Kinship Entertainment

Kinship Entertainment is an independent Brazilian video game developer established in São Paulo in April 2016. Its work focused on competitive multiplayer experiences, combining different game genres with online team play. Alongside entertainment projects, the studio developed capabilities in augmented reality, virtual reality and interactive applications for corporate clients, including digital incentive platforms.

The studio's flagship game, Skydome, combined tower defense with multiplayer online battle arena mechanics. Two teams of four players controlled individual Champions while defending their team's core artifact against waves of monsters. Defensive towers, wall barriers and disruptive intervention skills gave players ways to shape their defenses and influence the opposing team's progress. This combination connected individual character control with team strategy and defensive construction.

Developed using Unity, Skydome entered Early Access on Steam on November 10, 2020, and was distributed for Windows PC through Steam and Nuuvem. Its development brought together game design, competitive balancing and multiplayer networking, reflecting the studio's emphasis on hybrid competitive games and original intellectual property.

Kinship worked with regional and international publishing partners to bring Skydome to market. Nomad handled Latin American publishing, while gamigo announced a worldwide publishing agreement in April 2021. The game's Western servers were shut down in late November 2021 following open beta testing, and the studio's development activity subsequently stalled.

Beyond its original game development, Kinship's reported capabilities extended to immersive experiences and industrial interactive applications. These activities connected its game development expertise with corporate gamification and enterprise projects.