{"id":37523,"date":"2025-04-16T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muse.international\/?p=37523"},"modified":"2025-04-16T02:23:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T02:23:45","slug":"starbreeze-entertainment-masters-of-payday-and-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muse.international\/index\/starbreeze-entertainment-masters-of-payday-and-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Starbreeze Entertainment: Masters of PAYDAY and Gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Starbreeze Entertainment, Sweden\u2019s longest-running independent game developer, is known for immersive, cooperative experiences. With hits like PAYDAY and the upcoming Dungeons &amp; Dragons game, Starbreeze focuses on shared player experiences that keep gamers coming back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q1. What led you to become a Game Developer \/ Marketer?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our team has a wide variety of backgrounds in design and advertising. We believe that our diversity and collaborative environment are our strengths in creating entertaining and engaging content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q2. Tell us more about your studio\/company?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We all love games and consider ourselves gamers, and having the opportunity to work creatively on a product that is itself born of creativity is a privilege we deeply recognize and appreciate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q3.<\/strong> <strong>What is your own definition of a great game?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having fun and being creative are the key ingredients for success. You can always tell from the output if the team is enjoying themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q4. Tell us more about your ideation process?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starbreeze is Sweden\u2019s longest-running independent game developer. We are known for creating immersive, cooperative gaming experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have captured the hearts of gamers worldwide with popular titles such as Payday and our upcoming Dungeons &amp; Dragons game. Starbreeze is dedicated to crafting unique experiences that foster player cooperation, shared experiences, and keep players coming back for more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q5. What is your own definition of a great game?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our focus as a studio is on player-shared experiences, whether it be planning and robbing a bank together in PAYDAY 3 or embarking on an action RPG adventure in our upcoming Dungeons &amp; Dragons title \u2013 it\u2019s the shared experience between players that is key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nyxgameawards.com\/winner-info.php?id=3387\" class=\"external\">PAYDAY 3: Follow The Money<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nyxgameawards.com\/winner-info.php?id=3383\" class=\"external\">PAYDAY 3: Do Time To Get Time<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>Explore the journey of <a href=\"https:\/\/muse.international\/?p=37497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paul Korman<\/a>, the Silver Winner of the 2024 NYX Game Awards. He\u2019s a solo developer at Strummer Games, blending his music background and love for Sierra and LucasArts games in The Phantom Fellows and, since 2018, has co-hosted the Classic Gamers Guild Podcast, exploring adventure games biweekly.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starbreeze Entertainment, Sweden\u2019s longest-running independent game developer, is known for immersive, cooperative experiences. 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