What Dragonis Games does

Dragonis Games is an independent video game development studio headquartered in Lárisa, Greece, operating with a 3-person core team and specializing in narrative-driven atmospheric horror games. The studio's portfolio centers on Lovecraftian horror themes, with four released titles — Necrophosis (2018), The Shore (2021), The Shore VR (2022), and Eresys (2022) — plus an upcoming title, Athanatorium, listed as TBA. Products span solo first-person narrative experiences, a 4-player cooperative multiplayer mode, and a VR port, all built using industry-standard indie game engines with Blueprint-based development expertise on the technical side and specialized 3D character art pipelines on the creative side.

The studio operates a product-led, community-engaged go-to-market: games are sold as one-time purchases (no subscription) through Steam, the dominant PC gaming marketplace, supplemented by direct distribution via the company website. Marketing relies on organic social media presence, the company website as a portfolio showcase, and direct contact for playtesting and collaboration outreach rather than paid acquisition. Customer segments are horizontally defined — Horror Game Enthusiasts and the Co-op Gaming Community — targeting individual gamers globally.

Commercially, the studio is founder-led (Ares Dragonis, founder/director/artist; Alexander Gorbenko, creative director and marketing; Adonis Brosteanu, lead developer), with no disclosed institutional funding, venture investment, or parent company. Revenue derives entirely from unit sales of a small back catalog and new releases on Steam, with no disclosed pricing, sales figures, or financials. The absence of funding, the 3-person headcount, and the absence of disclosed revenue all indicate a bootstrapped micro-studio whose scale is constrained by team capacity rather than market demand signals.

Name

Dragonis Games

Legal name

Dragonis Games

Website

https://dragonisgames.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dragonis Games is a 3-person independent game studio based in Lárisa, Greece, developing and self-publishing narrative-driven Lovecraftian horror titles (Necrophosis, The Shore, The Shore VR, Eresys) as one-time Steam purchases for individual horror gaming enthusiasts globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indie Horror Video Games

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Narrative/Adventure & RPG Game Studios (MPAFAAAL)

Keywords

• Indie horror games
• Lovecraftian video games
• Atmospheric narrative games
• Cooperative horror games
• VR horror games

Headquarters

HQ city

Lárisa

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Direct Game Sales: One-time purchase model for video games sold through Steam and digital distribution. Players buy games outright for permanent access.
2. Future Game Releases: Revenue from upcoming releases including Athanatorium (TBA) and potential VR versions of games

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Core offering

Dragonis Games is an independent video game development studio that designs, develops, and publishes narrative-driven horror video games with Lovecraftian mythological themes. Its products include single-player and cooperative horror titles for PC and VR, sold as one-time digital purchases to individual consumers through Steam and its own website.

Product overview

Dragonis Games is an independent video game development studio specializing in horror games with Lovecraftian themes. The company offers a portfolio of standalone games rather than a unified platform architecture. The core products include: Necrophosis (a horror adventure inspired by Zdzisław Beksiński's artwork), The Shore (a first-person story-driven horror game), The Shore VR (the virtual reality version of The Shore), Eresys (a 4-player cooperative horror game with smart AI mechanics), and Athanatorium (an upcoming title in development). All games feature atmospheric environments, horror elements, and connections to Lovecraftian mythology.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Necrophosis A horror adventure game inspired by the surreal and dystopian artwork of Zdzisław Beksiński, available on Steam for individual PC players who enjoy atmospheric horror experiences.
• The Shore A first-person story-driven horror game with atmospheric environment and narrations, set on a forbidden island where players encounter mysterious Lovecraftian creatures while searching for a lost daughter.
• The Shore VR A first-person story-driven virtual reality horror game with atmospheric environment and narrations, in which the player explores a mysterious island with strong Lovecraftian horror elements.
• Eresys A cooperative horror game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft, in which a party of 4 players work together to face horrifying entities from the Lovecraftian Universe, featuring smart AI mechanics.
• Athanatorium (TBA) A forthcoming Dragonis Games title with details yet to be announced, listed on the studio's official portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• Atmospheric horror gameplay with smart AI-controlled entities
• +1 more outcomes

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Technology focussed Yes

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Direct peers

• Red Barrels: Montreal-based indie developer of the Outlast series, a flagship narrative/atmospheric horror franchise. Directly comparable through first-person horror design, indie studio structure, and Steam-led distribution.
• Bloober Team: Polish studio known for Layers of Fear, Blair Witch, Observer, and the Silent Hill 2 remake. Directly comparable as a narrative-focused horror developer operating in a similar indie-to-mid-tier tier, with a thematic/atmospheric horror specialty.
• Kinetic Games: UK-based indie developer of Phasmophobia, the breakout cooperative horror title on Steam. Comparable through the cooperative-horror multiplayer mode Dragonis Games shipped in Eresys and through the small-team horror-on-Steam structure.
• Frictional Games: Swedish indie studio behind the Amnesia series and SOMA, the canonical reference for atmospheric first-person narrative horror. Directly comparable as a small-team developer specializing in horror with strong world-building and puzzle-driven design.
• Moon Studios: Austrian indie studio behind Ori and the Blind Forest / Will of the Wisps. Comparable as a small non-traditional-hub European indie game studio that built a recognized franchise on a niche thematic identity (nature/spiritual) similar to Dragonis's Lovecraftian horror identity.
• Supermassive Games: UK studio behind Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology, focused on narrative/branching horror experiences. Comparable through the first-person narrative-horror design and atmospheric storytelling that drives both studios' products.

Broad incumbents

• Annapurna Interactive: Publisher known for narrative-driven indie and AAA-adjacent titles (What Remains of Edith Finch, Stray). Comparable as a publisher partner path for a small horror studio and as a peer in the narrative/atmospheric indie category.
• Devolver Digital: Major indie games publisher that has published notable horror titles (e.g., Devotion) alongside a much broader portfolio. Comparable as a route Dragonis could leverage for distribution, marketing, and capital, and as a benchmark for what successful indie horror publishing looks like at scale.

Regional players

• Iceberg Interactive: European (Dutch) indie publisher that has shipped horror titles such as Killing Floor and others on PC. Comparable as a European-rooted intermediary that a Greek horror studio could partner with for European distribution and marketing.

Emerging players

• David Szymanski: Solo developer behind Iron Lung, DUSK, and ULTIKILL. Comparable as a small-team/sole-developer horror shooter model with strong developer branding, illustrating the upper-bound and lower-bound outcomes for one-/few-person horror studios.

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Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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