Red Thread Games

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Red Thread was founded in September 2012 by Ragnar Tørnquist, creator of The Longest Journey and Dreamfall sagas, and The Secret World and Anarchy Online universes.{{Cite web |last=Sinclair |first=Brendan |date=2012-11-01 |title=Ragnar Tørnquist founds Red Thread Games |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ragnar-tornquist-founds-red-thread-games |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en}}

On 1 November 2012, Tørnquist announced that the long-awaited sequel to Dreamfall was on its way from his new development studio{{cite tweet|user=ragso|author=Ragnar Tørnquist|number=263997600536088578|date=1 November 2012|title=Yep, it's finally official. The sequel to #Dreamfall is on its way from my new development studio Red Thread Games. More information soon!}} after obtaining the first of several development grants from the Norwegian Film Institute for the pre-production of Dreamfall Chapters.{{cite web |url=http://www.nfi.no/bransje/tildelinger/tildelinger2012/interaktive_produksjoner/dr%C3%B8mmefall-kapitler/ |title=Drømmefall Kapitler - NFI |accessdate=28 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101131837/http://www.nfi.no/bransje/tildelinger/tildelinger2012/interaktive_produksjoner/dr%C3%B8mmefall-kapitler/ |archivedate=1 November 2013 }} Norwegian. Retrieved 28 May 2013

On 8 February 2013, a Kickstarter campaign was launched for Dreamfall Chapters which closed at USD$1,538,425, almost doubling their goal of $850,000.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redthread/dreamfall-chapters-the-longest-journey|title=Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey}} The game also received an additional two million NOK in grants from the Norwegian Film Institute.{{cite web |last1=Lorentzen |first1=Jon Cato |title=Rekordstøtte til norsk spill |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/spill/Rekordstotte-til-norsk-spill-7572823.html |publisher=Aftenposten |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002148/http://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/spill/Rekordstotte-til-norsk-spill-7572823.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |date=19 May 2014}}

On 30 October 2013, RTG announced that they had begun working on a new game titled Draugen, a first-person survival horror set in the 1920s Norway.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-10-30-dreamfall-dev-announces-first-person-survival-horror-draugen|title=Dreamfall dev announces first-person survival horror Draugen|last=Yin-Poole|first=Wesley|date=30 October 2013|work=Eurogamer|accessdate=30 October 2013}} The development was supported by grants from the Norwegian Film Institute totaling four million NOK (approx. $375,000),{{cite web|url=https://www.nfi.no/tildelinger-2016-til-2020/produksjon/spill/draugen |title=Draugen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003230540/https://www.nfi.no/tildelinger-2016-til-2020/produksjon/spill/draugen |archive-date=3 October 2023 }} as well as a grant of 150,000 Euros from the EU's Creative Europe project.{{cite web|url=https://culture.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/projects/search/details/577689-CREA-1-2016-1-NO-MED-DEVVG |title=Search - Culture and Creativity }} The game also received 150,000 NOK (approx. $14,000) from Viken Filmsenter.{{cite web|url=https://vikenfilmsenter.no/tildeling/draugen/ |title=DRAUGEN – Viken filmsenter }}

Since 2016, the company has been working on Svalbard, which was among six Norwegian games to receive grants from the Norwegian Film Institute in 2023, in addition to financial support from Creative Europe, Viken Filmsenter and Epic MegaGrants.{{cite web |last1=Rodem |first1=Audun |title=Post-apokalyptisk Svalbard, roguelike i Bygde-Norge og et fiske-actionrollespill – disse norske spillene får 11 millioner i støtte |url=https://www.gamer.no/artikler/post-apokalyptisk-svalbard-roguelike-i-bygde-norge-og-actionrollespill-med-fisking-i-fokus-disse-norske-spillene-far-11-millioner-i-stotte/515990 |website=Gamer.no |access-date=15 May 2025 |language=no}}{{cite web|url=https://svalbardgame.com/|title=Svalbard Game }}

In 2024, the company released Dustborn, which was followed by the announcement of Hello Sunshine, a survival role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic world. The development of the latter was supported by 2,195,000 million NOK (approx. $206,000) from the Norwegian Film Institute.{{cite web|url=https://www.nfi.no/spill/hello-sunshine|title=Hello Sunshine - NFI}}

The company is also working on Project M, an untitled RPG which has received 7.3 million NOK (approx. $640,000) from the Norwegian Film Institute.{{cite web|url=https://www.nfi.no/spill/prosjekt-m |title=Prosjekt M - NFI}}

• Dreamfall Chapters (2014–2017)
• Draugen (2019){{cite web|url=https://www.draugengame.com/|title=Draugen official website|publisher=Red Thread Games|accessdate=22 June 2018}}
• Dustborn (2024){{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/03/dustborn-launches-august-20|title=Dustborn launches August 20|last=Romano|first=Sal|date=21 March 2024|work=Gematsu|accessdate=26 March 2024}}
• Hello Sunshine (TBA){{cite web |last1=Romano |first1=Sal |title=Red Thread Games announces mystery survival RPG Hello Sunshine for PC |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2025/03/red-thread-games-announces-mystery-survival-rpg-hello-sunshine-for-pc |website=Gematsu |access-date=13 March 2025 |date=13 March 2025}}
• Svalbard (TBA)
• Project M (TBA)

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• [http://www.redthreadgames.com/ Red Thread Games website]

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