Dead by Daylightpublisher and developer Behaviour Interactive has acquired the Vancouver-based Red Hook Studios for an undisclosed amount, as announced in a Tuesday press release. Red Hook Studios is notable for the multi-million-selling seriesDarkest Dungeon.
Red Hook Studios remains independent
Thepress releasestates that the 29-person studio will remain independent within Behaviour. The decision was made as the publisher focused on its powerful position within the horror gaming market. Its multiplayer gameDead by Daylighthas over 60 million players worldwide and features Hollywood movie characters like Ghost Face and evenNicolas Cage himself.
“Earlier this year, we established an ambitious goal for our future as a publisher – to make Behaviour synonymous with horror, and surroundDead by Daylightwith a library of similarly exceptional horror games,” said Behaviour Interactive co-founder and CEO Rémi Racine in the press release. “Our acquisition of Red Hook is another emphatic step towards this objective, with more to come.”
The Casting of Frank Stone wasn’t received well
Behaviour Interactive recently publishedThe Casting of Frank Stone,a cinematic spinoff from Supermassive Games set within theDead by Daylightuniverse.It didn’t review particularly well, with an average68 Metacritic scoreas of the time of writing.We did give it apositive preview, however. “I love a good horror game, andThe Casting of Frank Stonehas all the makings of one,” author Jamie Moorcroft-Sharp wrote. “It feels fresh, scary, unsettling, and engrossing.”
Darkest DungeonII,however, was reviewed far more favorably, with an 81Metacriticscore. It launched intoEarly Access in May 2023. The series has since sold over seven million copies.
“Behaviour’s support will help us pursue our vision for Red Hook’s future, and focus fully on transforming Darkest Dungeon into an absolute juggernaut of the dark fantasy genre,” said Red Hook Co-Founder Chris Bourassa.
