Skybound Games

Skybound Games is the video game publishing and development business within the broader Skybound entertainment group. Based in Los Angeles, it works across interactive adaptations of established intellectual property, independently developed games, and digital and physical releases for multiple platforms. Its activities combine publishing, production, developer funding, marketing and global distribution.

The operating corporation was incorporated in Delaware in September 2017, and the dedicated publishing imprint was publicly announced in April 2018. These milestones distinguish the games business from Skybound Entertainment, whose history began earlier and encompasses other entertainment media.

Publishing and development

The company became closely associated with The Walking Dead games after stepping in following Telltale Games’ shutdown in 2018. It completed and published the final episodes of The Walking Dead: The Final Season and subsequently published The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series.

Its publishing portfolio extends beyond adaptations of Skybound properties. Projects include Before Your Eyes, developed by GoodbyeWorld Games; Escape Academy, developed by Coin Crew Games; Closer the Distance, developed by Osmotic Studios; and WrestleQuest, developed by Mega Cat Studios. The company also published Invincible Presents: Atom Eve, developed with Terrible Posture Games.

Physical publishing and distribution form another part of the business. Its releases include console editions of Beamdog’s enhanced role-playing games, including Baldur’s Gate, Baldur’s Gate II, Icewind Dale and Planescape: Torment, alongside physical releases of Cuphead and Stray. This work complements its digital publishing activities and partnerships with external development teams.

Internal game production

During 2024 and 2025, Skybound Games expanded its internal development operations through Quarter Up, its first in-house game development studio. Quarter Up developed Invincible VS, a three-versus-three tag-team fighting game based on Robert Kirkman’s superhero universe. Released on April 30, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, the game represents the company’s expansion into internally produced AAA games alongside its continuing publishing and distribution work.