Finnish developer Small Giant Games has announced an investment of €5.4 million, which will be used to market their new RPG Empires & Puzzles, as well as for building new games. The lead investor is the Swedish company EQT Ventures, followed by earlier investors Creandum, Spintop Ventures, PROfounders, and First Fellow Partners.
Timo Soininen, CEO at Small Giant Games said: "We are extremely pleased to have EQT Ventures on board to back our vision and help us reach our goals. EQT Ventures' Lars Jörnow has extensive experience in mobile gaming from his time at King and, coupled with their hands-on approach, they'll be of great help to us in improving and growing this game and others in the future."
Lars Jörnow, Managing Partner at EQT ventures commented: "We were impressed by the experienced team at Small Giant Games, their clear vision and effective delivery of their new game, Empires & Puzzles. We like to back strong entrepreneurial teams who aim to reach the top, and we believe the Small Giant team have what it takes to get there."
Empires & Puzzles is an online RPG that combines tactical puzzle battles with the building of a stronghold and hero collection, and the game launched last week on iOS and Android. Do you have high hopes for the RPG after hearing this news?