Phosphor Games Studio

Phosphor Games Studio is an independent game and virtual reality developer based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 2009, the studio creates original games, licensed entertainment adaptations and immersive applications across PC, console, mobile and VR platforms. Its work combines narrative design, worldbuilding and physics-based interaction with Unreal Engine development and performance optimization.

The studio established its early mobile portfolio with the atmospheric survival horror adventure Dark Meadow: The Pact and the fantasy action-adventure Horn. These projects were followed by licensed games drawing on film, television and entertainment properties, including Man of Steel, World War Z and the Heroes Reborn universe. Alongside commissioned development, Phosphor explored open-world survival in Nether and planetary exploration in Corpse of Discovery.

Immersive games and development

Virtual reality became a substantial part of Phosphor’s work with the 2016 release of The Brookhaven Experiment, a survival shooter developed for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR. Its subsequent immersive portfolio includes Predator VR, Fire Rescue VR and Ballistic Drift, as well as enterprise training simulations. The studio also developed the aerial combat game Warhammer 40,000: Dakka Squadron.

Phosphor’s capabilities extend from concept development and original intellectual property production through multiplatform implementation, porting, optimization and live operations. Its commercial work includes full-cycle game development, licensed brand projects and enterprise XR training applications, bringing its interactive design and engineering experience to both entertainment and simulation.

In April 2021, People Can Fly acquired Phosphor’s core development team. Phosphor retained its brand, corporate identity and original intellectual property, continuing independently as a smaller studio focused on immersive original projects.

In December 2025, Phosphor unveiled AUTOMA, a VR action-adventure set in an autonomous, near-future Southeast Asian metropolis. The supplied research identifies SteamVR, Meta Quest 2 and 3, and PlayStation VR2 as its announced platforms, with release planned for 2026.