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Brass Token

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2017
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11-50
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About Brass Token

Brass Token is an independent boutique video game developer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 2017, the studio creates narrative-driven interactive entertainment with a focus on third-person action-adventure, cosmic horror and psychological suspense. Its approach combines a small studio's creative flexibility with experienced game-development leadership, emphasizing atmospheric worlds and storytelling through gameplay mechanics.

The studio works across full-cycle game development, narrative design and real-time cinematics. Its mixed-media approach brings physical performances, objects and environments into digital production, supporting games that combine expressive characters with detailed settings. Brass Token develops for PC and current-generation consoles, including PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Debut game and continuing development

The studio's debut original intellectual property, The Chant, was announced in 2021 and released on November 3, 2022. Published by Prime Matter, PLAION's premium publishing label, the single-player cosmic horror action-adventure takes place at a secluded spiritual retreat on Glory Island.

Drawing aesthetic inspiration from 1970s psychedelic cult cinema, the game combines psychological suspense with supernatural action. Its central systems balance Mind, Body and Spirit, alongside spiritual crafting mechanics. An analog synthesizer score by Paul Ruskay contributes to its atmosphere and period-inspired aesthetic.

Brass Token continued supporting the game with The Gloom Below, a free expansion released in September 2023. Together, the original release and expansion establish the studio's portfolio of atmospheric, story-focused interactive work.

The company's creative background includes developers with experience at larger studios. That experience informs Brass Token's development approach, while its own studio releases remain distinct from projects completed by team members during earlier employment.

More about Brass Token

Leadership and experience

  • Founder Mike Skupa serves as Creative Director and Chief Executive Officer. His earlier career included lead and design director roles on Bully at Rockstar Vancouver and Sleeping Dogs at United Front Games.
  • Sapna Dayal serves as Executive Producer.

Production methods

The studio describes its development approach as lean, inventive and hands-on. Its in-house motion capture stage lets developers and designers capture actor performances directly, while photogrammetry and 3D scanning bring natural textures and physical environments into Unreal Engine. This setup supports an internal performance-capture workflow rather than reliance on outsourced motion capture pipelines.

Early development support

Brass Token received early development funding from the Canada Media Fund.

Notable credits

2 credits
  • The Chant (2022)
  • The Chant: The Gloom Below (2023)

Offices

Where Brass Token is based

1 location

  • Vancouver office

    Headquarters
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    About this office

    Sole physical studio and overall headquarters, housing leadership, design, engineering, narrative and art teams, with an in-house motion capture stage and photogrammetry setup.

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