The future of Project ORCS

Announcing Project O.R.C.S. a new CSRPG from Lightforge Games

Project O.R.C.S. (Online Roleplaying with Collaborative Storytelling) is a multiplayer collaborative storytelling RPG where you and your friends creatively craft unique worlds, tell epic stories, and embark upon quests that are as dynamic as your group.

Lightforge Games CEO discusses a new collaborative storytelling rpg

For decades, role playing games have existed in two parallel worlds. The tabletop world was full of limitless potential and storyline flexibility while the video game world featured ease of play and breathtaking experiences. Every year, those two worlds come closer and closer.

Lightforge Games' social RPG is one of the most exciting things happening in the genre right now

Lightforge is making a chimaera that draws from tabletop RPGs, sandboxes like Minecraft, platforms like Roblox and CRPGs like Baldur's Gate 3, with powerful but accessible creation tools

Lightforge Games receives GamesBeat and Lightspeed “Game Changer” Award

At LightForge, we are pioneering a better culture for the game industry, aiming to change the way companies treat their employees and make games

Open Salaries: Ensuring Equitable Pay through Pay Transparency

CEO Matt Schembari speaks at GDC 2023 about the benefits of an Open Salary policy

What is an open salary policy and should you consider having one?

Lightforge CEO Matt Schembari gave a GDC talk looking into the benefits of salary transparency within a games studio and how to normalise conversations around compensation

Matt Sits Down with Behind the Games Podcast

Core values, open salary, and creating a studio modeled for the future

Video Game Studios Embrace Transparent Pay to Battle Wage Discrimination

The move aims to create a more fair, humane workplace culture

Lightforge Raises $15M in Series A Funding

Lightforge Games Raises $15M to Make New Creative RPG Powered by Unreal Engine 5

Dreamhaven Partnerships Announced!

Lightforge Games officially joins Dreamhaven Partnerships

An Overwhelming Response

We're working through all the emails

Matt Schembari Sits Down with Series G

Why a deep understanding of player empathy is core to modern game design

Tell Your Story

As we announce our new studio, we talk about one of our most important values as a company: Tell Your Story.

Announcing Lightforge Games!

Former Epic and Blizzard veterans join forces to create Lightforge Games.