthusiasts.
• Offworld Industries: Parent company and developer of Squad, the same large-scale tactical FPS genre as Beyond the Wire. Direct peer because Offworld internally develops and operates Beyond the Wire post-acquisition and shares the same engine, audience, and live-ops philosophy.
• New World Interactive: Developer of Insurgency and Sandstorm, tactical team-based multiplayer FPS on Steam. Comparable in PC-only distribution, squad-based combat mechanics, and indie-studio scale competing for the same realism-oriented shooter segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/redstone_io
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/BeyondTheWire
• Facebookfacebook.com/playBTW

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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