# Free Range Games

> Free Range Games is a Sausalito game studio founded by former Shaba Games developers in 2009. It develops original games, supports other studios with design, art and engineering, and operates a performance capture facility. Its work ranges from Spelldrifter and The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria to contributions on Oddworld: Soulstorm and The Callisto Protocol.

- **Founded:** 2009
- **Headquarters:** Sausalito, United States
- **Founders:** Christopher Scholz (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, Spelldrifter, Wrekless, Rube Goldberg Workshop, Project support
- **Notable:** Launched six games in 2012 with fewer than 20 staff, according to its own history., Released Return to Moria in 2023 across PC and consoles, with later updates and expansions., Nearly 1,400 Kickstarter backers supported Labyrinth, according to the studio.

## Products & services

- **The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria** — Cooperative survival-crafting game set in Tolkien's Moria, developed by Free Range Games and published by North Beach Games.
- **Spelldrifter** — Tactical role-playing and deck-building game launched on Apple Arcade and later available on PC storefronts.
- **Wrekless** — In-development social skateboarding game with player-built parks and shared creative tools; a demo appeared in 2024.
- **Rube Goldberg Workshop** — Mixed-reality construction game created with the Rube Goldberg Institute.
- **Project support** — Design, art, engineering, writing, sound and production services for other studios, including work on Oddworld: Soulstorm and The Callisto Protocol.
- **Performance capture** — Body, finger, face and audio capture through a Los Angeles-area facility with Unreal Engine real-time visualization.

## Achievements

- Launched six games in 2012 with fewer than 20 staff, according to its own history.
- Released Return to Moria in 2023 across PC and consoles, with later updates and expansions.
- Nearly 1,400 Kickstarter backers supported Labyrinth, according to the studio.
- Opened a performance capture operation with a 35-by-55-foot capture volume and 56 OptiTrack cameras.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Studio blog marked its 16th year and said it was contributing to a new set of large games.
- **2026-06** — The studio detailed its performance capture facility and production services.
- **2026-04** — Return to Moria's 1.6.7 update addressed frequently reported issues; active development concluded, with critical issues still subject to review.
- **2024-10** — Wrekless demo let players skate and build shared parks during Steam Next Fest.

## Links

- Website: https://www.freerangegames.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/freerangegames
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/FreeRangeGames
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freerangegames/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freerangegames
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freerangegames

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Last updated: 2026-09-28