The authors of the Lucky’s Tale platformer series have raised $23 million dollars. With this money, the Playful studio will create games that will be interesting to the audience.
Super Lucky’s Tale
The money came from a lot of private investors.
According to Gamasutra, three years ago it also raised $ 25 million, that is, the total investment for all time was $ 48 million.
Now Playful is working on an unnamed “big project”. She is ready to move away from the VR segment towards traditional gaming platforms. The main goal is to make the new game as spectacular as possible, so that watching other players is as interesting as playing yourself.
Recently, according to the studio’s executive director Pau Bettner, more and more people are becoming viewers of Playful games. She is looking for a way to attract a viewership from Twitch and streamers.
When I see someone sitting on the couch, not touching the controller, but watching another player, then I don't see a person who will become our client in the future. No - he is already our client.
Chief Executive Officer of Playful
Bettner is confident that with the capabilities of streaming services, Playful will be able to “create a completely new gaming platform.” The studio started moving in this direction two years ago.
As for VR devices, Playful may create another game for them in the future. But only if “the market becomes more stable.”