Adept Games

Adept Games was an independent video game development studio launched in April 2020 through a partnership between AuthorDigital, Inc. and investment partner Super.com. Based in the Greater Seattle area during its operating period, the studio was formed to develop original, storytelling-focused game franchises for PC, consoles and mobile platforms.

Its work centered on early-stage IP development: combining narrative design, technology and art to explore multiplayer, emergent-gameplay and other original concepts. The team assembled experienced game-industry talent with backgrounds spanning major developers and projects including Lineage 2 and Black Desert Online.

Historical capabilities

• Original IP and franchise development
• Narrative-driven game design and creative concepting
• Multiplatform game production for PC, consoles and mobile
• Rapid prototyping and demo creation

Adept Games developed several internal, narrative-focused demos and prototypes between 2020 and 2021, but did not release a commercial title. Former creative leadership later described the studio as having come close to publishing arrangements, but ultimately being unable to secure the follow-on funding needed to bring a full game into production.

The studio subsequently ceased operations. Its former public domain is no longer an active studio website, while AuthorDigital redirected its business toward analytics software for independent book authors. Adept Games remains notable as a short-lived original-IP initiative that brought together a veteran team to pursue new game concepts during a challenging investment environment.