Darkish Passenger Secures $3 Million in Funding to Revive Ambitious Gaming Vision
Investment round led by The Games Fund, a studio in Warsaw focused on a multiplayer action game
The Polish studio Dark Passenger, established by former developers of Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077, has successfully secured a funding round totaling $3 million.
The seed funding was spearheaded by The Games Fund, with contributions from Blite Fund. This investment will facilitate the development of Dark Passenger’s inaugural project, a still-unrevealed first-person multiplayer stealth-action game set in a unique universe inspired by Feudal Japan.
This will also help expand the team, which currently comprises approximately 30 members. The studio aims to grow its workforce to over 60 by the time the game debuts.
Dark Passenger was established two years ago by former members of CD Projekt, including co-founders Jakub Ben and Paweł Kuleta. Also included in the team is Marcin Michalski, who was a senior environment artist for The Witcher 3.
Other team members have previously worked at People Can Fly, Flying Wild Hog, Reikon, RealTime Warriors, and more.
“While the multiplayer scene is more thrilling than ever, we continue to see immense untapped potential,” stated Ben, CEO of Dark Passenger. “Realizing our vision requires creativity, confidence, and foresight, and these are the traits we found in The Games Fund.”
“This funding is