What Uprising Labs does

Uprising Labs is an independent PC and console games publisher that partners with indie game studios to bring their titles to market on major digital storefronts. The company works with five or more named studio partners — Forthright Entertainment, So Peculiar, Blood Eater Games, JetSpice, and Lodestar Group — and currently has five titles in its 2026 publishing slate. Distributed titles span Steam (Maelstrom, Bug & Seek, NightSpawn forthcoming), Epic Games Store (Masks of the Void: Infinity), and Itch.io (Mullet Cop), reflecting a multi-channel indie publishing footprint rather than reliance on a single platform.

The business operates on a one-time license revenue model, earning per-title publishing fees tied to individual game releases rather than recurring platform or subscription revenue. Uprising Labs leverages more than 20 years of accumulated industry network to support studios through publishing workflows that include platform relations, release logistics, and distribution. The company is private, with 8 employees, and maintains a focused small-team operating structure. Its value proposition targets indie developers who lack the resources, relationships, or storefront access to self-publish effectively across PC and console channels.

There is no disclosed funding history, valuation, revenue figure, or AI capability in the available data. The publisher's competitive position is anchored on its industry relationships and multi-storefront distribution, with no evident proprietary technology, platform tooling, or recurring revenue layer differentiating it from other small indie publishers.

Name

Uprising Labs

Legal name

Uprising Labs

Website

https://uprisinglabs.io

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Uprising Labs is a small, private PC and console games publisher that partners with indie studios under a one-time licensing model to release and distribute their titles across Steam, Epic Games Store, and Itch.io.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Game Publishing Revenue: Revenue generated through publishing and distributing video games for indie studios on PC and console platforms including Steam and Epic Games Store. Studios retain creative vision while Uprising provides capital, distribution, launch strategy, and ongoing support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Uprising Labs is a PC and console games publisher that partners with independent game development studios. The company provides capital, publishing support, distribution on platforms such as Steam, Epic Games Store, and Itch.io, launch strategy, user acquisition, monetization guidance, and ongoing post-release engagement support while preserving the creative vision of each studio.

Product overview

Uprising Labs operates as a PC and console game publishing company supporting independent studios. The portfolio consists of five published titles: Maelstrom and Masks of the Void: Infinity (Forthright Entertainment), Bug & Seek (So Peculiar), NightSpawn (Blood Eater Games), and Mullet Cop (co-developed with JetSpice). Services include capital assistance, launch planning, user acquisition, monetization, and engagement support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maelstrom

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Forthright EntertainmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudio partner for Maelstrom and Masks of the Void: Infinity. Forthright Entertainment is an indie game development studio whose games are published by Uprising Labs on PC (Steam, Epic Games Store) and console.
• So PeculiarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudio partner for Bug & Seek, an indie game published on Steam. So Peculiar is an independent game development studio working with Uprising Labs.
• Blood Eater GamescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudio partner for NightSpawn (Coming Soon). Blood Eater Games is an independent game development studio whose upcoming game is being published by Uprising Labs.
• JetSpicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development partner for Mullet Cop alongside Uprising Labs. JetSpice is an indie studio collaborating on this game which is available on Itch.io.
• Lodestar GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a gaming partner in the footer of the website. Lodestar Group is identified as a partner organization in the games industry.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Team17: Team17 is a long-established UK-based publisher of indie games including the Worms and Overcooked franchises. It is a direct peer as it provides publishing, distribution, and IP development support to independent studios across PC and console.
• Humble Games: Humble Games is the publishing arm of Humble Bundle, focused on indie publishing across PC and console. It is a direct peer as it offers capital, distribution, and publishing services to independent studios in the same target market.
• Annapurna Interactive: Annapurna Interactive is a major indie publisher behind titles like Stray and Outer Wilds. It is a direct peer as it provides publishing, distribution, and marketing support to independent PC and console studios on a comparable studio-first basis.
• Akupara Games: Akupara Games is an indie-focused publisher working with independent developers on PC and console titles. It is a direct peer due to its similar mission of supporting smaller studios with publishing capital and distribution access.
• Devolver Digital: Devolver Digital is a leading indie game publisher known for titles like Hotline Miami and Enter the Gungeon. It is a direct peer because it serves the same indie studio customer base with capital, distribution, and marketing support across PC and console.
• Merge Games: Merge Games is a UK-based indie publisher that has published titles like Dead Cells and Spiritfarer across PC and console. It is a direct peer as it offers publishing, distribution, and marketing services to independent game developers.
• tinyBuild: tinyBuild is an indie publisher known for titles like Hello Neighbor and Graveyard Keeper. It is a direct peer because it provides publishing, marketing, and development support to independent studios on PC and console.
• Raw Fury: Raw Fury is a Sweden-based indie-focused publisher working with studios on PC and console releases. It is a direct peer given its similar model of partnering with indie developers and providing publishing capital and distribution support.
• Fellow Traveller: Fellow Traveller is an indie publisher specializing in narrative-focused games across PC and console platforms. It is a direct peer because it operates a comparable studio-first publishing model for independent developers.
• Finji: Finji is an indie publisher and developer known for Night in the Woods and Tunic. It is a direct peer as it publishes independently developed PC and console games and provides capital and marketing services to partner studios.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uprising-labs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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