The Goose

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...

Great news for indie game studios in Värmland and companies looking to establish in the region, a new seed fund has been launched together with our new accelerator program! This initiative, led by The Great Journey together with local investors, is designed to help new studios get started and established ones grow even further. “It’s really exciting that there’s now capital available to develop innovative games and build sustainable companies in Värmland,” says Patrick Standfast  from The...