First look at Saros, Housemarque’s upcoming title, gameplay has been revealed (and it looks thrilling!). Metacore is celebrating its fifth anniversary with not-so-modest numbers: Merge Mansion has passed 60 million downloads and $700 million in lifetime revenue. Neogames crew has been travelling around Finland – from indie developers in the north to political decision-makers in the south. New Finnish game releases during the past two weeks give a great view of the versatility across platforms and game types. On top of all, the autumn calendar packed with events will keep the industry folks busy.
This week we want to remind you that you should soon apply for the Epic MegaGrant – but no later than Sept. 22. Next week kicks off with the 17th Northern Game Summit in Kajaani, after which the autumn event river keeps streaming full speed ahead and then billowing into Finnish Games Week, October 6–10, 2025.
The big highlight this week – and for the year – is The Finnish Game Industry Report 2024, now officially released by Neogames Finland. Finnish developers, true to form, keep putting out solid rock titles: Phantom Gamelabs’ Riftbusters has now launched globally. Patch notes to our newsletter include items from earlier this summer, with new releases and games climbing the Steam wishlist. Next week is also the deadline for CreaDemo and DigiDemo demo grants. Please note that nominations remain open to spotlight heroic women and non-binary professionals making a remarkable impact at the game industry across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
This is a recap of highlights, news, and new game releases from the Finnish games industry during summer 2025. The two oldest Finnish game studios, Housemarque and Remedy, are both celebrating their 30th anniversaries. Several new Finnish games have been released – and more are on the way. On last week the Neogames crew has been busy hosting the Nordic All Stars booth at Gamescom and working on better regulation policies, especially around labour-based immigration.
The Finnish Game Awards 2025 celebrated the best Finnish games of 2024 - and crowned Mainframe Industries' Pax Dei as the Finnish Game of the Year 2024.
This week we’re combining news from two weeks, and we’re already getting very excited about the Finnish Game Awards coming up next Tuesday, 13 May. Finnish Cottage Simulator is clearly having its moment in the sunshine – nominated both at the Finnish Game Awards and as Nordic Game of the Year. Q2 seems to be filling up with events, and Finnish Games Week in October is already looming on the horizon. New Finnish games keep popping: Stratogun by Horsefly Games is out on PC and consoles, Kaamos by Pepperbox Studios is live on Steam, and Remedy will release FBC: Firebreak globally on 17 June. Money is good fuel for the game development, regarding to that IGDA Finland Grant is open – not huge, but a good start for indies.
Good news from the Finnish Game Industry again; This week Supercell’s Moco has surpassed $2.5m in under a month from its release. The nominees for The Finnish Game Awards 2025 have been released. The event will be in May and the game industry calendar is starting to look very packed with very many events and meetups in the near future.
This week, many Finnish game developers (among others) have been enjoying the gentle climate of the Adriatic Sea at the Reboot conference. Psyon Games is raising awareness about ADHD through their games—while also gaining some nice publicity in Forbes. The sad news of the week is that Makea Games has permanently closed its doors.
This week big news about the Finnish Game Industry are; Paramount Pictures is flying the Angry Birds back into cinemas – The Angry Birds Movie 3 is set for global release in January 2027. Metacore’s Merge Mansion's grandmother truly keep collecting coins - the game has now crossed 60 million downloads and $600 million in lifetime revenue. And just in time for Finland’s annual spring snowstorm (takatalvi), FakeFish has announced a new partnership with Shiro Games for the survival crafting title Frostrail.
This week’s news from the Finnish Game Industry is all about supporting each others in many forms and signs of growth and valuable lessons has been shared by industry professionals. The winter seems to be loosening its grip—some rays of sunshine are breaking through, new sprouts are growing and being supported. The Bit1 student game competition will announce its winner today, Finnish Game Jam has awarded two developers with Nordic Game Jam tickets and travel grants, and Supercell is now streamlining how game developers can apply for partnerships and funding. It also seems that several Finnish studios have reopened their recruitment processes. If you're looking for a job, keep an eye on LinkedIn for open roles at companies that interest you—and don’t forget that Games Job Fair Spring is happening on April 24.