The Legendary Studio Behind Journey and Sky: Children of the Light Aims to Champion Developers Who Believe Games Can Move People, Forge Connections and Illuminate What It Means to Be Human
LOS ANGELES, CA - August 25, 2026 - thatgamecompany, the acclaimed studio behind legendary games like Journey, Flower, flOw and Sky: Children of the Light, has launched thatgamepublisher (TGP), a new publishing label dedicated to emotionally ambitious games. The label will support creative developers who use interactivity to expand what games can make people feel - across borders, generations, and cultures.
"When we first began making games, many people questioned whether interactive experiences could move players as deeply as film, literature or music," said Jenova Chen, CEO and Creative Director for thatgamecompany. "Over the years, games have shown us what impact they can have on people. Lifelong friendships formed. Personal struggles healed. Loved ones reconnected. Hope restored. Those moments convinced us that games are capable of touching lives in profound ways. thatgamepublisher exists because we believe there are countless creators around the world discovering new emotional frontiers for this medium, and we want to help them bring those visions to life."
A Full-Service Partner Built Around the Creative Process
thatgamepublisher brings developers the full resources of a publisher, including funding, production planning, platform and launch strategy, marketing, community and long-term IP development. It’s all grounded in something most publishers can't offer: twenty years of learning how emotionally driven games actually get made.
Through our own work, thatgamecompany discovered that the emotional heart of a game is rarely defined at the start. It emerges through prototypes, iteration and the right creative conversations. TGP's role is to protect that process, giving developers the room and alignment they need to find the strongest version of their work, without losing what makes it special. That publishing philosophy is further informed by seven years of operating Sky: Children of the Light as a global live-service, cross platform game with more than 300 million downloads. Check out the thatgamepublisher website periodically for future updates: www.thatgamepublisher.com