The Goose

A lot has happened for the Karlstad-based game studio Noodleloop. Just a year ago, the four co-founders Mira, Mukund, Moa and Martin were studying game design and programming at Futuregames in Stockholm. Today they live together in Karlstad, have secured an investment, and are working full speed to complete their debut game. – Getting funding in the current climate isn’t easy, especially when you’re trying to do something a little different. We feel very lucky to have found partners and...

See what the games cluster The Great Journey in Karlstad did during 2025.

The game studio Krufs Productions AB from Forshaga has received an investment that enables the hiring of staff and the completion of its first PC game, Heavy Metal Death Can. This marks the first seed investment in a game studio ever made in Värmland Fredrik Eliasson and Tobias Karlsson from Krufs Productions (photo Christian Dyresjö NWT) “ Starting a game studio is a real challenge, as it can take several years before you even have a product. The opportunity to finance the early stage of a...