Secret Mode splits from Sumo Group (Tencent) to be an independent publisher

Secret Mode is a name some of you may know from publishing titles like Wobbledogs, Still Wakes the Deep, Eternal Threads and more have announced a split from Sumo Group (Tencent).

In their announcement they said they're going to be an "independent publisher, focused on supporting indie PC and console games". The buyout from Sumo was helped by Emona Capital, an investment firm that already has the likes of Relic Entertainment and Blackbird Interactive under their wing, with this being Emona Capital's first investment into game publishing. Emona Capital partnered with Ed Blincoe (VP Publishing) and James Schall (Co-Founder) of Secret Mode to lead the buyout.

James Schall at Secret Mode said: “By becoming independent, we can now put all our efforts into uncovering the indie gems that gamers never knew they needed in their lives. We are committed to bringing our players the very best indie titles; not just of the future, but also by helping them discover existing indie masterpieces that have undeservedly flown under the radar in years gone by. We are working hard to empower independent developers across the globe, and hope to make some exciting announcements on this front in the coming months.”

Dominik Dolenec, Managing Partner at Emona Capital said: “Secret Mode has made great waves in its formative years as a publisher of independent games. We look forward to supporting Secret Mode’s mission within the independent games sector across PC and consoles.”

See more in their announcement.

I actually picked up Still Wakes the Deep that Secret Mode published a while back but have yet to play it. Was a nice reminder today that I really should get to it.