Reforged Studios acquires Yellow Lab Games

Reforged Studios has acquired South African developer Yellow Lab Games.

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, and the announcement only says that Yellow Lab will continue to operate as an independent studio working on its own intellectual property, while also contributing to Reforged Studios projects.

Yellow Lab is currently working on the heavy metal-inspired roguelite RPG Metavoidal, which launched in alpha on Itch.io and is expected to fully launch on Steam during the first quarter of 2025.

This is Reforged’s third acquisition this year, having acquired Ground Shatter and Extra Mile Studios in August.

Reforged CEO and Founder Peter Van Der Watt commented: “Growing up in South Africa, I’ve always been aware of the incredible game development talent the country is home to. Yellow Lab Games has been on my radar for some time, especially since that I saw the positive reaction to Metavoidal, their first foray into PC and console gaming.

“I’ve championed South African game development around the world since moving to Scotland to found my first game studio in 2011, and today the entire Reforged board shares my enthusiasm for the region’s potential. So when the opportunity arose to have [Yellow Lab head of studios] David Hecker and his team join our group, we don’t hesitate. “We are all very excited to add South Africa’s best gaming talent to the Reforged team and hope this is the start of a broader investment in Africa’s burgeoning gaming scene.”

If you’d like to read more about the South African games industry, earlier this year we published a week-long editorial special exploring its growth.