Freehold Games

Indie Dev Zone in San Francisco, California

Type: Indie Studio

Brian Bucklew and Jason Grinblat's distributed US indie. Caves of Qud (2007-2024) released 1.0 in December 2024 — an IGF 2025 Grand Prize finalist. Based in San Francisco, California. Independent game studios self-fund or partner with publishers to ship games on their own terms - small teams, distinctive art direction, and direct community engagement. Many of the most loved games of the past decade come from studios at this scale. Check freeholdgames.com for their game catalog, current projects, and hiring info.

Website: https://www.freeholdgames.com/