PAX East: Ocean Drive Studio brings medieval Birmingham to Boston — and it’s a wicked hard life

Please note: The information below is under strict embargo until May 8, 3PM BST/ 7AM PT 2025 

El Segundo, California – May 8, 2025 | As PAX East gets underway, Kakao Games and Ocean Drive Studio are all set to embark upon a history lesson with a difference, one where your ability to fight off Brummie zombies will be your only saviour — and the only lesson you need to learn.

Beautiful British countryside, charming locals, and a horde of bloodthirsty zombies all await in upcoming survival crafting game God Save Birmingham. At PAX East, Kakao Games and Ocean Drive will transport players back in time to 14th century Birmingham — warts and all. No, quite literally, it’s riddled with the plague. As one of the only remaining survivors, players must forage for food and materials, craft weapons and necessities, and fend off a neverending stream of very dead and disgruntled midlanders. 

Visitors to PAX East can stop by Booth 15035 and check out a carefully reconstructed 14th century Birmingham in all its bucolic, bubonic glory… if they dare!

Ocean Drive Studio, a subsidiary of Kakao Games, is a company dedicated to developing and servicing games that resonate with global fans who love the same genres that their developers know and are passionate about. The studio gained attention with the release of its first game, the turn-based tactical RPG Lost Eidolons, on Steam, PS5, and Xbox. Building on this success, they are working on the second game in the same genre, Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch, as well as other titles including the roguelite shooter Section 13, the physics-based sandbox survival game God Save Birmingham, and an action RPG based on the IP Sword Master Youngest Son,. Ocean Drive Studio aims to deliver unique and engaging gaming experiences to gamers around the world through these diverse game genres. 

Founded in 2016, Kakao Games is a leading publisher of online and mobile games, responsible for releasing titles including Pearl Abyss' Black Desert Online (serviced in North America and Europe until early 2021), KRAFTON’s PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (serviced in Korea), Kong Studios' Guardian Tales (serviced in North America, Europe, Latin America and Oceania), and Nineark's Eversoul (serviced in North America and Europe.