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Warsaw-based studio Dark Passenger has raised $3 million in seed funding for its first game, an unnamed multiplayer action project inspired by feudal Japan. The Games Fund and Blite Fund led the round, according to Game Developer; The Games Fund separately confirms its $3 million investment on its news page.
What is Dark Passenger making?
The studio’s debut project is described by The Games Fund as a multiplayer action game inspired by feudal Japan, and as a new intellectual property. Its final title and specific gameplay details have not been announced. The fund’s managing partner, Ilia Eremeev, has characterized the founders’ passion as co-op multiplayer, but that does not establish the game’s final modes or whether co-op is its only format. The Games Fund’s announcement and Eremeev’s announcement do not specify platforms or a release date.
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Who founded the studio, and what has the team worked on?
Dark Passenger is based in Warsaw and was founded by Jakub Ben and Paweł Kuleta. Game Developer identifies Ben as the studio’s CEO. Its report says team members previously worked at CD Projekt Red on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Cyberpunk 2077, while other staff came from People Can Fly, Reikon, and Flying Wild Hog. The Games Fund also points to art expertise from RealTime Warriors and talent from Covenant.dev. These are team members’ past credits, not evidence that Dark Passenger is affiliated with or making a continuation of any of those games. Game Developer’s report and The Games Fund managing partner’s announcement identify that background.
Why pivot from story-driven RPG experience to multiplayer?
Ben said the team’s reputation for AAA story-driven role-playing games does not reflect its central creative interest: “Although we’re best known for triple-A, story-driven RPGs, our true passion has always been multiplayer.” The quote explains the studio’s stated rationale for focusing its first project on multiplayer, while leaving the game’s design details open. Game Developer also quotes Ben saying the investment helped expand the team, establish project foundations, and let it focus on production.
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- Announced: $3 million in seed funding, led by The Games Fund and Blite Fund, to support Dark Passenger’s debut project.
- Announced: A multiplayer action game inspired by feudal Japan, described as a new IP.
- Not announced in the cited coverage: The game’s title, exact mechanics, player count, platforms, release window, and detailed funding terms.
Until the studio or investors disclose more, the team’s previous RPG credits do not establish that the new game will share their combat, storytelling, or other mechanics.
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