CGT Capital backs micro game studio Job Studios with $500K
What's the deal? CGT Capital GroupDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a single-family office in Sheridan, Wyoming, has invested $500,000 in Job StudiosDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a micro game studio building its debut title. The early VC round funds the completion of Close Quarter Combat , a co-op shooter for Xbox and PC. The family office takes a stake and will provide additional marketing funding later.
What's the endgame? Job Studios is betting that a small, focused team can ship games without the headcount, budgets, and decade-long timelines of major studios. The investment gives it the capital to prove that premise with a first release.
What's being built? Close Quarter Combat is a player-versus-environment shooter built in Unreal Engine 5Dealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, where squads of five battle AI enemies and climb global leaderboards. It targets a price of $19.99 and plans six missions at full launch, with no respawns and difficulty set by each team's loadout.
Why the bet? "Players on a budget are often treated as an afterthought," said Toney Cohen, executive producer at Job Studios. "This investment lets a small team deliver a full co-op shooter built for them."
The signal: CGT frames the deal as part of a broader shift toward smaller teams and tighter productions. "There will always be the large studios, but I think it's time for an independent revolution, and I believe the micro-studio is it," said Christopher Parker, managing partner and head of entertainment investing at CGT Capital Group.
Read more: einpresswire.com
Image credit: Generated with Gemini
