Two of Sweden’s top indies are joining forces
Coming out of nowhere, two of Sweden’s most impressive indie studios, Image & Form and Zoink have announced that they are joining forces. Together they are creating Thunderful, a new studio that will allow both groups to share everything.
Image & Form has been known for their work on the Steamworld series, with the incredible SteamWorld Dig 2 releasing last year. Zoink have had great success with Stick it to the Man, but next month Switch owners will get a whole new experience with Fe.
Both studios are located in Gothenburg, Sweden, so the joining is not a big stretch for either studio; in fact they have already collaborated for a long time, and will continue to develop games with existing and new IPs under their respective labels.
“We already work together on a daily basis in PR, marketing, intelligence and publishing,” says Brjann Sigurgeirsson, CEO of Image & Form and CEO of Thunderful. “Image & Form and Zoink will continue to produce games like we always do, but we’re now formalizing our close relationship. Through Thunderful we can share resources more effectively, officially act together and launch bigger, more ambitious game projects. We’re becoming a real powerhouse.”
“Brjann and I already exchange very much information, so this development is natural,” says Klaus Lyngeled, CEO of Zoink and Chief Creative Officer of Thunderful. “With a group of close to 50 people we’ll grow our clout both nationally and internationally.”
Now that the company has been announced, the studios are on the hunt for a new location where they can join forces completely, the studio is owned by Brjann and Klaus as well as Bergsala Holding, the company that distributes all Nintendo products in the Nordic region. The CEO of Bergsala Holding released a statement about the coupling.
“There’s strength and clarity in gathering these great game developers and all their projects under one roof,” says Owe Bergsten. “The future looks both bright and exciting.”
With SteamWorld Dig 2 winning our indie of the year in 2017 and Fe looking incredible, only good things can happen moving forward.
