Source: Wemade Max

Wemade Max (CEO Son Myun-seok) announced on the 14th that it has made a strategic investment in Red Brick House (co-CEOs Kim Hyuk-jin and Hong Ji-cheol), Korea's first publisher specializing in indie games, to collaborate on discovering promising developers and securing new IP.

This investment is part of a strategy to expand cooperation with creative developers and build a foundation for long-term growth, as indie games with unique gameplay and fresh IP gain increasing competitiveness in the global market.

Red Brick House is an indie game publisher founded by experts who previously handled indie game discovery, investment, and publishing at Neowiz. The company identifies developers with potential and provides comprehensive support ranging from game development and publishing to global services, IP expansion, and ancillary businesses. Based on a publishing philosophy that respects the creativity and individuality of developers, it is currently pursuing projects across various genres, including #1 Roguelike shooters, #2 co-op extraction games, and #3 action-adventures.

Through this investment, Wemade Max plans to expand its collaboration with developers possessing creative capabilities and continuously identify game companies with innovative gameplay and competitiveness. The company aims to strengthen its multi-studio growth structure—diversified by genre, platform, and region—and accelerate the expansion of its global game portfolio.

Furthermore, the two companies plan to explore various ways to cooperate throughout the entire process, from discovering promising indie developers to publishing and global service. By combining Wemade Max's in-house development and global service capabilities with Red Brick House's expertise in indie game publishing, they aim to secure competitive new IP and contribute to the revitalization of the domestic and international indie game ecosystem.

Wemade Max CEO Son Myun-seok stated, "Wemade Max is building a sustainable growth structure based on a multi-studio system across various genres and platforms. Starting with this partnership with Red Brick House, we will discover new games and IP alongside creative developers and continue to expand our competitive portfolio in the global market."

Red Brick House co-CEOs Kim Hyuk-jin and Hong Ji-cheol said, "This partnership will provide a foundation for more indie developers to stably develop games and challenge the global market. Leveraging our combined capabilities and experience, we will discover competitive games and actively support the global expansion of Korean indie games."