Serenity Forge
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- Founded
- 2014
- Employees
- 11-50
- Offices
- 2
About Serenity Forge
Serenity Forge is an independent video game developer and publisher based in Colorado. Its work emphasizes narrative, emotional impact and experiences that encourage players to consider unfamiliar perspectives. The company develops original games and works with independent developers on publishing, co-development, console adaptations and physical releases.
Founded commercially in 2014, the studio's creative roots include the autobiographical visual novel Loving Life, released in 2012. Early original projects included the gravity puzzle game Luna's Wandering Stars and the arena action game Pixel Galaxy. Serenity Forge expanded into publishing in 2016 through partnerships on Lifeless Planet and Four Sided Fantasy, building a business that combines internal development with support for external creators.
Development and publishing
The studio provides full-cycle development spanning engineering, technical art, 3D modeling, writing, audio and quality assurance. Its console work includes adapting games to platform requirements while preserving their original design and narrative intent. On Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!, Serenity Forge collaborated with Team Salvato on development and publishing, including the adaptation of the game's PC-specific narrative mechanics for consoles.
Its wider portfolio includes publishing and development contributions to LISA: Definitive Edition, Death's Gambit: Afterlife, Where the Water Tastes Like Wine and Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut. The company also develops original titles such as Homestead Arcana, Date Night Bowling and Half Past Fate.
Physical releases and interactive applications
Alongside digital publishing, Serenity Forge produces boxed games, collector's editions and merchandise. Its publishing operation covers manufacturing, retail distribution, logistics, e-commerce fulfillment, marketing, public relations and community management. Physical products include collector's packaging, apparel and vinyl soundtracks.
Beyond entertainment releases, the company develops custom interactive applications, digital exhibits and AR/VR experiences for educational, scientific and healthcare organizations. This work extends its game development capabilities into institutional projects, with the supplied research identifying past work for the U.S. Department of Education, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Orlando Science Center.
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Leadership
- Zhenghua "Z" Yang is founder, president and CEO.
- Kevin Zhang is co-founder and marketing/publishing director.
- Parker Davis is development director.
Origins
Yang's motivation to make games grew from a severe autoimmune illness and nearly two years of hospital confinement beginning at age 18. Games provided psychological refuge during that experience and helped shape his interest in emotionally meaningful interactive work.
Operating model
The company describes a hybrid workforce centered on its Colorado operating base, with distributed staff across approximately fifteen U.S. states. A Gusto customer story discusses its use of automated HR operations to support that growth.
Franchise acquisition
In April 2024, Serenity Forge acquired the intellectual properties for Lifeless Planet and Lifeless Moon from Stage 2 Studios. Their creator, David Board, joined Serenity Forge's internal creative staff; the report does not establish acquisition of Stage 2 Studios itself.
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Where Serenity Forge is based
- Boulder, Colorado, United States
Boulder offices
HeadquartersAbout this office
**Office** Status: active Headquarters Canonical public headquarters location for the company's Boulder/Broomfield operating base; a current Boulder street address is not established. --- **Office** Status: inactive / historical Address: 5589 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80303, USA Historical corporate listing address; no physical closure date is established.
- Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Broomfield offices
About this office
**Office** Status: active Address: 11802 Ridge Pkwy, Suite 150, Broomfield, CO 80021, USA Trader and regulatory premises associated with the Boulder/Broomfield operating base. --- **Office** Status: active Address: 8001 Arista Place, Suite 410, Broomfield, CO 80021, USA Operating suite within the company's Boulder/Broomfield headquarters base.
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