Ex-Neowiz team's indie publisher RedBrickHouse raises twice in two months
What's the deal? RedBrickHouseDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a South Korean indie game publisher, has raised a seed round from Kakao Ventures, Devsisters VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Smartstudy Ventures, Mainstreet Ventures, and Zion Investment. The amount was not disclosed. Founded in June 2026, the startup targets a gap in Korea's indie publishing market.
Why now? The seed round is the company's second raise in two months. In July, it secured strategic backing from Kosdaq-listed Wemade MaxDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, with terms undisclosed on both deals.
What's the endgame? RedBrickHouse wants to help Korean indie titles cut through the noise on Steam, where an average of 70 new games launch daily — 21,331 last year alone. Co-founders Kim Hyuk-jin and Hong Ji-chul previously ran global indie discovery, investment, and publishing at NeowizDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →'s investment division.
The pedigree: At Neowiz, the pair backed hits including Skul , which topped 2 million units sold globally, and Sanabi , which passed 1 million, according to Wemade MaxDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → chief executive officer Son Myeon-seok. Zion Investment, one of its new backers, is a Neowiz-affiliated firm founded in 2009 by subsidiary Gameon and manages venture funds totalling US$90.5M — meaning a Neowiz-linked VC is funding a company built by Neowiz alumni.
How it works: Modelled on Hooded HorseDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, RedBrickHouse partners with developers early rather than funding finished games. It reviews market fit, plans launch timing and platforms, and supports community building, global marketing, operations, and fundraising. A China games specialist has joined to aid entry into Greater China.
First title: Its debut publishing project is Void Diver: Escape from the Abyss , a 2.5D pixel-art extraction RPG from Studio NemoDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. The game passed 250,000 Steam wishlists during June's Steam Next Fest and launches in January 2027.
The signal: Global specialists such as Devolver Digital, Hooded Horse, and Annapurna InteractiveDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → have long occupied the indie publishing niche, but Korea has lacked a dedicated player. With Neowiz pivoting toward global distribution after Lies of P , RedBrickHouse is betting the vacancy it leaves behind is a business.
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