Play of Battle
Geopolitical grand strategy and real-time wargame development.
| Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
* | PLN1.7m | Seed | |
| Total Funding | 000k | ||
Based in Warsaw, Poland, Play of Battle S.A. is a video game development studio founded in 2018 specializing in realistic wargames. The company was established by Zbigniew Pisarski, a social entrepreneur with a background in creating wargames for military and governmental use through his think-tank, Fundacja im. Kazimierza Pułaskiego; Dr. Jacek Bartosiak, a lawyer and expert in geopolitics who serves as CEO; and the Polish game developer Noobz from Poland S.A. The studio's mission is to democratize military-grade wargaming for a broader audience. The team includes specialists with experience from acclaimed studios like CD Projekt RED and Techland, having worked on titles such as The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077.
The company's flagship product is "Play of Battle: Systemic War," a grand strategy game combined with real-time strategy (RTS) combat elements, set between 2008 and 2025. It allows players to manage a nation's economy, politics, and diplomacy on a global scale, while also engaging in tactical battles on detailed maps inspired by real-world conflict zones. The game features over 150 modern military units, including drones and electronic warfare systems, and incorporates complex mechanics like macroeconomic models, supply chains, and an information warfare domain. This hybrid approach aims to fill a niche in the market for realistic strategy games covering contemporary history.
Play of Battle operates on a premium game business model, where the primary revenue will come from the sale of the game itself, expected to launch on PC in 2026. The company has successfully raised capital through multiple funding rounds, including over 7.2 million PLN in cash from private investors and a public offering in late 2024 that raised over 3 million PLN from 288 individual investors. These funds are allocated to the game's production budget, which is estimated at around 20 million PLN. The company is also exploring potential exit strategies for investors, such as a stock market debut after the game's release or attracting a strategic investor.
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