Red Thread Games

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
Red Thread was founded in September 2012 by <a href="/facts/Ragnar_T%C3%B8rnquist/7xXzvqdu">Ragnar Tørnquist</a>, creator of The Longest Journey and Dreamfall sagas, and <a href="/facts/The_Secret_World/HqYrGlHo">The Secret World</a> and <a href="/facts/Anarchy_Online/w94LK8xT">Anarchy Online</a> universes.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1">1</a>
On 1 November 2012, Tørnquist announced that the long-awaited sequel to Dreamfall was on its way from his new development studio<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2">2</a> after obtaining the first of several development grants from the <a href="/facts/Norwegian_Film_Institute/nSWNs6pK">Norwegian Film Institute</a> for the pre-production of <a href="/facts/Dreamfall_Chapters/6bDGNvMD">Dreamfall Chapters</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3">3</a>
On 8 February 2013, a <a href="/facts/Kickstarter/J1R5A3f6">Kickstarter</a> campaign was launched for Dreamfall Chapters which closed at USD$1,538,425, almost doubling their goal of $850,000.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a> Ultimately the game would receive 4.5 million NOK in grants (approx. $423,000) from the Norwegian Film Institute.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a>
On 30 October 2013, RTG announced that they had begun working on a new game titled <a href="/facts/Draugen_(video_game)/gRjrw0YC">Draugen</a>, a first-person <a href="/facts/Survival_horror/D2W9mT45">survival horror</a> set in the 1920s Norway.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a> The development was funded through grants from the Norwegian Film Institute totaling 4 million NOK (approx. $375,000),<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a> as well as a grant of 150,000 Euros from the EU's <a href="/facts/Creative_Europe/PCz0n1Ge">Creative Europe</a> project.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a> The game also received 150,000 NOK (approx. $14,000) from Viken Filmsenter.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a>
In 2024, the company released <a href="/facts/Dustborn/V2GP6SzN">Dustborn</a>. Development was funded by the Norwegian Film Institute with grants totaling 15,818,500 NOK (approx. $1.4 million),<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a> as well as a grant of 150,000 Euros from the EU's Creative Europe project.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12">12</a> The game also received 300,000 NOK (approx. $28,000) from Viken Filmsenter.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13">13</a>
Since 2016, the company has been working on Svalbard, which has received 11,020,000 NOK (approx. $1.05 million) from the Norwegian Film Institute as well as 150,000 Euros from Creative Europe.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14">14</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15">15</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16">16</a> The game also received an unknown amount from Viken Filmsenter and Epic MegaGrants.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17">17</a>
The company is also working on Project M, an untitled RPG which has received 7.3 million NOK (approx. $640,000) from the Norwegian Film Institute,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18">18</a> as well as The Nomad, which has received 2.1 million NOK (approx. $185,000).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19">19</a>

<h2 id="games">Games</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Dreamfall_Chapters/6bDGNvMD">Dreamfall Chapters</a> (2014–2017)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Draugen_(video_game)/gRjrw0YC">Draugen</a> (2019)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20">20</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Dustborn/V2GP6SzN">Dustborn</a> (2024)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21">21</a></li>
<li>Hello Sunshine (TBA)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22">22</a></li>
<li>Svalbard (TBA)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23">23</a></li>
<li>Project M (TBA)</li>
<li>The Nomad (TBA)</li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.redthreadgames.com/">Red Thread Games website</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

<ol>
<li id="fn:1">Sinclair, Brendan (1 November 2012). "Ragnar Tørnquist founds Red Thread Games". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 24 January 2024. <a href="https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ragnar-tornquist-founds-red-thread-games" target="_blank">https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ragnar-tornquist-founds-red-thread-games</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:2">Ragnar Tørnquist [@ragso] (1 November 2012). "Yep, it's finally official. The sequel to #Dreamfall is on its way from my new development studio Red Thread Games. More information soon!" (Tweet) – via Twitter. <a href="https://x.com/ragso/status/263997600536088578" target="_blank">https://x.com/ragso/status/263997600536088578</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:3">"Drømmefall Kapitler - NFI". Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013. Norwegian. Retrieved 28 May 2013 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131101131837/http://www.nfi.no/bransje/tildelinger/tildelinger2012/interaktive_produksjoner/dr%C3%B8mmefall-kapitler/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20131101131837/http://www.nfi.no/bransje/tildelinger/tildelinger2012/interaktive_produksjoner/dr%C3%B8mmefall-kapitler/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:4">"Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey". <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redthread/dreamfall-chapters-the-longest-journey" target="_blank">http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redthread/dreamfall-chapters-the-longest-journey</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:5">"Drømmefall Kapitler". Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221202032704/https://www.nfi.no/tildelinger-2016-til-2020/produksjon/spill/drommefall-kapitler" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20221202032704/https://www.nfi.no/tildelinger-2016-til-2020/produksjon/spill/drommefall-kapitler</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:6">Yin-Poole, Wesley (30 October 2013). "Dreamfall dev announces first-person survival horror Draugen". Eurogamer. Retrieved 30 October 2013. <a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-10-30-dreamfall-dev-announces-first-person-survival-horror-draugen" target="_blank">http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-10-30-dreamfall-dev-announces-first-person-survival-horror-draugen</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:7">"Draugen". Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231003230540/https://www.nfi.no/tildelinger-2016-til-2020/produksjon/spill/draugen" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20231003230540/https://www.nfi.no/tildelinger-2016-til-2020/produksjon/spill/draugen</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:8">"Search - Culture and Creativity". <a href="https://culture.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/projects/search/details/577689-CREA-1-2016-1-NO-MED-DEVVG" target="_blank">https://culture.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/projects/search/details/577689-CREA-1-2016-1-NO-MED-DEVVG</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:9">"DRAUGEN – Viken filmsenter". <a href="https://vikenfilmsenter.no/tildeling/draugen/" target="_blank">https://vikenfilmsenter.no/tildeling/draugen/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:10">"Dustborn". Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240817141701/https://www.nfi.no/tildelinger-old/utvikling-og-produksjon/dustborn" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20240817141701/https://www.nfi.no/tildelinger-old/utvikling-og-produksjon/dustborn</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:11">"Post-2020 NFI". <a href="https://www.nfi.no/en/allocations?query=dustborn&year=&program=&grant=&format=&page=1" target="_blank">https://www.nfi.no/en/allocations?query=dustborn&year=&program=&grant=&format=&page=1</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:12">"Search - Culture and Creativity". <a href="https://culture.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/projects/search/details/612346-CREA-1-2019-1-NO-MED-DEVVG" target="_blank">https://culture.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/projects/search/details/612346-CREA-1-2019-1-NO-MED-DEVVG</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:13">"Stort spillfokus i årets siste tildelingsrunde – Viken filmsenter". <a href="https://vikenfilmsenter.no/stort-spillfokus-i-arets-siste-tildelingsrunde/" target="_blank">https://vikenfilmsenter.no/stort-spillfokus-i-arets-siste-tildelingsrunde/</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:14">"Svalbard". Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231217114558/https://www.nfi.no/tildelinger-2016-til-2020/produksjon/spill/svalbard" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20231217114558/https://www.nfi.no/tildelinger-2016-til-2020/produksjon/spill/svalbard</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:15">"Post-2020 NFI". <a href="https://www.nfi.no/en/allocations?query=svalbard&year=&program=&grant=&format=&page=1" target="_blank">https://www.nfi.no/en/allocations?query=svalbard&year=&program=&grant=&format=&page=1</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:16">"Search - Culture and Creativity". <a href="https://culture.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/projects/search/details/619700-CREA-1-2020-1-NO-MED-DEVVG" target="_blank">https://culture.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/projects/search/details/619700-CREA-1-2020-1-NO-MED-DEVVG</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:17">"Svalbard Game". <a href="https://svalbardgame.com/" target="_blank">https://svalbardgame.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:18">"Prosjekt M - NFI". <a href="https://www.nfi.no/spill/prosjekt-m" target="_blank">https://www.nfi.no/spill/prosjekt-m</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:19">"The Nomad - NFI". <a href="https://www.nfi.no/spill/nomaden" target="_blank">https://www.nfi.no/spill/nomaden</a> <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:20">"Draugen official website". Red Thread Games. Retrieved 22 June 2018. <a href="https://www.draugengame.com/" target="_blank">https://www.draugengame.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:21">Romano, Sal (21 March 2024). "Dustborn launches August 20". Gematsu. Retrieved 26 March 2024. <a href="https://www.gematsu.com/2024/03/dustborn-launches-august-20" target="_blank">https://www.gematsu.com/2024/03/dustborn-launches-august-20</a> <a href="#fnref:21" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:22">Romano, Sal (13 March 2025). "Red Thread Games announces mystery survival RPG Hello Sunshine for PC". Gematsu. Retrieved 13 March 2025. <a href="https://www.gematsu.com/2025/03/red-thread-games-announces-mystery-survival-rpg-hello-sunshine-for-pc" target="_blank">https://www.gematsu.com/2025/03/red-thread-games-announces-mystery-survival-rpg-hello-sunshine-for-pc</a> <a href="#fnref:22" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:23">"Svalbard Game". <a href="https://svalbardgame.com/" target="_blank">https://svalbardgame.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:23" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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