Starbreeze

Swedish independent developer, publisher and distributor of PC and console games, founded in 1998. Publicly listed on Nasdaq First North (STAR B). HQ in Stockholm with office in Paris (former Barcelona office closed 2023). Known for the Payday franchise, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, The Chronicles of Riddick and The Darkness.

• Type: Publisher · Buyer
• Headquarters: Sweden
• Activity taxonomy (by shipped credits): Publishing, Development, QA and testing services, Art, assets and fonts production services, Localisation services, Storytelling and narrative services
• Credited games in the group: 119

Partners proven by shipped credits

• Behaviour Interactive — Development, Publishing, 47 shared credits, 2016–2026
• 505 Games — Publishing, Storytelling and narrative services, 4 shared credits, 2015–2024
• Keywords Studios Montreal — QA and testing services, 4 shared credits, 2016–2018
• The Gang — Development, 2 shared credits, 2025–2025
• Lion Game Lion — Development, 2 shared credits, 2017–2018
• Goodbye Kansas Studios — Art, assets and fonts production services, Trailers, cinematics and cut-scenes Production services, 2 shared credits, 2017–2018
• Keywords Studios Seattle — QA and testing services, 2 shared credits, 2017–2018
• Roboto Global — Localisation services, QA and testing services, 2 shared credits, 2023–2025
• Virtuos — Art, assets and fonts production services, 2 shared credits, 2016–2019
• Dhruva Interactive — Art, assets and fonts production services, 2 shared credits, 2016–2018
• Pipeworks — QA and testing services, 1 shared credits, 2019–2019
• Digital Hearts USA — QA and testing services, 1 shared credits, 2016–2016
• Localize Direct — Localisation services, 1 shared credits, 2016–2016
• 2K Valencia — Art, assets and fonts production services, 1 shared credits, 2018–2018
• Room 8 Studio — Art, assets and fonts production services, 1 shared credits, 2018–2018

Latest related news

• Wizards of the Coast restructuring cuts Giant Skull D&D game and Atomic Arcade (2026-05-19)
• Starbreeze Roblox deal with Gamefam: a low-CAPEX blueprint to extend the Payday IP (2026-04-29)
• Starbreeze posts $44.6M net loss in 2025 as Payday 2 revival masks structural decline (2026-02-19)
• Starbreeze Q4 2025 earnings report: $24.5M revenue hides a $44.6M loss funded by a 12-year-old game (2026-02-19)
• Starbreeze studio layoffs expose single-IP survival gamble for investors and partners (2026-01-23)
• Starbreeze appoints former EA exec as CEO to lead multi-title expansion (2025-03-31)

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/starbreeze