tinyBuilds Purchases Several Bossa Studios Titles for $3 Million

tinyBuild, the company known for publishing indie games, including the likes of Hello Neighbor and Graveyard Keeper, has acquired various gaming franchises from Bossa Studios for $3 million. 

The intellectual property purchased by the publisher includes such titles as Surgeon Simulator, Surgeon Simulator VR, Surgeon Simulator 2, I Am Fish, and I Am Bread. tinyBuild paid $3 million upfront for the five IPs and now tinyBuild's studios will be engaged in their development.

The decision to sell these titles, according to Bossa co-founder Henrique Olifiers, was partly caused by the studio's interest in creating co-op PvE titles.

"Since early 2022, Bossa has been focused exclusively in the genre of co-op PvE," Olifiers said (via GamesIndustry.biz). "We have been prototyping a lot, and now find ourselves in full production of titles we are pouring our hearts and souls into."

He continued: "This brought us to the question of how best to take care of our legacy, our existing games, and how to ensure they have a future of their own. Together with TinyBuild, we found a path that allows Bossa to dedicate its full attention to its new projects, while ensuring Surgeon Simulator, I Am Bread and I Am Fish have a new home that understands what makes these games tick as well as we do."

Apart from purchasing Bossa Studios' IPs, tinyBuild has also acquired Despotism 3k developer Konfa Games. According to tinyBuild, it will pay about $5.4 million for the acquisition of Konfa Games. The payment will be split approximately in 40% cash and 60% newly issued tinyBuild shares.

The two gaming companies have been working together on Despot's Game, Konfa's upcoming title, for some time. They launched the game on Steam Early Acces in October 2021. The game is slated for release on September 15 and will be available on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.