Auroch Digital
British independent game development studio founded 2010, based in Bristol, UK (~100 remote developers). Specialises in faithful adaptations of classic board game and tabletop IPs plus work-for-hire. Known for Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun and its sequel Boltgun 2 (2026), Warhammer Survivors, Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War, Mars Horizon, Ogre, Brewmaster and Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics; work-for-hire portfolio per own site includes V Rising, Sea of Thieves, Plague Inc. and Fury of Dracula: Digital Edition. Ran GameTheNews initiative. Moby record: 'Auroch Digital Ltd'.
- Type: Publisher and Developer · Buyer
- Headquarters: United Kingdom
- Activity taxonomy (by shipped credits): Development, Publishing, Art, assets and fonts production services, QA and testing services, Porting services, Game development and engineering
- Credited games in the group: 17
Partners proven by shipped credits
- Game Source Entertainment — Publishing, 2 shared credits, 2022–2026
- Chorus Worldwide Games — Publishing, 2 shared credits, 2018–2019
- iXie (Indium Play) — QA and testing services, 2 shared credits, 2023–2026
- The Chinese Room — Art, assets and fonts production services, Development, 2 shared credits, 2025–2026
- Twice Circled — Development, Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2018–2018
- Fireshine Games — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2022–2022
- Dovetail Games — Porting services, Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2020–2020
- WhisperGames — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2019–2019
- Secret Mode — Porting services, Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2022–2022
- HUWIZ Solutions — QA and testing services, 1 shared credits, 2026–2026
- Sumo Digital — Art, assets and fonts production services, Game development and engineering, 1 shared credits, 2023–2023
- Inlingo — Localisation services, 1 shared credits, 2023–2023
- Side US — Audio design and production services, Casting services, 1 shared credits, 2026–2026
- Tinsley PR — collaboration, 1 shared credits, 2026–2026
- Masamune — collaboration, 1 shared credits, 2026–2026
Latest related news
- Auroch Digital slots Boltgun 2 between Gears and Call of Duty, commits to Switch 2 at launch (2026-08-26)
- Auroch Digital turns cult sci-fi satire into a retro shooter with layers (2026-03-21)
- Sumo Digital pivots to hardware R&D with Arm neural GPU partnership (2026-03-10)
- Sumo Digital co-development pivot: how a UK studio unwound five years of IP ambition to bet on work-for-hire (2026-03-03)
- Sumo Group abandons original IP to go all-in on co-development (2025-02-04)
Source: Games Atlas (gamesatlas.app), based on MobyGames credits and Games Atlas analysis. Games Atlas does not estimate revenue or report the performance of individual games. Profile: https://gamesatlas.app/companies/auroch-digital