# Manticore Games Inc.

> Manticore Games is a San Mateo game studio behind Core, a free platform that lets people build, share, and play online multiplayer games without deep art or coding skills. Founded in 2016 by industry veterans Frederic Descamps and Jordan Maynard, the company built accessible creation tools on top of Unreal Engine and raised roughly $164M from backers including Epic Games, Benchmark, and SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 to power what it calls a 'games multiverse.'

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** San Mateo, California, United States
- **Founders:** Frederic Descamps (CEO & Co-Founder), Jordan Maynard (Chief Creative Officer & Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~50 employees
- **Products:** Core, Core Creator Payouts, Out of Time
- **Notable:** Raised approximately $164M total, including a $100M Series C in 2021, Secured Epic Games as both an investor and technology partner, Launched Core into open alpha (2020) and Early Access (2021)

## Products & services

- **Core** — A free-to-play platform and community to build, share, and play online multiplayer games. Built on Unreal Engine tech with accessible 'kitbashing' asset tools and Lua scripting, supporting single-player and up to 32-player multiplayer.
- **Core Creator Payouts** — A monetization program giving game creators a share of revenue (a 50/50 split) for games they build and publish on Core.
- **Out of Time** — A standalone multiplayer co-op roguelite built on top of Core and released to the Epic Games Store.

## Achievements

- Raised approximately $164M total, including a $100M Series C in 2021
- Secured Epic Games as both an investor and technology partner
- Launched Core into open alpha (2020) and Early Access (2021)
- Enabled thousands of creator-built games on a single platform
- Shipped Out of Time to the Epic Games Store in 2025, built on its own Core platform

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Released Out of Time, a standalone multiplayer co-op roguelite built on Core, to the Epic Games Store.
- **2024-01** — Deactivated MetaMask wallet / Web3 integration in Core due to limited use.
- **2022-06** — Redesigned Core's character creation system.
- **2021-04** — Core entered Early Access.
- **2021-03** — Announced $100M Series C to accelerate the Core platform.

## Links

- Website: https://manticoregames.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/manticore-games
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/manticoregames
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoreGames
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/ManticoreGames/

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