Invoke Studios

Invoke Studios is a Canadian video game developer based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 2012 by Jeff Hattem as Tuque Games, it operates as a first-party development subsidiary of Wizards of the Coast, within Hasbro. Its work spans cooperative action games, action role-playing games and single-player fantasy adventures, with its current AAA development focused on Unreal Engine 5.

The studio's early released work includes Livelock, a science-fiction cooperative twin-stick shooter published by Perfect World Entertainment in August 2016. Developed under the Tuque Games name, the project established the team's experience with cooperative combat and action-focused gameplay.

In 2017, the studio began working with Wizards of the Coast on an action RPG set in the Forgotten Realms universe of Dungeons & Dragons. Wizards acquired the company on October 29, 2019, during development. The resulting game, Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance, launched in June 2021 and brought third-person cooperative action to the setting of Icewind Dale.

A new name and AAA development

On October 12, 2022, Wizards of the Coast announced the studio's rebrand from Tuque Games to Invoke Studios. The change marked a renewed focus on AAA production using Unreal Engine 5, while continuing the operating company's history and development team.

The studio's capabilities cover game design and prototyping, gameplay and systems engineering, 3D environments and characters, and narrative design. Its production experience combines fantasy worldbuilding and adaptation of established intellectual property with the design of cooperative and single-player combat systems.

As of November 2026, Invoke is developing Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons, announced in late 2025. The single-player dark fantasy action-adventure takes place in Darkon and follows the character Kaatri and her patron Tasha. Following a gameplay showcase at Gamescom 2026, the game is scheduled for release in 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.