A group of games industry veterans have launched a new publisher called Midnighters.
The Australian firm’s leadership team consists of four co-directors: Zea Wolfe (Massive Monster, Die Gute Fabrik), Jair McBain (Land & Sea, Lune Interactive), Aaron Oak (Zero Dimension, Funselektor), and Jacob Vincent (Funselektor, Wymac Gaming Solutions).
Midnighters will provide services to “better support indie developers” with their collective experience, with the aim to help studios develop games “more sustainably”.
The publisher’s services include project management, marketing, release management, public relations, business development, and community engagement.
It’s also open to offering a “full service or light-touching publishing experience” by providing “upfront funding” or teams looking for publishing support “in exchange for a smaller share of project royalties than a typical publisher would expect.”
“The typical publishing model doesn’t always meet the needs of independent developers,” said Wolfe (via Game Developer).
“With our backgrounds as artists, designers, and engineers ourselves, we aim to offer a tailored approach that supports developers in doing what they do best. We are driven by a deep understanding of what it feels like to be in their shoes.”
Midnighters is currently working with Alien Cat x Nomo Studio to support and publish its cozy room decorator title Momento.
The publisher is currently accepting pitches, with developers encouraged to fill out the form linked here.