Owlcat Games

Owlcat Games was founded in 2016 in Moscow by game developers who had previously worked on titles such as Heroes of Might and Magic V, Silent Storm and Etherlords, and massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG) such as Allods Online and Skyforge.^[4] After working extensively on MMORPGs, the studio pivoted to create single-player role-playing video games. Partnering with Paizo and publisher Deep Silver, the studio's first game, Pathfinder: Kingmaker, was partly funded through Kickstarter and released in 2018.^[5] It received criticisms for its technical issues, and Owlcat spent months introducing patches and free updates to the game.^[6]

Initially a studio within My.Games, Owlcat raised $1 million in funding from investment firm Gem Capital in December 2019 for the development of another Pathfinder game, and became an independent studio.^[7] The sequel, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, once again partly funded through Kickstarter, was released in late 2021 and sold more than 1 million copies.^[8] The company's recent game, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, was released in December 2023.^[9]

In June 2025, Owlcat announced they were developing a new roleplaying game set in the universe of The Expanse novels and TV series titled The Expanse: Osiris Reborn. The game will feature an original story, third-person tactical combat, a customisable captain, and romances with ally characters.^[10]