Bohemia Interactive has taken an undisclosed minority equity position in the Polish game developer Enjoy Studio, the team behind the cooperative first‑person‑shooter survival RPG Everwind. This transaction makes Bohemia Interactive a co‑owner of Enjoy Studio and represents the publisher’s inaugural investment in a Polish‑based studio.
Despite the new financial relationship, Enjoy Studio will continue to operate under its own brand and retain full creative autonomy over its projects. The partnership between the two companies began earlier this year when Enjoy Studio entered Bohemia Interactive’s Incubator program in 2024. The Incubator is a mentorship and support initiative launched by Bohemian in 2016 to help independent developers bring prototype concepts to market.
Through the program, participants receive guidance on design, production pipelines, and business strategy, as well as access to Bohemia’s technical resources and publishing expertise. Enjoy Studio’s admission into the Incubator signaled Bohemia’s early interest in the studio’s potential and set the stage for the later equity deal. Enjoy Studio first entered the public eye with The Witch of Fern Island, an open‑world life‑simulation title released via indie.io.
While that game garnered modest attention, the studio’s real breakout came with Everwind, a cooperative survival experience that blends first‑person shooting mechanics with RPG progression and a strong emphasis on teamwork. Everwind launched in early access on Steam in March 2026 and quickly surpassed 300,000 copies sold, a notable achievement for a relatively small development team. The game’s success demonstrated the studio’s ability to craft compelling gameplay loops, immersive worlds, and a community‑friendly approach to post‑launch support. In addition to its own IP, Enjoy Studio has built a reputation for offering publishing and porting services to other developers.
A recent example is the collaboration with Aurorian Studios on One Lonely Outpost, where Enjoy Studio handled a full UI redesign and provided multi‑platform production assistance, ensuring the title could reach players on a variety of consoles and PC. This service‑oriented side of the business showcases the studio’s technical versatility and its willingness to support the broader indie ecosystem.
Bohemia Interactive’s co‑founder and chief executive officer, Marek Španěl, explained the rationale behind the investment in an interview with Game Developer. He noted that Bohemia had been observing Enjoy Studio for roughly two years and had grown increasingly impressed by the people behind the company. "We share a similar philosophy when it comes to game development and how we engage with our audiences," Španěl said.
This alignment of values, he suggested, was a key factor in moving from a mentorship relationship to an equity partnership. Španěl also emphasized that the investment should not be viewed as a bet on a single title. While Everwind has proven the studio’s capabilities, Bohemia’s stake reflects confidence in the entire team’s talent and its future output. "This is an expression of our confidence in the talent of the entire studio and a step toward a closer, long‑term partnership," he remarked.
He added that the goal is to collaborate on creating the best possible games and to distribute them to as wide an audience as possible, leveraging Bohemia’s extensive publishing network and marketing reach. The move marks a strategic expansion for Bohemia Interactive, a company best known for its own franchises such as the ARMA series and the survival sandbox game DayZ.
By investing in an external studio, Bohemia diversifies its portfolio and gains insight into emerging trends within the cooperative and survival‑RPG genres. For Enjoy Studio, the partnership offers not only capital but also access to Bohemia’s seasoned development teams, quality‑assurance pipelines, and global distribution channels. This symbiotic relationship is expected to accelerate the studio’s ability to scale up production, explore new IPs, and potentially bring Everwind to additional platforms beyond PC.
Looking ahead, both parties have hinted at possible collaborative projects that could combine Bohemia’s expertise in large‑scale, realistic environments with Enjoy Studio’s knack for intimate, player‑driven narratives. While no specific titles have been announced, the partnership opens the door for co‑development opportunities, shared technology stacks, and joint marketing campaigns that could benefit both companies. In summary, Bohemia Interactive’s acquisition of a minority stake in Enjoy Studio represents a vote of confidence in a rising Polish developer whose flagship game, Everwind, has already demonstrated strong market performance. The deal preserves Enjoy Studio’s independence while granting it the resources and industry connections needed to expand its creative ambitions.
As the two firms move forward together, the gaming community can anticipate a wave of new experiences that blend Bohemia’s seasoned development pedigree with Enjoy Studio’s fresh, cooperative‑focused design philosophy.