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These are vessels that have been around the galaxy a time or two, seen a few scraps and held out long enough to keep their crews alive. Rebel Galaxy is all about big, hulking capital ships. It’s not the futuristic void of No Man’s Sky, and it’s certainly not an up-close dogfighter like Eve: Valkyrie or Enemy Starfighter. This is not a glossy, modern affair like Star Citizen or Elite: Dangerous. Their new company is called Double Damage Games, and the result of their work - now ready to show to the public for the first time - is called Rebel Galaxy.įrom the opening twangs of the trailer’s soundtrack you get the feeling that this space game will be exploring a different, grittier track in a genre that's seeing a surge in popularity. In March they left Runic, launched themselves into the black of space and never looked back.

They needed to make a change, and the only way they found they could do so was by hitting the eject button. Pile on all the responsibilities of running a company, of being responsible for hundreds of people, and they say that after a while it all became too much of a grind. Cumulatively, they’ve been at it for close to 30 years. They’ve each spent a long time making games - specifically action role-playing games. Later the pair teamed up to found Runic Games, where they gave birth to the successful Torchlight series.īut after those successes, Baldree and Schaefer say they also know what it’s like to be in a rut. Baldree created Fate and, when he went to Flagship, had a hand in building Mythos. Later, he co-founded Flagship Studios in order to make Hellgate: London. Schaefer co-founded Blizzard North where he was a pivotal part of creating the Diablo series.

You might say that they’ve become pretty good at it. Travis Baldree and Erich Schaefer know what it takes to bring successful games to market.