BulletFarm

What BulletFarm does

BulletFarm is a private, stealth-mode video game studio developing AAA action-adventure and first-person co-operative games. Founded in 2026 and registered in Delaware as BulletFarm LLC, the company operates from Los Angeles as one of three founding studios under GreaterThan Group, a video game holding company created by industry veteran Simon Zhu that provides capital and shared services while preserving creative autonomy for each studio. The studio's stated philosophy centers on "right-sized teams making games at a human pace," rejecting what it describes as industry bloat, and emphasizing developer ownership, transparent culture, and sustainable pacing.

The company's core product is an unannounced first title; no game name, platform targets, technology stack, or distribution partners have been disclosed. Leadership is the principal disclosed asset: Studio Head David Vonderhaar is credited with the Call of Duty and Black Ops franchises, supported by Creative Director Chris Cowell and Technical Director Paul Watkins. BulletFarm maintains a minimal public footprint limited to a corporate website, careers page, and social channels on X, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram, all branded @BulletFarmGames.

The intended business model is one-time-license sales of premium video games, presumably through major digital storefronts such as PlayStation Network, Xbox Marketplace, Steam, or Epic Games Store once a title ships. At present the company is pre-revenue, pre-product, and dependent on GreaterThan Group for funding; no third-party institutional investment, ARR, pricing, or customer data has been disclosed. Strategic value at this stage rests almost entirely on the assembled leadership team's AAA pedigree and the structural support of the GreaterThan Group holding model.

Name

BulletFarm

Legal name

BulletFarm LLC

Website

https://bulletfarm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BulletFarm is a stealth-mode AAA action-adventure game studio based in Los Angeles and backed by GreaterThan Group, led by veterans of the Call of Duty and Black Ops franchises and targeting premium video game players through unannounced future titles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

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, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Video game sales: As a game development studio, BulletFarm generates revenue through the sale of video games. The company is currently operating in stealth mode developing its first title.

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BulletFarm is a game studio that develops AAA action-adventure and first-person co-operative games. The company is currently operating in stealth mode developing its first title and plans to earn revenue from the eventual sale/licensing of that game. Its work is grounded in a studio philosophy of right-sized teams producing games at a human pace, with developer ownership, transparency, and creative autonomy.

Product overview

BulletFarm is a new AAA action-adventure game studio operating in stealth mode. As a startup dedicated to game development, the company is focused on building compelling, high-quality games with right-sized teams without bloat. The company philosophy emphasizes developer ownership, transparent culture, and sustainable pacing. No specific named games or products have been publicly announced yet.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Unannounced AAA action-adventure / first-person co-operative game (in development) A first AAA action-adventure and first-person co-operative video game being developed by BulletFarm for eventual sale/licensing to video game players; the title has not been publicly named or released (studio is in stealth mode).

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GreaterThan GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025GreaterThan Group is a video game holding company founded by industry veteran Simon Zhu. BulletFarm operates as one of three founding studios of GreaterThan Group, alongside Arcanaut Studios in Edmonton and MAGship in Tokyo. The partnership model provides funding and support to elite creative studios while granting them creative autonomy. GreaterThan Group was launched in Los Angeles in 2025.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Respawn Entertainment: Elite AAA game studio known for action/shooter franchises (Titanfall, Apex Legends, Star Wars Jedi). Closely comparable in talent caliber, AAA action-adventure focus, and studio-size trajectory at its inception.
• Arcanaut Studios: Sister founding studio under GreaterThan Group, based in Edmonton. Operates under the same holding-company structure with granted creative autonomy, making it the closest comparable in model, funding source, and stage.
• id Software: Legendary AAA FPS/action developer (DOOM, Quake). Comparable as a small-team-driven AAA developer with a reputation for technical leadership — a profile similar to BulletFarm's stated technical-direction heritage.
• Crystal Dynamics: Veteran AAA action-adventure developer (Tomb Raider, Deus Ex). Comparable as a studio of similar size and category focus on premium single-player and co-op action-adventure experiences.
• Santa Monica Studio: First-party AAA action-adventure developer (God of War). Comparable in single-player action-adventure category focus and premium-experience positioning, though operating under a platform-holder rather than independently.
• Arkane Studios: Premium AAA developer known for immersive action titles (Dishonored, Deathloop, Prey). Comparable in elite talent profile, premium action-adventure category, and bespoke small-team creative culture.
• Bungie: Premier AAA action/shooter developer (Halo, Destiny). Comparable in player-base overlap with BulletFarm's target audience (FPS / co-op action-adventure enthusiasts) and in pedigree-level talent expectations.
• MAGship: Third founding studio under GreaterThan Group, based in Tokyo. Direct sister studio sharing the same patient-capital holding structure and operating philosophy as BulletFarm.

Emerging players

• Larian Studios: Independent AAA developer that achieved breakout success with Baldur's Gate 3. Comparable as an independent, talent-led studio that succeeded against the AAA-publishing consensus, validating the indie-AAA path BulletFarm is pursuing.

Broad incumbents

• Naughty Dog: Industry-leading AAA action-adventure developer (The Last of Us, Uncharted). Larger incumbent in the same category, providing a benchmark for the caliber of experience BulletFarm is implicitly targeting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BulletFarmGames
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@BulletFarmGames
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bulletfarm
• Instagraminstagram.com/BulletFarmGames

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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