Wemade Max Co., Ltd. (CEO: Sohn MyunSeok) announced a strategic investment in 'RedBrickHouse' (Co-CEOs: Kim HyukJin, Hong JiChul), South Korea’s first indie game-dedicated publisher, initiating a partnership to discover promising development studios and secure new intellectual properties.

Strengthening Investment in Indie Games with Original IPs

In the global gaming market, indie games featuring unique gameplay and original IPs are gaining competitive strength. This investment is part of Wemade Max’s strategy to expand collaboration with creative developers and strengthen its long-term growth foundation in this evolving market landscape.

About RedBrickHouse

RedBrickHouse is an indie game-dedicated publisher founded by experts who previously led indie game scouting, investment, and publishing operations at South Korea’s Neowiz. The company supports promising domestic and international developers across the entire lifecycle—from game development and publishing to global services, IP expansion, and related businesses. Guided by a publishing philosophy that respects developers’ creativity and individuality, RedBrickHouse is currently advancing diverse genre projects, including:

- Roguelike shooters

- Cooperative extraction (escape) games

- Action-adventure titles

Future Collaboration Strategy

Both companies plan to explore broad collaboration, from discovering promising indie developers to publishing and global operations. By combining Wemade Max’s in-house development capabilities and global service operations with RedBrickHouse’s specialized indie game publishing expertise, the partnership aims to secure competitive new IPs and contribute to the activation of the domestic and international indie game ecosystem.

Wemade Max will use this investment as an opportunity to further strengthen its diversified multi-studio structure across genres, platforms, and regions, accelerating the expansion of its global game portfolio.

Executive Comments

Sohn MyunSeok, CEO of Wemade Max, commented:

"Wemade Max has built a sustainable growth model based on a multi-studio structure across diverse genres and platforms. Starting with this partnership with RedBrickHouse, we will continue to discover new games and IPs together with creative developers, steadily expanding our competitive portfolio in the global market."

Kim HyukJin and Hong JiChul, Co-CEOs of RedBrickHouse, commented:

"We believe this collaboration will provide a solid foundation enabling more indie developers to pursue game development and global market challenges with stability. Leveraging our combined strengths and experience, we will discover competitive games and actively support the global expansion of Korean indie games."

【Reference Website】

- WEMADE MAX Official Website: https://www.wemademax.com/en

About Wemade Max Co., Ltd.

Wemade Max Co., Ltd. (formerly Joymax Co., Ltd.) is a Korea-based game company engaged in game development and services. Over the years, it has developed and operated various game titles, including the Windrunner series, SilkRoad Online, and Night Crows.

- Company Name: Wemade Max Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ-listed, stock code: 101730)

- Founded: April 10, 1997

- CEO: Sohn MyunSeok

- Business: Game development, game services, and game-related investments

- Website: https://www.wemademax.com/en

FACT BOX

  • Source: PR TIMES
  • Category: Partnership
  • Organizations: Neowiz