IV Studio

IV Studio is an independent tabletop game design studio and publisher based in Nashville, Tennessee. Its work combines strategic game mechanics, worldbuilding, visual art direction and physical product design. Originally established in 2012 as an animation and motion graphics business, the studio expanded into digital games before making tabletop publishing its primary focus.

The transition began with the mobile arcade game Bouncy Smash in 2018. In 2019, the studio launched Moonrakers through Kickstarter, introducing a science-fiction game built around deck-building and negotiation. That project established its tabletop publishing arm and helped drive the company's shift toward board game development.

Games and creative approach

The studio's catalogue spans different styles of strategic and social play. Its design capabilities include worker placement, social deduction, hidden information, bag-building and deck-building. Visual identity and narrative illustration form part of its development work alongside rules and game systems.

Its portfolio includes Veiled Fate, Mythic Mischief, Fractured Sky, Brink and Tend. The games extend across distinct settings and formats: Brink is a standalone worker-placement game set in the Moonrakers universe, while Tend uses a science-fiction homesteading setting for a flip-and-write game. Expansions and deluxe editions extend several of the studio's established product lines.

Publishing and digital development

IV Studio handles board game development, tabletop publishing, international localization distribution and direct-to-consumer sales and fulfillment. Crowdfunding is a central part of its publishing activity, with campaigns across Kickstarter, Gamefound and BackerKit.

The studio also develops digital tabletop companions and mobile adaptations, including Moonrakers Luminor and Mythic Mischief Online. Its current focus brings together physical game production and supporting software, drawing on a background that crosses animation, graphic design and interactive entertainment.