Coffee Stain is an indie game developer and publisher of PC, console and mobile games. Particular strengths in creating new products include its focus on digital sales, retention, cross-platform, and multiplayer.
Located in Skövde, Coffee Stain Studios was founded in 2010 and is the original team behind I Love Strawberries, Goat Simulator, and the Sanctum games. It currently works on the sensation title, Satisfactory.
Stockholm-based Coffee Stain North was founded in 2013 around the sleeper hit A Story About My Uncle. Since then, the team has taken the lead on the Goat Simulator franchise.
Coffee Stain Publishing, started in 2017, is currently working with Ghost Ship Games on Deep Rock Galactic and Iron Gate Studio on Valheim, among other titles.
Ghost Ship Games was founded in the spring of 2016 by six veteran game developers and is best known for being the studio behind Deep Rock Galactic. With close to a decade-long experience in early access and working closely with many smaller developers, Ghost Ship is uniquely positioned to also offer a publishing environment labeled Ghost Ship Publishing, founded in 2023.
The Coffee Stain Group became part of Embracer in November 2018, forming the 3rd Operative Group.
Coffee Stain brands include Deep Rock Galactic, Goat Simulator, Satisfactory, Valheim, Songs of Conquest and many more.
Embracer Group is a global group of creative and entrepreneurial businesses in PC, console and mobile games, as well as other related media. The Group has an extensive catalog of over 450 owned or controlled franchises.
With its head office based in Karlstad, Sweden, Embracer Group has a global presence through its operative groups: THQ Nordic, PLAION, Coffee Stain, Amplifier Game Invest, DECA Games, Dark Horse, Freemode and Crystal Dynamics – Eidos. The Group includes 75 internal game development studios and engages over 7,500 talents across nearly 30 countries.
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