Bellevue-based video game studio TinyBuild has sold its Totally Reliable Delivery Service game franchise to the iconic video game maker Atari.
The deal, announced Tuesday, comes after Atari invested $2 million in TinyBuild in January, acquiring a 7.9% stake in the company. The acquisition is the first Atari is making for its Infogrames publishing label, which Atari on Tuesday announced it was reviving.
“With Totally Reliable Delivery Service, Infogrames is starting off with a strong IP that has a loyal and enthusiastic player base,” Geoffroy Châteauvieux, manager of Infogrames, said in a news release.
The companies didn't disclose the financial terms of the deal.
Atari didn't immediately respond to questions on how many employees, if any, would be joining Atari from TinyBuild as part of the acquisition.
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Totally Reliable Delivery Service, a comedic game first released in 2019, allows players to complete deliveries in a deliberately chaotic world. Players can play alone or with friends, and they can customize their characters. The world also features toys and vehicles players can interact with outside of the deliveries.
Infogrames, founded in 1983, will publish games outside of those associated with Atari, according to the release. The aim is to acquire intellectual property and publish its own games. Eventually, according to Atari, the label might add some of its legacy titles, which include Alone in the Dark and Outcast.
TinyBuild, meanwhile, was founded in 2013. According to the company, it has more than 80 titles, including Hello Neighbor and Train Valley World. In its 2022 annual report, TinyBuild's most recent, the company reported $63.3 million in revenue, up from $52.2 million in 2021.
Atari's $2 million investment in TinyBuild was part of a $12 million capital raise TinyBuild secured by selling shares in the company. TinyBuild says on its website it has more than 400 employees.
Atari was founded in 1972 in California and is now owned by a Paris-based company. Atari is behind more than 200 games and franchises, including Asteroids and Pong, according to the company. Atari got back into the hardware business in 2018 by introducing a new game system called the Atari VCS.
