Surgent Studios

Surgent Studios is an independent British game and entertainment studio creating narrative-led video games and live-action films. Founded by actor, writer and director Abubakar Salim, the business originally operated as Silver Rain Games before adopting its current public name in April 2023. The rebrand accompanied an expansion into storytelling across games, film and television.

The studio operates as a remote-first team based in the United Kingdom, with London serving as its operational hub. Its work encompasses original game design and development, narrative design, worldbuilding and intellectual property development, alongside film, television and audio production. Its game projects span action-adventure, psychological horror and cooperative gameplay.

Games and publishing partnerships

Silver Rain Games secured a development and publishing agreement with Electronic Arts through the EA Originals label in March 2021. That relationship led to the April 2024 release of Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, a 2.5D action-adventure game drawing on Bantu mythology. Its treatment of grief reflects Salim’s experience following the death of his father.

Following commercial difficulties after that release, the studio temporarily paused its games division and began redundancy consultations in October 2024. It subsequently secured further publishing partnerships, including an agreement with Pocketpair Publishing in early 2025. Later releases included the psychological horror game Dead Take in 2025 and the cooperative extraction platformer FixForce in 2026.

Film production

The studio’s screen work forms part of its broader approach to narrative entertainment. Its film credits include the feature Wild Goat Surf and shorts such as Essex Girls and Measure. This production activity sits alongside its development of original interactive projects, extending the company’s work beyond a single medium.