Eleventh Hour Games

Eleventh Hour Games is an American game-development studio focused on action role-playing games. Founded in 2017, the company began as a distributed collaboration among ARPG fans and has operated remotely from its earliest days, bringing together a global team for game development and live-service support.

Its flagship project is Last Epoch, an action RPG built around deep character progression, skill customization, deterministic crafting and itemization, and seasonal play. The game entered Steam Early Access in April 2019 before its full PC launch on February 21, 2024. The studio continues to operate the title through quarterly live-service cycles while preparing console adaptations for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

Development capabilities

Eleventh Hour Games handles its own game production and ongoing operations, including:

• Systems design, software engineering, and full-cycle game production
• Character, creature, and environment art
• Animation, visual effects, audio, quality assurance, and community testing
• Multiplayer backend infrastructure, live operations, player support, and community management

The studio specializes in ARPG systems such as real-time skill trees, character mastery architecture, scalable online play, and community-informed iteration. Its production pipeline uses Unity and supports a live game that is designed to evolve through regular content cycles and player feedback.

In July 2025, KRAFTON, Inc. acquired 100% of Eleventh Hour Games, Inc. through a statutory reverse merger. Eleventh Hour Games remains active as an autonomous creative-studio subsidiary, retaining founder and CEO Judd Cobler as its executive leader. The company has continued to grow its team and develop Last Epoch, including the planned major expansion Last Epoch: Orobyss.

The studio does not offer external work-for-hire or third-party outsourcing services; its work is centered on internally developed games and their long-term operation.