LONDON, UK – April 19, 2023 – As Deceit 2 players prepare to identify and eliminate the infected, game studio World Makers is able to confirm and celebrate the invested as the company reveals it has secured $4 million USD in additional backing from Makers Fund and additional partners to further support ongoing and future development.
“Our strong partnership with our investors allows us to continue forward with our development vision and increase staffing resources as we near the launch of Deceit 2” said James Thompson, CEO, World Makers. “This new investment round lays the path to the future for our studio and allows us to continue supporting our passionate community as we craft the next generation of online multiplayer games.”
"Since our initial investment in World Makers, the team has continued to expand the studio's talent and broader vision while successfully delivering on Deceit 2's development," said Archie Stonehill, Investor, Makers Fund. "World Makers is more than living up to the potential that we at Makers Fund, along with their millions of players, have long seen in the studio. We can’t wait to bring Deceit 2 to a global PC and Console audience as well as exciting future titles from World Makers."
World Makers is gearing up for the launch of Deceit 2 with hiring efforts across multiple disciplines including Art, Production, Design, Content Creation, and more. The studio is poised to take on this upcoming product launch, and future projects, with a focus on finding ambitious and highly skilled professionals in the games space who want to create equally ambitious games. Find out more on the Careers page on the World Makers website.
Makers Fund is a global interactive entertainment venture capital firm focused on early stage investments. The team supports founders through an extensive network and deep experience in the industry. With this new funding round, Makers Fund and World Makers have solidified a long standing partnership. Makers Fund has a presence in San Francisco, London, Tokyo, and Singapore.
Following the well-regarded original Deceit, Deceit 2 will be an evolution for asymmetric horror gameplay, bringing players an authentically terrifying atmosphere that permeates every aspect of the game. The game was seen in First Look press sessions during GDC, and will have a closed beta test later this year where players will be able to go hands-on and experience the macabre and demented world of the Game Master.
Deceit 2 will be the first console release from World Makers as it will launch on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One in addition to PC. Featuring a massive overhaul of gameplay mechanics that will create a more tense and suspicious atmosphere, Deceit 2 will be a rich social deception sandbox that will connect Players on PC and Console via crossplay.
Players can wishlist Deceit 2 now on Steam.
About World Makers
World Makers is a Cambridge, U.K.-based independent games studio focused on building groundbreaking multiplayer games. World Makers released Deceit on Steam in March 2017 and has hit several major milestones to date: 14 million downloads, 17,000 peak concurrent users, 90,000+ Discord members, and over 53 million games played.
https://worldmakers.com
About Makers Fund
Makers Fund is a global interactive entertainment venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments. Makers is dedicated to furthering growth and innovation in the interactive entertainment industry. With more than 90 portfolio companies to date, Makers provides founders strategic value that is deeply catered to companies across the value chain in the industry. For more information, visit makersfund.com.
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