Ia new phase begins for Abylight, the publisher who became famous for games like Hyper Light Drifter, the company is now divided into 3 branches: publisher (Abylight Studios), developer (Abylight Barcelona) and shop (Abylight Shop). With this, Abylight wants to simplify and make more qualitative relationships with other publishers, developers and, of course, players.
Abylight: the publisher of Hyper Light Drifter is renewed
The current scenario of the video game industry is sometimes very difficult for developers, which is why Abylight is looking to focus her editorial efforts to help other developers navigate the high waves of the modern market. At the same time, the company said it wanted to differentiate the side dedicated to internal development to create your own original games.
Abylight Studios so it is focusing on publishing third party video games like Hyper Light Drifter – Special Edition, Cursed Castilla, Ninja Chowdown, Super Hydorah. But there are also internal projects within the company, such as RC Club e Mindkeeper. A business management very similar to when Abylight became a video game publisher in 2009.
Abylight Barcelona instead it consolidates its spirit as a developer with the personality, culture and style of the city of Barcelona, where it is based. This branch of the company is not only focused on developing its own projects, but also on offering full porting and development for other companies, such as Prison Tycoon: Under New Management per Ziggurat.
Finally, Abylight Shop was born in December 2020 as a platform designed to allow users to easily purchase games from the publisher’s stable (including physical and collectible editions), merchandising and more. The store will be constantly updated with new games coming, and it is clear that Abylight wants to make it a point of reference for all its production.