# METATHEORY

> METATHEORY is a game and interactive entertainment developer founded by Twitch cofounder Kevin Lin. It built DuskBreakers as a game-led Web3 franchise, then shifted its focus toward play-first games including the announced multiplayer kaiju title Gido Gido from its Taiwan studio, Myth & Mortar. Its website also describes an early AI-led software division.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Daly City, United States
- **Founders:** Kevin Lin (Cofounder and CEO), Adam Bao (Cofounder and COO), David Barthwell (Cofounder and chief design officer), JT Gleason (Cofounder and CTO)
- **Products:** DuskBreakers, Breaker Recruit Simulation, Beast Battler, Twilight Shift, Gido Gido: Kaiju Battle Party
- **Notable:** Genesis DuskBreakers collection of 10,000 NFTs sold out in six days in December 2021., Raised a $24 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz in May 2022., Published seven full-color Joli’s Journey webcomic issues by August 2022, according to a company update.

## Products & services

- **DuskBreakers** — Science-fiction game and story franchise that has included arcade games, a roguelite shooter, digital characters and webcomics.
- **Breaker Recruit Simulation** — Arcade game used in the original play-to-mint process for Genesis Breaker NFTs.
- **Beast Battler** — Free-to-play DuskBreakers arcade boss-battle game.
- **Twilight Shift** — DuskBreakers roguelike dungeon crawler announced in a 2022 company update.
- **Gido Gido: Kaiju Battle Party** — Announced 4v4 multiplayer party game from internal Taiwan studio Myth & Mortar; Steam lists release date as to be announced.
- **AI-led software division** — Early-stage tools for makers described on METATHEORY’s current website; named products and pricing are not published.

## Achievements

- Genesis DuskBreakers collection of 10,000 NFTs sold out in six days in December 2021.
- Raised a $24 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz in May 2022.
- Published seven full-color Joli’s Journey webcomic issues by August 2022, according to a company update.
- A December 2023 playtest reported 83% positive responses among survey takers; this is a self-reported playtest figure.
- Myth & Mortar revealed Gido Gido at the New York Game Awards in January 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Company website describes game development alongside an early AI-led software division.
- **2026-02** — Gido Gido Steam page opened for wishlisting; release date remains to be announced.
- **2026-01** — Myth & Mortar revealed Gido Gido at the New York Game Awards.
- **2024-04** — METATHEORY promoted DuskBreakers as a free-to-play roguelite shooter with an April 20 open-alpha launch.

## Links

- Website: https://metatheory.gg/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/metatheory-inc
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/MetatheoryInc

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Last updated: 2026-09-28