# Ruckus Games

> Ruckus Games is a Frisco-based, fully remote video game studio founded in 2021 by seven veteran developers. Its debut title, The Holdouts, is an upcoming solo or four-player cooperative shooter built around improvised weapons, repeatable missions and a hometown players rebuild. The company has disclosed $24.5 million across a seed round and Series A.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Frisco, United States
- **Founders:** Paul Sage (CEO and game director), Jesse McIntyre (CTO), Scott Kester (art director), Carl Shedd (world director and lead lighting artist), Keith Schuler (master designer), Christofer Strasz (gameplay and UX director), Kevin Penrod (character art director)
- **Products:** The Holdouts
- **Notable:** Built a working prototype within four months of founding, according to CEO Paul Sage., Raised a disclosed $24.5 million across seed and Series A rounds., Created a vertical slice with 14 developers over 12 months that investors played for 20 minutes, according to the studio.

## Products & services

- **The Holdouts** — Upcoming third-person session-based shooter for solo or up to four cooperative players, with improvised weapons, resource gathering and a hometown building hub. Steam release date is to be announced.

## Achievements

- Built a working prototype within four months of founding, according to CEO Paul Sage.
- Raised a disclosed $24.5 million across seed and Series A rounds.
- Created a vertical slice with 14 developers over 12 months that investors played for 20 minutes, according to the studio.
- Named The Holdouts and opened its Steam wishlist in October 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Ruckus Games named The Holdouts and opened its Steam wishlist.
- **2025-08** — The studio showed pre-alpha gameplay at Gamescom and invited players to sign up for playtesting, according to its community post.
- **2024-11** — Announced a $19 million Series A led by Krafton and revealed its suburban invasion game concept.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ruckus-games.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ruckusgames
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ruckus_games
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Ruckus_Games
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruckustagram/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ruckus-Games-202549905131505
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ruckus_games

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Last updated: 2026-09-30