Alta

Alta is an Australian independent virtual-reality game development studio focused on multiplayer worlds, social interaction and embodied play. Its work combines VR game design with open-world systems, physics-driven interactions, procedural worldbuilding and custom Unity-based tools and pipelines.

The studio is best known for A Township Tale, an open-world multiplayer VR role-playing game built around medieval-fantasy crafting, gathering, survival and cooperative exploration. Initially released in early access for PC VR in 2018 through Alta’s proprietary launcher, the game arrived on Meta Quest on 15 July 2021 and debuted at number one on the Oculus/Meta Quest charts.

Interactive development

Alta’s capabilities include:

• VR and XR game development
• Open-world multiplayer systems and server architecture
• Physics-led VR interaction mechanics
• Procedural generation and worldbuilding
• Unity tooling, custom VR pipelines and live-service game operations

The studio’s approach has emphasized community-driven development. A Township Tale was supported by a substantial Discord community, while its technical work combined custom production tools with multiplayer infrastructure designed for persistent social play.

In 2022, Alta raised a $12.4 million seed round co-led by Makers Fund and Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Pioneer Fund, Boost VC and muru-D. The investment supported the expansion of its development team and a flexible hybrid and remote operating model across Australia.

Alta later announced Project 2, revealed as Reave, a multiplayer VR extraction dungeon crawler. After community playtesting, the studio cancelled Reave in May 2026. It subsequently announced the sunset of live services for A Township Tale; its servers were permanently taken offline in July 2026. The Australian operating entity remains active, and the studio’s community communication platforms remain available.