Muse Games

Muse Games is an independent video game development and publishing studio based in New York City. Founded in 2008, it develops games for PC, consoles and mobile platforms, with a particular emphasis on cooperative multiplayer experiences and systems-driven gameplay. Its work spans multiplayer airship combat, ecological survival, firefighting simulation, puzzle platforming and arcade action.

The studio's capabilities cover the full development cycle, including game design, 3D art, animation, programming, multiplayer networking and backend infrastructure. Its projects combine competitive and cooperative play with mechanics such as coordinated vehicle crews, physics-based interactions, environmental simulation and procedural world generation. Muse Games develops across desktop, console and mobile platforms and works through both self-publishing and external publishing partnerships.

Games and development history

Early releases included Flight of the Icarus in 2010 and the magical puzzle platformer CreaVures in 2011. The studio released Guns of Icarus Online in October 2012 following a successful Kickstarter campaign. Its multiplayer airship battles require players to coordinate as captains, gunners and engineers, making cooperation central to operating each ship. The franchise expanded into cooperative PvE play with Guns of Icarus Alliance in 2017.

Muse Games subsequently broadened its portfolio with Hamsterdam, a kung-fu arcade brawler released in 2019, and Embr, a comedic multiplayer firefighting simulation that reached full release in 2021 through publisher Curve Games. In September 2023, it launched Wildmender with publisher Kwalee. That game combines desert survival, gardening and ecological restoration with online cooperation for up to four players.

In June 2025, the studio unveiled Stars of Icarus, a competitive multiplayer starship dogfighting game positioned as an outer-space successor to Guns of Icarus. The supplied research describes it as an upcoming PC release planned for 2026. Alongside developing new projects, Muse Games continues maintaining its released games and supporting their player communities.