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The days are getting shorter, and November is once again hitting us in the face. But we Finns aren’t letting the darkness get us down. We have good news from The Finnish Game Industry: CONTROL Resonant helped drive Remedy’s Q3 revenue up 226% to €39.6 million. Meanwhile, DragDrop Games isn’t just aiming for the Moon — it has conquered it with a toothbrush. The developer reports that Moon Sweepers reached 600,000 players in its first week. Speaking of money, this week’s Get Funded brought developers, founders and funding experts together in Helsinki and online to discuss key questions in building and financing game companies. Finland is also celebrating national Game Week, Peliviikko, and below you’ll find plenty of newly released and upcoming Finnish games to explore. Next week brings another opportunity to meet and learn, as Tim Schafer joins Aalto University’s GN! Event Week for a livestreamed fireside chat with Annakaisa Kultima.

★ HIGHLIGHTS!

  • Remedy’s Q3 revenue rose 226% to €39.6 million, driven by CONTROL Resonant’s launch. Operating profit was €0.6 million, compared with a €16.4 million loss a year earlier. Read GamesIndustry.biz’s report.
  • DragDrop Games reports that Moon Sweepers reached 600,000 players in its first week. The developer is preparing a major update for December. Developer announcement.
  • Tim Schafer, known for his work on Monkey Island, Grim Fandango and Psychonauts, joins Aalto University’s GN! Event Week on 9 November. The Double Fine founder’s fireside chat with Annakaisa Kultima starts at 10:30 EET at Marsio in Espoo and will be livestreamed. Programme and participation details.

📣 Neogames Dones & News

  • Neogames Finland and Xamk hosted Get Funded 2026 on 4 November, covering funding and commercial development for early-stage game companies. A recording, event summary and most presentations will be shared next week. Event programme.
  • Neogames Finland’s Suvi Latva joined Game Research Days in Jyväskylä on 3–4 November. This year also marks the Finnish Society for Game Research’s 10th anniversary — congratulations on a decade of supporting and connecting Finland’s game research community! Read more.

📰 Game Industry News, thoughts & discussions

  • Peliviikko’s game-character design competition closes on 8 November at 23:59. The adult-category winner will be offered a paid commission to illustrate next year’s Peliviikko poster. Entries require an illustration and backstory in a two-page PDF. Competition rules.
  • SuomiGameHUB has opened its 2026 Finnish game of the year vote. The community vote covers Finnish games that have reached their full 1.0 release. Details and voting.
  • Green Game Jam 2027 applications close on 22 November. The programme invites game studios to develop environmental activations around the theme Stories of Resilience. Details and application.
  • Finnish company PlayablesAI is seeking studio support for interactive trailers on Steam. Its joint letter asks Valve to consider optional playable previews on store pages, created separately from the full game. Read and sign the letter.

🎮 News from and about Finnish Game Companies

  • MiTale will publish Horsefly Games’ The Polar Darkness, a Finnish folk-horror mystery set in the 1980s. The partnership covers funding, localisation, quality assurance and porting; the PC release is planned for Q3 2027. Publishing announcement.
  • Fingersoft is celebrating Hill Climb Racing 2’s tenth anniversary with a month of events, rewards and new content. The game originally launched in November 2016. Anniversary announcement.
  • SIEIDI’s Gunnheim: Remastered update arrived on 14 October, refreshing the existing game with upgraded visuals and expanded co-op options. Developer announcement.
  • Nordhash is developing Finnish Garage Simulator for Windows PC, combining hands-on car repairs with driving through the Finnish countryside. Steam Early Access is planned; no release date or public demo has been announced. Explore the project.
  • Sonic appears in the new Angry Birds Movie 3 trailer, released on 4 November, bringing the two SEGA-owned game franchises together on screen. Read more and watch the trailer.

😍 NEW Finnish games released & upcoming releases

  • Volpe Software released Clairvoyage: The Lighthouse on 4 November. The time-travel mystery is available for Windows and macOS. View on Steam.
  • 2Agree Studios’ RaivoBull arrived on iOS on 3 November, following its earlier Android release. View on the App Store.
  • Fake Moon’s Totally Safe Moon Project launched on Steam on 30 October. The Windows co-op game tasks up to four players with building a tower to the Moon. View on Steam.
  • Adventure Islands’ Copy Cats launched on Steam on 29 October and is also available on iOS and Android. The puzzle-platformer challenges players to coordinate cats that copy their movements. Steam, App Store and Google Play.
  • Phantom Gamelabs has soft-launched Top Guilds on Android, including in Finland. The cooperative action RPG combines combat with guild development. View on Google Play.
  • Helsinki Online opens public Early Access on 5 November at 18:00 EET. The browser-based game offers a free area alongside paid access to its wider virtual Helsinki. Release details.
  • Kempton Games’ SPACE BUMPS: A Bad Space Day launches on Steam on 10 November. Published by Ewooks, the Finnish sci-fi comedy is a point-and-click adventure set aboard a malfunctioning space station. View on Steam.
  • VRKiwi and JetDogs’ Sunstone of Time launches on 25 November for Meta Quest, PlayStation VR2 and Steam. The VR adventure combines exploration and escape-room puzzles in ancient Tenochtitlan. Release announcement.

💰 Funding

  • Creative Europe MEDIA has open calls and application support relevant to game companies:
    • Video Games and Immersive Content Development — 2 February 2027. Eligible narrative projects can receive up to €200,000, covering 60% of costs through the first playable prototype. Call details.
    • Application support: an English-language info session on 10 December, 45-minute application reviews bookable from December, and a Finnish-language budget workshop in January. Sessions and support.
    • Innovative Tools and Business Models — 14 January 2027. The call supports eligible audiovisual tools and business models, including games-related projects. Media Desk Finland’s info session is on 2 December. Call details and registration.

📝 Jobs & Recruitment

  • Looking for work or talent in The Finnish Game Industry? Neogames maintains links to company career pages, GamesJobs.fi and other recruitment resources. Explore the resources.

👉 Upcoming Events

See also the Finnish game-industry event calendar and international industry events.

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