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Gardens Interactive is a remote video game studio that creates online multiplayer PC and console games. Its first project is an unannounced, evolving online PvPvE fantasy sandbox ARPG built with Unreal Engine 5, designed to blend cooperative play with competitive elements in a shared world. The game aims to offer new experiences with each playthrough, evolving over time through its community while rewarding players for helping others, yet allowing conflict and betrayal. The company differentiates itself through a founder-led focus on healthy, sustainable work practices (35-hour weeks and full benefits) and a team with past credits on titles like Journey, What Remains of Edith Finch, Sky: Children of the Light, Blaseball, and Dustforce. Gardens’ goal is to build lush, living online worlds that enable meaningful player relationships, supported by strong investor backing and a strategy centered on long-term, community-driven development.
About Gardens Interactive
Industries
Consumer Software
Entertainment
Gaming
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$48.1M
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
Founded
2021
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Gardens updated its site in August 2026, showing ongoing public product momentum.
- The 2025 year-in-review says Gardens showcased Project Gardens to publishers at Summer Game Fest.
- Open roles in 2026 and competitive benefits suggest continued hiring and capital discipline.
What critics are saying
- The debut game remains unnamed and unreleased in August 2026, delaying revenue.
- Gardens still hires for lead engineering and art in 2026, signaling unfinished core development.
- A single flagship title makes studio survival dependent on one hit; failure threatens shutdown.
What makes Gardens Interactive unique
- Chris Bell, Stephen Bell, and Lexie Dostal bring Journey, Sky, Edith Finch pedigree.
- Gardens pairs Unreal Engine 5 with Pragma backend for social multiplayer infrastructure.
- The studio targets a shared fantasy adventure with tactile multiplayer and shapeshifting wilderness.
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Funding
Total Funding
$48.1M
Above
Industry Average
Funded Over
3 Rounds
Lightspeed Venture PartnersIndustry standards
Benefits
Stock Options
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Vacation
Professional Development Budget
Remote Work Options
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↑ 1%1 year growth
↓ -1%2 year growth
↑ 1%Pragma, a backend game engine for live-service games, has raised $12.75 million in strategic funding, bringing its total funds raised to over $50 million. The investment includes participation from top venture firms and Square Enix. Pragma's engine supports matchmaking, analytics, and more, allowing developers to focus on creativity. The funding will enhance Pragma's live-service tools and services, and follows its acquisition of the FirstLook player engagement platform.
Today, Gardens announced it is teaming up with Pragma, the backend game engine that built platforms for some of the biggest live-service games, to get the best online multiplayer support possible for their newest game.
Maria Park, Vice President and Head of Corporate Development at Krafton, and Moritz Baier-Lentz, Partner and Head of Gaming at Lightspeed Venture Partners, are joining Gardens’ board of directors.
Gardens, a gaming studio focused on online social play, raised $31.3 million in Series A funding, co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Krafton.
Veterans from Lightspeed, Krafton, Nintendo, Blizzard, Oculus, Valorant, Microsoft, Sony, Tencent, TikTok, World of Warcraft, and others…
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About Gardens Interactive
Industries
Consumer Software
Entertainment
Gaming
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$48.1M
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
Founded
2021
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