Renegade Game Studios is an American game company based in Escondido, California that creates and publishes board games, card games and role-playing games. In 2020, they also began producing jigsaw puzzles using art from their games.[2]
| Company type | Game company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | Scott Gaeta.[1] |
| Headquarters | Escondido, California, United States |
| Products | Board games, card games, jigsaw puzzles, role-playing games |
| Website | renegadegamestudios |
History
editIn 2014, Scott Gaeta, a former Colorado games store owner and co-founder of Cryptozoic Entertainment, founded Renegade Game Studios.[3]
From 2014 to 2017, RGS used traditional industry methods to finance publication of their games. Starting in 2018, RGS used Kickstarter community funding to finance some larger licensed game projects such as Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid,[4] Scott Pilgrim Miniatures the World,[5] and most recently Vampire: The Masquerade Rivals Expandable Card Game.[6][7]
Games published
editGames published by RGS between 2014–2025.[8]
- Aggretsuko Work/Rage Balance
- Altiplano
- Apotheca
- Artisans of the Splendent Vale
- Atlas: Enchanted Lands
- The Aquicorn Cove Board Game
- Arboretum
- Architects of the West Kingdom
- Artsee
- Axis & Allies
- Bargain Quest
- Battle for the Deep: Powered by Axis & Allies
- The Blood of an Englishman
- Brick Party
- Bubble Tea
- Bullfrogs
- Byzanz
- Castell
- Castles of Caladale
- Circadians First Light
- Circus Puppy
- Clank! A Deck-Building Adventure
- Clank! In! Space! A Deck-Building Adventure
- Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated
- ClipCut Parks
- Covert
- Crimes & Capers
- Dicey Goblins
- Diplomacy
- Doggy Go!
- Dokmus
- The Doom That Came to Atlantic City
- Double Feature
- Dragon's HOard
- Embarcadero
- Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne
- Ex Libris
- Explorers of the North Sea
- Fireworks
- FLATLINE
- Flip Ships
- Flip The Bird
- The Fox in the Forest
- The Fox in the Forest Duet
- FUSE
- Gates of Delirium
- Ghostbusters: The Card Game
- GI JOE: Battle for the Arctic Circle
- GI JOE: Deck-Building Game
- GI JOE: Mission Critical
- GI JOE: Roleplaying Game
- Gloomy Graves
- Gravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension
- Gunkimono
- Gudetama: The Tricky Egg Card Game
- Gudetama: The Tricky Egg Card Game Holiday Edition
- Heroscape
- Hex Roller
- Hokkaido
- Honshu
- Hunter: The Reckoning Roleplaying Game
- Icarus
- Junk Orbit
- Kepler-3042
- Kids on Bikes
- Kitty Paw
- Knee Jerk
- Lanterns: The Harvest Festival
- Lanterns Dice: Lights in the Sky
- Lotus
- Lucidity Six-Sided Nightmares
- My Father's Work
- My Little Pony: Adventures in Equestria Deck-Building Game
- My Little Pony: Festival of Lanterns
- My Little Pony: Roleplaying Game
- The North Sea Runesaga
- The North Sea Epilogues RPG
- Outbreak: Undead
- Overlight RPG
- Paladins of the West Kingdom
- Prowler's Passage
- Passing Through Petra
- Pie Town
- Power Rangers: Deck-Building Game
- Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid
- Power Rangers: Roleplaying Game
- Proving Grounds
- Raiders of the North Sea
- Revolution of 1828
- Reykholt
- Risk 2210 A.D.
- Risk Godstorm
- RoboRally
- Scott Pilgrim Miniatures The World
- Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Card Game
- Shipwrights of the North Sea
- The Search for Planet X
- Sentient
- Slap It
- Space Battle Lunchtime Card Game
- Spell Smashers
- Spy Club
- Stellar
- Subastral
- Succulent
- Sundae Split
- The Tea Dragon Society Card Game
- Teens in Space
- Terror Below
- Time Chase
- Topiary
- Trajan
- Transformers: Deck-Building Game
- Transformers: RoboRally
- Transformers: Roleplaying Game
- The Vale of Eternity
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Rivals Expandable Card Game
- Vampire: The Masquerade Roleplaying Game
- Wardlings Roleplaying Game Campaign Guide
- Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game
- Wendake
- Werewolf: The Apocalypse Roleplaying Game
- World's Fair 1893
Notable awards
editA number of RGS games have been nominated for or have won awards. The most prominent include:
- Kids on Bikes was awarded the Gold Medal as the "2019 Best Family Game"[9]
- Lanterns: The Harvest Festival was a finalist for "2016 Tabletop Game of the Year".[10]
- Clank! In! Space! A Deck-Building Adventure was a finalist for "Tabletop Game of the Year"[11]
- Paladins of the West Kingdom was the winner of "2020 Tabletop Game of the Year"[12]
- Raiders of the North Sea was nominated for the Kennerspiel des Jahres 2017[13]
- Fox In The Forest was listed as recommended by the Spiel De Jahres 2020 Jury[14]
- Both Architects of the West Kingdom and Gunkimono were named as "2019 Mensa Select Winners"[15]
References
edit- ^ "Crypto Vet Forms Renegade Games". ICv2. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Renegade Game Studios Adding Puzzles To Their Repertoire". BleedingCool.com. Bleeding Cool. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "How to Find a New Board Gaming Group - Starting Roll". YouTube. GammaRay. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Power Rangers Board Game Engages the 'Power Fantasy,' Says Creator". Inverse. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "SCOTT PILGRIM MINIATURES THE WORLD Tackles Board Game". Nerdist. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Nelson, Samantha (24 November 2019). "Vampire: The Masquerade Expandable Card Game: Renegade President Shares His Vision". Escapist. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Meehan, Alex (15 July 2020). "Vampire: The Masquerade - Rivals is a new expandable card game based on the RPG". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Board Game Geek - Renegade Game Studios - Publisher". Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "2019 ENnie Award Winners". ENnie Awards. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ Whatley, Tucker. "SXSW Gaming Awards Finalists Announced". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "SXSW Gaming Awards 2018". YouTube. IGN. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ Seehan, Gavin (18 February 2020). "SXSW Announces 2020 SXSW Gaming Awards Nominees". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ Anderson, Nate (22 May 2017). "2017's Board Game of the Year shortlist is out—get playing!". ArsTechnica. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Jarvis, Matt (18 May 2020). "Spiel des Jahres 2020 nominations, the shortlist for Germany's top Board Game of the Year prize, announced". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Mensa Select® Games". American Mensa Mind Games. Retrieved 29 February 2020.