W.R.K.S Games

W.R.K.S Games is an independent video game developer, tabletop roleplaying game publisher and digital retail operator. Founded in London in 2017, the studio builds story-driven experiences around original fictional universes, connecting video games with tabletop rules and narrative settings. Its work combines single-player game development, cross-media worldbuilding and publishing for independent creators.

Worlds across formats

The studio’s foundational setting, Jordenheim, draws on Norse mythology. It spans tabletop rulebooks and the action-adventure PC game BloodBond: Into the Shroud, released in 2019 and subsequently offered in an Enhanced Edition. This approach allows the company to develop a shared setting through different forms of play, rather than confining each universe to a single medium.

Its Katana-Ra universe combines Japanese-inspired cyberpunk with feudal fantasy. The setting supports tabletop rulebooks, supplementary material and Katana-Ra: Shinobi Rising, a PC stealth game released in 2023. Other tabletop lines include Imperium Tenebris and Nativeland, while its video game work also extends to mobile through Birger’s Tale.

Publishing and distribution

Alongside its own productions, the company operates The WRKS Store, launched in 2021 as a boutique digital marketplace for small and midsize PC and tabletop game creators. Its publishing and retail activities operate through integrated internal labels, including WRKS Conduit. These activities connect the studio’s development work with direct digital distribution and international publishing.

The company announced its relocation from London to Singapore in July 2024. The move was intended to expand access to Asian game distribution channels, talent programmes and growth capital. Following the establishment of its Singapore operating entity later that year, the studio brought corporate information, recruitment and direct retail together through The WRKS Store. Its continuing output encompasses video games, tabletop publications and the development of original intellectual property across formats.