RedHill Games
Helsinki, FI · Founded 2018 · 12 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
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Redhill Games is a co-development studio that partners with game developers and publishers to build and support AAA titles and established game IPs. Originally the maker of the PVP shooter Nine to Five, the multinational studio now focuses on co-dev work with studios such as Blizzard, Supercell, and Liquid Swords.
Also known as Redhill Games
Founders & leadership
RedHill Games was founded in 2018 by Katya Dolgova and Mikko Uromo.
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Redhill Games is a game development studio headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, founded in 2018. It positions itself as a co-development studio serving AAA developers and publishers, drawing on team experience in AAA PC and console titles and in multiplayer first-person shooters. Its website lists portfolio entries including Overwatch 2, Library, Thule, Mistvale, Michelle, Return To Orbit and The Facility, and staff describe working with co-development partners such as Blizzard as well as on unannounced AAA titles.
The company's first product was Nine to Five, a free-to-play team shooter for PC. Early descriptions of the project characterised it as a free-to-play, co-op focused take on tactical shooters using a games-as-a-service model, with gameplay tests run in Canada and Finland before a planned open beta on Steam. After that title, the studio's work shifted toward contributing to established games and IPs owned by partners, including support teams for multiple Supercell titles.
Redhill Games is Great Place To Work® certified, with 84% of employees agreeing it is a great place to work, and employs staff from 20 countries. In November 2025 the company announced it would begin a restructuring process, describing it as the end of this chapter while it delivers remaining work and transitions partner-facing teams.
Founding story
The studio was formed in 2018 by a group of industry veterans, with GamesIndustry.biz reporting it was created in collaboration with former Remedy CEO Matias Myllyrinne, who served as CEO, former Wargaming and Remedy technical director Mikko Uromo, and former Wargaming development director Milos Jerabek, who is listed as Executive Producer and Co-Founder.
Business model
The studio works as a co-development partner, providing development and production capacity to external game developers and publishers on their titles and IPs, rather than solely self-publishing. It previously developed and launched its own free-to-play title, Nine to Five.
Not established by the available sources beyond co-development work for partner studios and publishers and the earlier free-to-play, games-as-a-service model used for Nine to Five.
Traction
The studio launched its own free-to-play shooter Nine to Five and has contributed to titles including Overwatch 2 and multiple Supercell titles, as well as unannounced AAA projects. It reported around 60 developers in 2021 and holds Great Place To Work® certification with an 84% employee agreement rate.
Latest developments
In September 2025 Amber announced a partnership with Redhill Games covering PC, console, mobile and cloud projects. On 17 November 2025 the company announced it would begin a restructuring process, stating it would complete remaining work and ensure a smooth transition for teams supporting multiple Supercell titles, and that the decision would affect a number of employees.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
A Helsinki studio positioned in the AAA co-development segment, stating an ambition to become the partner of choice for AAA developers and publishers and the most exciting co-development employer in Europe.
The company emphasises a team of AAA PC and console veterans, multiplayer FPS experience, an international workforce drawn from 20 countries, and a culture built on stated values of respect, safety, transparency and professionalism.
Technology
Expertise in AAA PC and console development, multiplayer first-person shooter and games-as-a-service production, spanning production, engineering, environment art and animation disciplines.
Go-to-market
The company markets itself as a co-development partner of choice for AAA developers and publishers worldwide, publicising partner projects, recruiting through industry events such as the Spring Games Job Fair in Helsinki, and running an internship and mentorship program.
AAA game developers and publishers seeking external development capacity, alongside players of the PC and console titles it contributes to.
Geography
Headquartered at Töölönlahdenkatu 2 in Helsinki, Finland. As of 2021 the team was spread across Finland, Sweden, Cyprus and Belgium, and the company describes colleagues from 20 countries.
History
Redhill Games was formed in Helsinki in 2018 in a collaboration involving former Remedy CEO Matias Myllyrinne, former Wargaming and Remedy technical director Mikko Uromo, and former Wargaming development director Milos Jerabek. It raised $11.4 million in 2019 to build out its first title and a further $18.6 million announced in February 2021, by which time it had roughly 60 developers of 18 nationalities working across Finland, Sweden, Cyprus and Belgium. The studio launched Nine to Five and subsequently contributed to titles including Overwatch 2 and unannounced projects. In September 2025 it announced a partnership with Amber, and in November 2025 it announced the start of a restructuring process after seven years of operation.
Risks & controversies
In November 2025 the company announced a restructuring process that it said would affect several employees and marked the end of the current chapter of its operations, following a period of change in the wider games industry.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
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Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsThe studio announced it will begin a restructuring process, marking the end of this chapter, while completing remaining work and transitioning teams supporting multiple Supercell titles; the decision affects a number of employees.
Amber announced a partnership with Redhill Games combining Amber's global footprint and emerging markets presence with Redhill's co-development and multiplayer/shooter experience across PC, console, mobile and cloud.
Funding round of $18.6 million from investors including NetEase Capital, Makers Fund, Kowloon Nights and angel investors David Helgason, Jason Kay and Mika Reini, supporting development of free-to-play team shooter Nine to Five.
$18.6M source ↗
The Helsinki studio raised $11.4 million from a round led by Makers Fund and Play Ventures with financing from Kowloon Nights, to staff up and continue development of its first game, a free-to-play, co-op focused tactical shooter built as a live service.
$11.4M source ↗
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Frequently asked questions
- What does RedHill Games do?
- Helsinki-based co-development game studio working with AAA developers and publishers on PC and console titles.
- Who founded RedHill Games?
- RedHill Games was founded by Katya Dolgova, Mikko Uromo in 2018.
- Who are RedHill Games's investors?
- RedHill Games's investors include Makers Fund, Play Ventures.
- Where is RedHill Games headquartered?
- RedHill Games is headquartered in Helsinki, FI.