IronOak Games

IronOak Games is a video game development studio based in Vancouver, Canada, creating tactical role-playing and strategy games for PC and consoles. Founded in 2015, it combines the feel of classic tabletop adventures with procedural worlds, roguelike progression and turn-based combat. Its work centres on the For The King franchise, with experiences designed for both solo play and cooperative multiplayer.

Following a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015, the studio brought For The King to Early Access in 2017 and released the full game in April 2018 through publisher Curve Digital, now Curve Games. The game reached PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, establishing the studio's approach to tabletop-inspired digital adventures. The Lost Civilization Adventure Pack subsequently expanded the original game.

Developing the franchise

For The King II launched for Windows PC on November 2, 2023. The sequel expanded cooperative play to four players and introduced grid-based combat encounters alongside enhanced visual systems. Console releases followed, extending the franchise to PlayStation and Xbox audiences.

The studio continues to develop the series through post-launch content and expansions. These include Fallen Oaths, which introduced the Voidwalker and Fallen Knight classes, and Into the Wild, which added playable classes and biomes alongside the free Dungeon Crawl update. Its development capabilities span game design, programming, art, audio implementation and multiplatform adaptation.

Company development

Curve Digital acquired IronOak Games in November 2020, building on their existing publishing partnership while preserving the Vancouver studio's creative autonomy. In June 2025, Nazara Technologies' acquisition of Curve Digital Entertainment brought IronOak into the wider Nazara group. IronOak retains its own studio identity and dedicated development team, continuing to develop and support its games.