Blue Ridge Games launches with exploration game MAFATE as its first signing

The team behind IndieGameBusiness has formed a publishing label for independent developers and selected Blue Ramen Studios' MAFATE as its debut project.

The people behind the IndieGameBusiness community have launched Blue Ridge Games, a publishing label intended to help independent teams with the commercial and operational side of bringing games to market. The group is converting years of industry education and networking into direct publishing support.

Its first title is MAFATE from French developer Blue Ramen Studios. The contemplative exploration game is inspired by the Mafate Cirque on Réunion Island and combines walking, observation, narrative and puzzles. For developers, the launch is notable because the publisher is positioning business guidance and network access—not only financing—as the core of its offer.