Auroch Digital

Auroch Digital is a British video game developer and consultancy founded in Bristol in 2010 by Dr. Tomas Rawlings and Debbie Rawlings. Its work spans strategy games, digital tabletop adaptations, management simulations and retro-style first-person shooters. The company combines development of original games with licensed projects, co-development and porting for other studios.

Tabletop adaptations form a substantial part of its history. Working with intellectual property from publishers including Games Workshop, Steve Jackson Games and Modiphius, the studio developed games such as Chainsaw Warrior, Ogre, Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics and Dark Future: Blood Red States. Its work with Games Workshop also includes Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, the retro-style shooter released in 2023, and subsequent projects in the Warhammer universe.

Alongside licensed games, Auroch Digital develops original simulation concepts. Mars Horizon explores the management of a space agency, while Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator focuses on craft brewing. These projects sit alongside an earlier interest in games addressing science, current affairs and real-world issues.

Development and collaboration

The studio offers full-cycle game design and development, engineering support, tabletop-to-digital adaptation and multiplatform porting. Its technical work includes Unity, Unreal Engine and proprietary technology, with services extending to quality assurance, release management and post-release support.

Its external development portfolio includes console editions of Wildermyth, Democracy 4, Wobbledogs, The Colonists and Megaquarium. Co-development and consultancy credits include work with Rare on Sea of Thieves, Stunlock Studios on V Rising and Ndemic Creations on Plague Inc: Evolved.

Auroch Digital operates a remote-first model, with employees across the United Kingdom and a physical hub in Bristol. Following its acquisition by Sumo Group in 2021, it became part of Tencent's holdings through Tencent's acquisition of Sumo Group in 2022. In November 2025, the studio joined Roundtable Interactive Group, a gaming collective backed by EMK Capital. Its reported 2026 lineup includes Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, Warhammer Survivors and Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War.