What the studio is for
Veilwright Studio was founded in 2026 to make games for adults to the standard players expect from mainstream games: strong writing, stories that branch with the player's choices and carry consequences, considered art direction, and mechanics that try something new.
Adult games are a long-standing part of the games industry. The studio treats them as a normal, professional field, and it writes about them the way any other part of the industry is written about: with sources, with data, and without embarrassment.
What it makes and publishes
- Games. The first is Wildheart Sanctuary, which is in development. The studio is a label for several games of its own.
- The Journal. Guides, reference pages, industry and policy analysis, and opinion pieces that are labelled as opinion.
- Research. Original data on the adult games industry, published with its method and its data files.
- Standards. The published standards the games, the writing and the research are held to.
How it works
This website is safe for work. It carries no explicit images or text, so it can be read, linked and cited anywhere.
Reference pages in the Journal stay neutral and cite their sources. Opinion is kept in pieces that are labelled as opinion. Games by other studios are recommended only after being played, are never scored, and every recommendation says that Veilwright also makes games. Mistakes are corrected in the open under the corrections standard.
Who runs it
The studio is run by its founder, V. Wright, an interactive director and game designer with more than 14 years of experience. He also writes the Journal. The studio is based in Portugal.
Get in touch
Write to [email protected], or see the contact page and the press page.