Renegade Game Studios
Company typeGame company
Founded2014
FounderScott Gaeta.[1]
HeadquartersEscondido, California, United States
ProductsBoard games, card games, jigsaw puzzles, role-playing games
Websiterenegadegamestudios.com

Renegade Game Studios is an American game company based in Escondido, California that creates and publishes board games, card games and role-playing games. In 2020, they also began producing jigsaw puzzles using art from their games.[2]

History

In 2014, Scott Gaeta, a former Colorado games store owner and co-founder of Cryptozoic Entertainment, founded Renegade Game Studios.[3]

From 2014 to 2017, RGS used traditional industry methods to finance publication of their games. Starting in 2018, RGS used Kickstarter community funding to finance some larger licensed game projects such as Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid,[4] Scott Pilgrim Miniatures the World,[5] and most recently Vampire: The Masquerade Rivals Expandable Card Game.[6][7]

Games published

Games published by RGS between 2014–2024.[8]

Notable awards

A number of RGS games have been nominated for or have won awards. The most prominent include:

ENnie Awards

SXSW Game Awards

Spiel des Jahres

Mensa International

References

  1. ^ "Crypto Vet Forms Renegade Games". ICv2. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Renegade Game Studios Adding Puzzles To Their Repertoire". BleedingCool.com. Bleeding Cool. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. ^ "How to Find a New Board Gaming Group - Starting Roll". YouTube. GammaRay. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Power Rangers Board Game Engages the 'Power Fantasy,' Says Creator". Inverse. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. ^ "SCOTT PILGRIM MINIATURES THE WORLD Tackles Board Game". Nerdist. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  6. ^ Nelson, Samantha (24 November 2019). "Vampire: The Masquerade Expandable Card Game: Renegade President Shares His Vision". Escapist. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. ^ Meehan, Alex (15 July 2020). "Vampire: The Masquerade - Rivals is a new expandable card game based on the RPG". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Board Game Geek - Renegade Game Studios - Publisher". Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  9. ^ "2019 ENnie Award Winners". ENnie Awards. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  10. ^ Whatley, Tucker. "SXSW Gaming Awards Finalists Announced". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  11. ^ "SXSW Gaming Awards 2018". YouTube. IGN. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  12. ^ Seehan, Gavin (18 February 2020). "SXSW Announces 2020 SXSW Gaming Awards Nominees". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  13. ^ Anderson, Nate (22 May 2017). "2017's Board Game of the Year shortlist is out—get playing!". ArsTechnica. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  14. ^ Jarvis, Matt (18 May 2020). "Spiel des Jahres 2020 nominations, the shortlist for Germany's top Board Game of the Year prize, announced". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Mensa Select® Games". American Mensa Mind Games. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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