Perfect Potion Games AB is the third game studio to receive an investment from the new local seed fund for indie studios in Karlstad and last night they announced their first game ‘Bad Slime’ at Coffee Stain Publishing's event The Big Break Showcase. Joakim Karlberg and Victor Ulhagen Based in Karlstad, the studio was founded by game developers Victor Ulhagen and Joakim Karlberg, who brings experience from Mirage Game Studios working on titles such as Little Big Workshop and

The Great Summer Pitch 2026 was our biggest edition yet, bringing together more than 230 attendees and representatives from 56 companies for a full day of pitches, networking, game demos, and celebrations in Karlstad. To make this year's event even more special, we also celebrated 10 years of The Great Journey and a decade of supporting game developers and studios. We also saw an inspiring game design talk by Felix af Ekenstam, Creator of the hit game Battle of Polytopia. Fro

Hi Tobias Karlsson, you are the CEO of the studio. ▪️ Who are you and what game are you releasing? Krufs Productions is a small indie studio in Karlstad founded in 2025 and making retro-inspired horror games with alternative themes. This first one is called Heavy Metal Death Can. ▪️ What inspired the idea behind the game? We wanted to make a classic survival horror game in a small confined space. My colleague Fredrik came up with the submarine idea and we went from there! ▪️