What RockGame does

RockGame S.A. is an independent video game development and publishing studio founded in 2019 in Warsaw, Poland, and listed on the NewConnect market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange under ticker RKG since May 15, 2026. The company operates a hybrid model that combines proprietary development of its own titles (Vampire Clans, Pawnshop 90s, Ninja Simulator) with a publishing arm that brings external indie studios' games to market. Its 20+ released titles span simulation, strategy, survival, action, and adventure genres, distributed globally across Steam (primary), Epic Games Store, GOG, Microsoft Store, Nintendo eShop, PlayStation Store, and Xbox Marketplace. RockGame serves two distinct customer groups: end consumers (PC and console gamers purchasing games) and indie game developers seeking publishing support including marketing, QA, production consulting, and console submission expertise. The company is majority-controlled by publicly listed Polish publisher PlayWay S.A. (67.05% stake), with founder and President Łukasz Grynasz holding 18.09%.

RockGame monetizes through three primary streams: one-time licensing of own and published games sold on digital storefronts (FY2025 net sales revenue of 8,659,358.98 PLN, up from 4,589,744.85 PLN in FY2023), revenue-share arrangements with the indie studios it publishes, and internal console porting services for Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation. The company differentiates via AI-assisted production (2D/3D assets, QA automation, market analysis, narrative generation, NPC systems), internal console porting capabilities that reduce external dependencies, and ecosystem synergies with PlayWay and its network of associated studios. Reporting shows revenue growth of roughly 89% from FY2023 to FY2025 but a swing from a 9.6M PLN net profit in FY2024 to a 962K PLN net loss in FY2025, indicating margin volatility likely tied to specific title release timing.

The company employs only 7 staff despite its 20+ title portfolio, reflecting a capital-light publishing model that leans heavily on external development partners and a shared QA infrastructure with PlayWay. Its 2026 product slate (Cowboy Life Simulator, Technicity, Saloon Simulator, Cafe Owner Simulator, Sunset Motel, Cleaning Simulator, DESTRUCTURE: Among Debris, The people of Sea, Sun & Salt) is the most ambitious release year to date and is paired with a stated 2026-2027 international expansion plan targeting Western Europe, North America, and Asia. December 2025 governance changes (Supervisory Board reshuffle and approval to divest stakes in Out of Ordinary, Glivi Games S.A., and G11 S.A.) suggest active portfolio restructuring in the run-up to the listing.

Name

RockGame

Legal name

RockGame S.A.

Website

https://rockgame.pl

Company type

Public

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RockGame S.A. is a Warsaw-based independent video game development and publishing studio, majority-owned by PlayWay S.A., that develops its own titles and publishes games for indie studios across PC and console platforms globally. It serves both end-consumer gamers and independent developers seeking publishing, marketing, QA, and console porting support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Own Game Sales: Revenue from developing and selling proprietary games across PC and console platforms. Major titles include Vampire Clans, Pawnshop 90s, and own published games. Revenue grew from 3.49M PLN (2022) to 7.91M PLN (2025).
2. Publishing Revenue Share: RockGame acts as publisher for indie studios, offering support from concept through production to marketing and distribution, receiving revenue share per agreements with creators.
3. Console Porting Services: Company develops internal console porting capabilities for Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation, optimizing costs and increasing control over product quality for both own and published titles.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

RockGame S.A. is an independent video game development and publishing studio that creates and publishes PC and console games across simulation, strategy, survival, action, and adventure genres, with a portfolio of 20+ released titles distributed through Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. The company also provides indie publishing services including marketing, production consulting, QA, financing, and console submission support, alongside in-house console porting capabilities for external studios.

Product overview

RockGame S.A. is an independent game development and publishing studio that develops and publishes games across multiple genres (simulation, strategy, survival, adventure, action) on PC and consoles. The company operates a dual model: it develops its own titles (Vampire Clans, Pawnshop 90s, Ninja Simulator) and publishes games from independent studios. Their published portfolio includes simulation games (Saloon Simulator, Cafe Owner Simulator, Tattoo Shop Simulator, Cleaning Simulator, Train Station Project), strategy titles (Rebel Roar, Technicity, War Angels, Urbek City Builder), adventure games (Astrometica, Cowboy Life Simulator, Sunset Motel), and action games (DESTRUCTURE: Among Debris, Void Future: Hacking Protocol). RockGame provides indie publishing services including marketing, QA, financing, and console porting to support external developers. Games are distributed through Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vampire Clans Dark strategy game where players control vampires building and expanding their castle, using blood magic combat, and navigating complex clan politics in a setting based on 19th-century Paris.
• Pawnshop 90s Simulation game set in 1990s Poland where players manage a pawnshop, buying and selling items, haggling with customers, and growing their business.
• Ninja Simulator Stealth action game where players control a ninja with various sneaking abilities, melee weapons, and combat skills to eliminate enemies silently.
• Astrometica Space exploration and base-building survival game developed by BeryMery set in deep space with mining, resource gathering, and outpost construction.
• Saloon Simulator Wild West saloon management game developed by Glivi Games S.A. featuring drink/food service, staff hiring, reputation system, and exploration of criminal opportunities.
• Cowboy Life Simulator Wild West ranching simulator developed by Odd Qubit with immersive open world, farming, animal care, crafting, and exploration gameplay.
• Sunset Motel Motel simulation developed by Efkey Studios where players renovate rooms, ensure guest satisfaction, and use creativity to design unique spaces.
• Cafe Owner Simulator Restaurant/cafe management simulation developed by Second Reality with cleaning, equipment setup, menu creation, staff hiring, and business expansion.
• Cleaning Simulator Cleaning simulation game developed by Damaged Games featuring various cleaning tools including mop, vacuum, sponge, pressure washer with HDR and ray tracing graphics.
• Technicity First-person city building game developed by Osaris Games with custom construction blocks, terraforming, cooperative multiplayer, and Steam Workshop support.
• The people of Sea, Sun & Salt Civilization-building game developed by Emerick Gibson set on a Mediterranean island with cultural tenets, historic epochs, and survival elements.
• DESTRUCTURE: Among Debris Physics-based arkanoid game developed by Team Instant Defeat featuring robot turrets, bullet hell gameplay, power-ups, and upgrade systems.
• Urbek City Builder City building simulation developed by Fridus with resource management, neighborhood design, organic growth mechanics, and educational features.
• Rebel Roar Action-packed deckbuilder developed by Fridus where players combine animal decks and specialty decks to customize warriors and engage in card battles against tyrannical Sapiens.
• Tattoo Shop Simulator Simulation game developed by Old Stuff Studio where players manage a tattoo shop, create tattoos and piercings, hire staff, and defend their business from thugs.
• Chiklet's Human Products Farming and survival game developed by YK Game Studio where players return to a grandfather's island, capture wild humans, and turn them into bizarre recipes.
• Scrapnaut Base-building survival game developed by SpiffyBit with farming, cooking, resource collection, equipment crafting, and cooperative multiplayer support.
• War Angels

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability8 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TSP TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of Train Station Project, published by RockGame. A simulation game about managing a train station with renovation, customer service, and staff management.
• Glivi Games S.A.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of Saloon Simulator, published by RockGame. Wild West saloon management game with bar mechanics, quest systems, and business expansion features.
• YK Game StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of Chiklet's Human Products, published by RockGame. A unique farming-survival game blending farming and survival on a wild island.
• Old Stuff StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of Tattoo Shop Simulator, published by RockGame. Business simulation game about running a tattoo shop with equipment management and customer satisfaction mechanics.
• FriduscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of Rebel Roar (published by RockGame) and Urbek City Builder (owned IP). Rebel Roar is a deckbuilder strategy game set on planet Animalek.
• Leolit GamesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of War Angels, published by RockGame. A narrative-driven hospital management game set in a warzone.
• BeryMerycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of Astrometica, published by RockGame. A space exploration and base-building survival game released December 10, 2025, generating 2.22M PLN revenue in 2025.
• RVL InteractiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of Void Future: Hacking Protocol, published by RockGame. A cyberpunk hacking simulation game.
• Second RealityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of Cafe Owner Simulator, published by RockGame. Sandbox simulation game about running a restaurant/cafe business.
• Damaged GamesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of Cleaning Simulator, published by RockGame. A relaxing cleaning simulation game with various cleaning tools.
• Osaris GamesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of Technicity, published by RockGame. A first-person city building game with construction blocks and cooperative multiplayer.
• Emerick GibsonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of The people of Sea, Sun & Salt, published by RockGame. A city-building game set on a Mediterranean island.
• Team Instant DefeatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of DESTRUCTURE: Among Debris, published by RockGame. An arkanoid-style physics destruction game with bullet hell elements.
• SpiffyBitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of Scrapnaut, published by RockGame. A survival and base-building game with farming and cooking mechanics.
• Odd QubitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of Cowboy Life Simulator, published by RockGame. An immersive Wild West ranching simulator released November 26, 2026.
• Efkey StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper of Sunset Motel, published by RockGame. A motel management and customization simulation game released April 18, 2026.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Devolver Digital: Major indie publisher with a much larger portfolio of premium indie titles across PC and consoles. Comparable in core function (indie publishing) but operates at a larger scale, with higher production-value titles and a more diverse genre mix.
• Team17: Long-established UK indie publisher (Worms franchise) with a large multi-genre catalog on Steam, consoles, and mobile. Comparable indie publishing function at meaningfully larger scale, including its own internal studios and external publishing partnerships.

Direct peers

• No More Robots: Small UK indie publisher focused on PC and console releases across multiple genres. Closely aligned with RockGame in size, indie publishing focus, and Steam-centric distribution approach.
• tinyBuild Games: US-based indie developer and publisher focused on PC games across multiple genres, with a portfolio breadth and publishing model that mirrors RockGame's dual studio/publisher approach.
• All in! Games: Polish indie game publisher developing and publishing PC/console titles across multiple genres, with similar catalog breadth to RockGame. It targets a comparable audience of simulation, strategy, and adventure game buyers and uses Steam as a primary distribution channel.
• Coffee Stain Publishing: Swedish indie publisher (Coffee Stain Studios) with strong simulation and management titles such as Satisfactory and Goat Simulator. Closely aligned with RockGame's catalog emphasis on simulator/management genres and indie developer publishing partnerships.
• HandyGames: German indie publisher (THQ Nordic subsidiary) publishing PC and console titles across simulation, strategy, and survival genres. Comparable publishing scope, multi-platform distribution, and catalog breadth.
• PlayWay S.A. PlayWay is RockGame's majority owner (67.05%) and operates an identical Polish indie publishing model centered on low-budget simulator and management games across Steam and consoles. It is both a parent and the closest comparable peer in business model, catalog focus, and target market.
• Raw Fury: Stockholm-based indie publisher specializing in unique PC and console titles across simulation, strategy, and narrative genres. Directly comparable in publishing model, genre emphasis, and indie developer partnerships.
• Curve Games (Curve Digital): UK-based indie publisher that signs and releases third-party indie titles across PC and consoles. Direct overlap in the indie publishing business model and target customer segment, with a similarly broad genre spread.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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