Fast Travel Games
Fast Travel Games
Fast Travel Games is a Swedish video game developer based in Stockholm. Founded by Oskar Burman, Erik Odeldahl, and Kristoffer Benjaminsson in 2016[1], the studio mainly develops video games for virtual reality headsets.
History
Oskar Burman left his role as GM of Rovio Entertainment's Stockholm branch to start Fast Travel Games in early 2016[2]. He was joined by Erik Odeldahl, who had been working at EA DICE as the Design Director on Mirror's Edge: Catalyst, and Kristoffer Benjaminsson, who worked as Senior Development Director at EA's Frostbite Labs. In 2017, the company announced its first game, Apex Construct, which was released the following year on the PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive headsets.
Following the release of Apex Construct, Fast Travel Games began work on its next original title, The Curious Tale Of The Stolen Pets. At the same time, the team also began to collaborate with Stockholm-based Neat Corp to co-develop Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency[3], which was released at the end of 2019.
In 2021, the studio launched a new VR game publishing initiative[4], with the first signed titles, Virtuoso and Broken Edge, released the following year. The company also began a long collaboration with Stockholm-based Paradox Interactive[5], which saw Fast Travel Games license and publish four games including Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife and Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice from the World of Darkness tabletop universe, as well as Cities VR, an adaptation of Cities: Skylines, and Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game, a spin-off of Stellaris.
In late 2023, Fast Travel Games announced its first original title in four years, Mannequin[6]. It is also the studio’s first internally developed multiplayer title.
Games Developed
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Apex Construct | PlayStation VR, Meta Quest, Microsoft Windows | |
| 2019 | The Curious Tale Of The Stolen Pets | PlayStation VR, Meta Quest, Microsoft Windows | |
| 2019 | Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency | Microsoft Windows | Co-developed with Neat Corp |
| 2021 | Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife | PlayStation VR, Meta Quest, Microsoft Windows | |
| 2022 | Cities VR | Meta Quest | |
| 2023 | Cities VR: Enhanced Edition | PlayStation VR2 | |
| 2023 | Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game | PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest, Microsoft Windows | Co-developed with Windswept Interactive |
| 2023 | Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice | PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest, Microsoft Windows | |
| 2024 | Mannequin | Meta Quest, Microsoft Windows |
Games Published
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Developer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Virtuoso | Meta Quest | Really Interactive |
| 2022 | Broken Edge | PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest, Microsoft Windows | Trebuchet |
| 2023 | Everslaught: Invasion | Meta Quest | MOBX |
| 2023 | We Are One | Meta Quest | Flat Head Studio |
| 2023 | Guardians: Frontline | Meta Quest, Microsoft Windows | VirtualAge |
| 2024 | Project Demigod | Meta Quest, Microsoft Windows | Omnifarious Studios |
| 2024 | BlackForge VR | Meta Quest, Microsoft Windows | Mana Brigade |
References
- ↑ "Rovio, EA, and DICE vets form new VR studio, Fast Travel Games". www.gamedeveloper.com. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ↑ Jordan, Jon; Editor, Contributing (2016-03-08). "Patrick Liu takes charge of Rovio Stockholm, as GM Oskar Burman moves on". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ↑ Hayden, Scott (2019-10-24). "'Budget Cuts 2' to Launch on PC VR Headsets in December". Road to VR. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ↑ Editor-in-chief, James Batchelor (2021-09-29). "Fast Travel Games aims to fill "great need for VR publishers"". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2024-02-07.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
- ↑ "Our Partners - Paradox Interactive". paradoxinteractive.com. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ↑ "Strike A Pose: Mannequin Adapts Prop Hunt For Multiplayer VR". UploadVR. 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
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