Deep Field Games

Deep Field Games is an independent game development studio based in Dunedin, New Zealand. Founded in 2021, it develops premium PC and console games with a focus on cooperative multiplayer, atmospheric worlds and survival-crafting systems. Its creative interests combine retro science fiction, unusual scientific phenomena and environmental storytelling, drawing inspiration from nineties games such as Half-Life and speculative settings including the SCP Foundation and The Backrooms.

The studio’s breakout title, Abiotic Factor, brings those interests together in a cooperative survival-crafting game. Published by Playstack, it entered Steam Early Access on May 2, 2024, selling more than 250,000 copies in its first eight days and exceeding 600,000 within three months. Its complete 1.0 release, titled Cold Fusion, launched on July 22, 2025, across PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, with full cross-platform multiplayer support. Reported total sales surpassed 1.5 million copies by late 2025.

Development and ongoing work

Deep Field Games’ capabilities span full-cycle game development, systems and game design, 3D art, character animation, narrative design and scriptwriting. Its work combines first-person action and adventure with cooperative systems, placing particular emphasis on mood, atmosphere and the details that make fictional environments feel distinctive. Console quality assurance and certification testing also form part of its development capabilities.

The studio continues to support Abiotic Factor through post-launch content and community updates. Its work includes the Temple of Stone update and a Supporter’s Pack, while the major expansion Entropic Break is announced for 2027. This continuing development builds on the game’s progression from Early Access to a multiplatform release, with cooperative play remaining central to the studio’s creative direction.