Stunlock Studios Explained

Stunlock Studios
Industry:Video games
Hq Location City:Skövde
Hq Location Country:Sweden
Key People:Ulf Rickard Frisegård (Director), Mats Peter Ilves (Chairman)
Owner:Tencent (majority stake)
Num Employees:40[1]
Num Employees Year:2024

Stunlock Studios is a Swedish video game developer based in Skövde founded in 2010. The company is best known for the Battlerite series, which was released in November 2017, and V Rising, released as an early access game in May 2022.[2] In 2019 the Chinese company Tencent bought a 31 percent share of Stunlock Studios, and later became a majority owner in 2021.[3] [4]

Games developed

YearTitlePlatform(s)Publisher(s)
2011Bloodline ChampionsWindowsFuncom
2017BattleriteStunlock Studios
2018Battlerite Royale
2024V RisingWindows, PlayStation 5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stunlock Studios AB. Ratsit. 27 May 2022.
  2. Web site: 1 miljon på en vecka! Ytterligare milstolpe för V Rising. FZ. 25 May 2022. 26 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Kinesiskt storföretag investerar 39 miljoner i Stunlock studios. Skaraborgs Allehanda. 5 Nov 2019. 27 May 2022.
  4. Web site: Tencent takes majority stake in Stunlock Studios. Game Industry. biz. 19 July 2021. 27 May 2022.