Order Of Meta
Espoo, FI · Founded 2021 · 3 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
Order of Meta is a game development studio made up of professional game creators focused on mid-core and hardcore genres. The studio is building a new shooter subgenre.
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Founders & leadership
Order Of Meta was founded in 2021 by Alexey Kuzin.
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Order of Meta is a game development studio based in Finland (Helsinki, with the internal record listing Espoo) that builds mid-core and hardcore titles. Its debut project is Cargo Hunters, a cross-platform mobile game described as a PvPvE extraction shooter in which players survive and fight over resources on an abandoned Earth; the title was set for release in 2024, with financing raised in January 2024 earmarked for completing development and reaching a soft launch.
The studio was formed in 2021 by Aleksei Kuzin, previously game engine lead at Wargaming, together with former Panzerdog founders Alexey Sazonov and Sergei Koziakov. Sazonov serves as CEO. Panzerdog's third-person shooter Tacticool had generated more than $75 million in revenue and surpassed 30 million downloads. As of January 2024 the company employed 17 staff, seven in its Helsinki office and ten working remotely.
Founding story
The studio was created in 2021 by Aleksei Kuzin, formerly game engine lead at Wargaming, alongside Alexey Sazonov and Sergei Koziakov, who had previously founded Panzerdog, the studio behind the third-person shooter Tacticool.
Traction
As of January 2024 the studio employed 17 people and had raised a total of $4.8 million across two rounds, with its debut title Cargo Hunters in development and targeted for a soft launch.
Latest developments
In January 2024 Order of Meta closed a $3.3 million seed round led by GEM Capital, with participation from Korea Investment Partners, Play Ventures and The Games Fund, to complete development and soft launch Cargo Hunters, which was slated for release in 2024. In March 2024 the company's CEO discussed the round in an interview with Mobidictum.
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Market position
A Finland-based independent studio operating in the emerging extraction shooter genre for mobile, founded by developers with prior experience at Wargaming and Panzerdog, whose Tacticool exceeded $75 million in revenue and 30 million downloads.
Technology
The company develops cross-platform mobile games; Cargo Hunters is built as a PvPvE extraction shooter set on an abandoned Earth where players survive and compete for resources.
Go-to-market
Players of mid-core and hardcore mobile games, particularly shooter audiences.
Geography
Headquartered in Finland, with an office in Helsinki housing seven staff and ten employees working remotely across Poland, Montenegro, Serbia, Georgia and Thailand.
History
Order of Meta was formed in 2021 by ex-Wargaming game engine lead Aleksei Kuzin and former Panzerdog founders Alexey Sazonov and Sergei Koziakov. In October 2021 it raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Play Ventures, with plans to release its first game in 2022. In January 2024 it announced a $3.3 million seed round led by GEM Capital to finish development and soft launch Cargo Hunters. In March 2024 CEO Alexey Sazonov gave an interview to Mobidictum following the round.
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Key figures
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Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsSeed round led by GEM Capital with Korea Investment Partners, Play Ventures and The Games Fund, to finish development and soft launch debut cross-platform mobile title Cargo Hunters.
$3.3M source ↗
The Helsinki-based studio raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Play Ventures for a mobile shooter game, with a first game planned for 2022.
$1.5M source ↗
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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primary sources listed
- Order of Meta - Company Profile | PocketGamer.bizpocketgamer.biz · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Order Of Meta do?
- Finnish game studio building Cargo Hunters, a cross-platform PvPvE extraction shooter for mobile.
- Who founded Order Of Meta?
- Order Of Meta was founded by Alexey Kuzin in 2021.
- Who are Order Of Meta's investors?
- Order Of Meta's investors include Crit Ventures, Initial Capital, Play Ventures, The Games Fund.
- Where is Order Of Meta headquartered?
- Order Of Meta is headquartered in Espoo, FI.