I'm now 100% of Vlambeer

🚨 VIDEOGAME COMPANY ACQUISITION ALERT 🚨

The headline says it all, big news:
I now own 100% of Vlambeer, the studio I co-founded with Rami Ismail back in 2010.

You might know Vlambeer from indie games such as Nuclear Throne, Ridiculous Fishing, LUFTRAUSERS, Super Crate Box, GUN GODZ, and uhhh, Serious Sam: the Random Encounter. Or this logo of an extremely chill bear who’s also on fire.

Here’s what this acquisition means:

1. After my current unannounced project is done, Vlambeer’s arcade shooter ULTRABUGS will see its long-anticipated release!

   (Really good on Steam Deck btw.)

   

   Ultrabugs was originally called Space Hell which explains the premise pretty well.

2. An update for Ridiculous Fishing EX is in the works and coming out soon. Expect a lot of cool new content and some… unconventional fish.🐊

   

3. I want to preserve the classic Vlambeer games, and make sure they stay playable far into the future. It’s too easy for games to get lost in time and that’s a damn shame.

4. …and last but not least: I’m going to keep making indie games with cool small teams like I always have!

A big thanks to all of Vlambeer’s amazing collaborators, and everyone who made our games possible throughout the years! 💛

For anything Vlambeer related in the future, please don’t hesitate to hit me up.

Cheers,
JW