BetaDwarf has secured a new investment led by Square Enix to accelerate development on its forthcoming action RPG, Vaultbreakers, and simultaneously released the project’s first full gameplay trailer.
Vaultbreakers pits solo heroes or cooperative teams against challenging bosses in brawler‐style combat, set within a dynamic world that reacts to player actions. Participants in the playtest can experiment with two of the most requested features: a Solo Queue for lone explorers and the upcoming PvE-only mode for pure cooperative thrills.
Square Enix’s investment marks a significant vote of confidence for BetaDwarf, whose previous titles include Forced and Minion Masters. Hideaki Uehara, General Manager of Business Development at Square Enix Holdings, explained the decision:
Square Enix is always looking for high-quality games and talented development studios. When I played Vaultbreakers, I was genuinely excited by the experience of connecting with other players and exploring its rich game world. After visiting BetaDwarf and learning about the team’s mission and passion, we decided to invest in them to help realize their dream and bring this game to players around the world.
In turn, BetaDwarf CEO and Game Director Steffen Kabbelgaard expressed his enthusiasm for the partnership:
Being accompanied by Square Enix on our journey is an amazing access to a combination of knowledge, talent, and resources. We are already very far with our dream game Vaultbreakers: we have a huge amazing community, and we have already run 15+ tests with more than 50,000 players who constantly enable us to refine. So getting this additional support feels amazing when we are far into production already. I can really see how this enables a home run vs having just started on an uncertain journey – yeah, I’m just really excited about our situation!
