Survios
Los Angeles-based VR/immersive game studio founded in 2013 by Project Holodeck alumni from USC (Nathan Burba, James Iliff). Developer and publisher of Raw Data, Creed: Rise to Glory, Pistol Whip, Alien: Rogue Incursion and other VR titles; also publishes third-party VR games. 2026 UPDATE: MAJOR RISK — Survios reportedly laid off the bulk of its development team around May 2026; a former combat designer described the studio as 'essentially shuttered' with development staff let go (per GameDeveloper.com, RoadToVR, UploadVR, NintendoLife May 2026); no formal shutdown announcement at time of reporting, so active status kept with closure flag for next review. Alien: Rogue Incursion Part 2 is on hold / uncertain, following the Evolved Edition flatscreen/Switch 2 ports (patch 1.1.0 December 2025 per official site).
- Type: Publisher and Developer · Buyer
- Headquarters: United States
- Data updated: 15 Nov 2026
Key facts
- According to Games Atlas analysis of shipped-game credits, Survios published or developed 8 games released 2017–2025.
- Games Atlas data shows 3 of 8 Survios titles with known production credits (38%) used external service partners.
- The most frequent external partner on Survios titles is Big Foot Foley (2 shared credits, 2024–2025).
- Games Atlas tracked 4 news stories about Survios in the last 24 months.
How to cite this page
Games Atlas — Games Industry Intelligence (2026). Survios — company profile. Data updated 15 Nov 2026. https://gamesatlas.app/companies/survios
What Survios outsources and how open it is to new partners
The verdict rates how hard it is for a new vendor to win work in each discipline: how much of the work goes to outside vendors rather than staying inside, whether the same partners come back or change from project to project, and how often first-time partners got in over recent years.
- Trailers, cinematics and cut-scenes Production services: Open: partners change from project to project. Sourcing model: regularly outsourced (1 vendors per title, typical 1.4). 3 of 3 titles with detailed credits since 2015 used an external partner (100%); 2 external partners, 1 of them returning (67% of outsourced titles), most often Buddha Jones (67%). Small base: a first signal, not a settled pattern.
- QA and testing services: Open: partners change from project to project. Sourcing model: regularly outsourced (1 vendors per title, typical 1.4). 2 of 3 titles with detailed credits since 2015 used an external partner (67%); 2 external partners, 0 of them returning (0% of outsourced titles), most often DAQA (50%). Small base: a first signal, not a settled pattern.
- Art, assets and fonts production services: Full breakdown available to registered members.
- Casting services: Full breakdown available to registered members.
- Localisation services: Full breakdown available to registered members.
- Marketing and consulting services: Full breakdown available to registered members.
- Audio design and production services: Full breakdown available to registered members.
- Lead & co-development: Full breakdown available to registered members.
Members-only data, free account. The full sourcing breakdown for Survios is available to registered Games Atlas members. Registration is free. After sign-in, the page shows for Art, assets and fonts production services, Casting services, Localisation services, Marketing and consulting services, Audio design and production services, Lead & co-development: share of titles outsourced, number of external partners, the largest vendors and their share, new partners in recent years, and how open each discipline is to new vendors, plus 10 more external partners. Create a free account.
External partners proven by shipped credits
- Big Foot Foley — Audio design and production services, 2 shared credits, 2024–2025
- Buddha Jones — Trailers, cinematics and cut-scenes Production services, 2 shared credits, 2024–2025
- Devoted Studios — collaboration, 2 shared credits, 2024–2025
- Pole To Win Holdings — Audio design and production services, Casting services, 2 shared credits, 2024–2025
- Secret Society Games — collaboration, 2 shared credits, 2024–2025
Latest related news
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- Night Street Games cuts staff 30 days after Last Flag launch (2026-05-13)
- Survios lays off development team, ending a VR studio's failed bet on licensed cross-platform expansion (2026-05-01)
Methodology
Source: Games Atlas (gamesatlas.app), based on MobyGames production credits and Games Atlas analysis; the sourcing figures cover work credited on releases from 2015 onwards. One game counts once regardless of platforms, editions or add-ons. Games Atlas does not estimate revenue or report the performance of individual games. Profile: https://gamesatlas.app/companies/survios