What Fictions does

Fictions is a privately held video game publisher and developer founded in 2025 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The company was established by acquiring the Private Division catalog and simultaneously commissioning a new slate of original and licensed projects. Fictions operates as a multi-genre publisher with a portfolio spanning cozy life simulations, party games, licensed fantasy adventures, action RPGs, and roguelite shooters. Its five core titles are Tales of the Shire (developed with Wētā Workshop on The Lord of the Rings IP), LEGO Party! (with SMG Studio), Beast of Reincarnation (with Game Freak, day-one on Xbox Game Pass), Armatus (with Counterplay Games, announced at The Game Awards 2025), and Everbloom (with Torbie Games, scheduled Spring 2027).

Name

Fictions

Legal name

Fictions, Inc.

Website

https://fictions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fictions is a private video game publisher and developer founded in 2025 in Los Angeles that publishes multi-genre titles across PC and console platforms, leveraging licensed IP partnerships and the acquired Private Division catalog to serve individual gaming consumers globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Game Publishing

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Children’s Licensed & Media Tie-In Publishing (MPAJAFAK), Graphic Novels Publishing (Original & Serialized Collections) (MPAJAGAC)

Keywords

• Video game publishing
• Game development
• Multi-platform gaming
• Console gaming
• Indie game publisher

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

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 (One-time License): Fictions generates revenue through the sale of game licenses across digital storefronts. Customers purchase a perpetual license to each game at a single price point. Games are available on Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and Epic Store. Some titles (e.g., LEGO Party!) are currently available for purchase, while others (e.g., Beast of Reincarnation) accept pre-orders ahead of release.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fictions is a video game publisher and developer that publishes a diverse portfolio of games across multiple genres including cozy life simulations, party multiplayer, action RPGs, and roguelite shooters. The company partners with notable creative studios such as Game Freak, Wētā Workshop, SMG Studio, Counterplay Games, and Torbie Games to bring titles to market across PC (Steam, Epic), PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch platforms. At founding in 2025, Fictions acquired the Private Division catalog, giving it an instant established portfolio alongside new original projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Everbloom A cozy open-world farming and social simulation game supporting 1-4 player cooperative multiplayer. Players build homesteads, farm, craft, cook, fish, and befriend townsfolk with romance mechanics. Developed by Torbie Games and scheduled for Nintendo Switch 2 and PC.
• Armatus A third-person roguelite shooter set in demon-infested Paris. Players are supernatural warriors wielding firearms and celestial powers, fighting through demonic hellscapes in permadeath runs to find the Sunless Gate. Developed by Counterplay Games.
• Beast of Reincarnation An action RPG set in post-apocalyptic Japan (4026 AD), featuring real-time sword combat with companion dog Koo and command-based RPG mechanics. Developed by Game Freak; published worldwide by Fictions with day-one Xbox Game Pass availability and planned physical editions.
• LEGO Party! A 4-player multiplayer party game featuring 60 minigames from LEGO themes including Pirates, Space, and NINJAGO. Supports local and cross-platform online multiplayer. Developed by SMG Studio.
• Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game A cozy adventure game based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings universe, where players live as Hobbits in Bywater village. Features home decoration, farming, fishing, cooking, and community-building. Developed by Wētā Workshop.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and major.

• Private DivisioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Fictions acquired the Private Division catalog at its founding in 2025. This catalog acquisition provided the company with an instant portfolio of published titles, establishing Fictions as an active game publisher from day one. The company simultaneously began building a new slate of original projects alongside the acquired catalog.
• Game FreakflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFictions publishes Beast of Reincarnation, developed by Game Freak. The game is described as a one-person, one-dog action RPG set in post-apocalyptic Japan (year 4026 AD), featuring blade parrying mechanics. Fictions handles worldwide publishing including physical editions on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with day-one Xbox Game Pass availability. Release is scheduled for August 4 on PS5, Xbox, and PC via Steam.
• Wētā WorkshopflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFictions publishes Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game, developed by Wētā Workshop (creative studio known for The Lord of the Rings film props and design). The cozy adventure game is set in Bywater, Hobbiton, within J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth universe. Available on Xbox, Nintendo Switch (including Switch 2 edition), PlayStation, and Steam.
• SMG StudiomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFictions publishes LEGO Party!, a 4-player party game developed by SMG Studio. The game features 60 minigames across LEGO themes (Pirates, Space, NINJAGO) with cross-platform multiplayer for up to 4 players. Available on Steam, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox.
• Counterplay GamesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFictions publishes Armatus, a third-person roguelite shooter developed by Counterplay Games, set in demon-infested ruins of Paris. Fictions handles worldwide publishing on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. The game was announced at The Game Awards 2025 and is currently in development.
• Torbie GamesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFictions publishes Everbloom, a cozy open-world farming and social simulation developed by Torbie Games. The game features 1-4 player cooperative multiplayer, character customization, crafting, fishing, cooking, and romance mechanics. Scheduled for Spring 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2 and PC.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Focus Entertainment: European-headquartered multi-platform game publisher with a diverse genre portfolio (cozy, action RPGs, shooters) distributed across console and PC storefronts. Comparable to Fictions in portfolio diversification and external development partnerships.
• 505 Games: Multi-platform publisher of premium and mid-tier video games across console and PC storefronts, working with third-party developers. Closely comparable to Fictions' publisher role and storefront distribution model.
• Team17: Long-running independent game publisher with a multi-genre catalog (Worms, Overcooked) distributed globally across console and PC storefronts. Directly comparable in publisher-only model with licensed and owned IP across genres.
• Annapurna Interactive: Publisher of narrative and stylized games across console and PC storefronts, working with external development studios. Comparable to Fictions in distributing third-party-developed premium titles via major digital storefronts.
• Coffee Stain Publishing: Publisher of cozy and simulation titles including the Goat Simulator and Satisfactory franchises, distributed across PC and console storefronts. Comparable to Fictions' cozy/genre-diverse publishing focus.
• Devolver Digital: Independent multi-platform video game publisher that acquires, funds, and markets titles developed by external studios across PC and console storefronts. Closely comparable to Fictions in publisher model and indie/mid-tier positioning.

Emerging players

• Akupara Games: Independent publisher specializing in narrative and indie titles distributed across consoles and Steam. Comparable as an emerging publisher working with external developers on multi-platform releases.
• Humble Games: Publishing arm of Humble Bundle that signs and distributes indie and mid-tier games across PC and console storefronts. Comparable as an emerging publisher with multi-platform storefront distribution.
• Raw Fury: Independent publisher focused on stylized, cozy, and narrative games distributed across PC and console storefronts. Comparable to Fictions' portfolio style and indie positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Private Division (Take-Two label): Incumbent publisher label historically focused on mid-tier premium games (including titles now under Fictions). Comparable as a publisher of premium third-party-developed games across major storefronts, though at larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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