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Vampire Survivors Creator Outlines Developer-First Strategy for Poncle Presents

Luca Galante frames the label as funding small teams with long-term post-launch support to counter exploitative publishing.

Overview

  • Poncle established Poncle Presents in September 2024 as a label and funding partner rather than a traditional publisher to help developers make the games they want.
  • Galante criticized publishers that he says exploit platforms by releasing incomplete or abandoned early-access titles and called for a focus on genuine, valuable releases.
  • He pledged to keep supporting published games after launch regardless of sales performance because every audience deserves fair treatment.
  • The imprint targets small, transparent teams and low-priced, high-value projects, and it has released Doonutsaur’s Kill the Brickman and Nao Games’ Berserk or Die.
  • Poncle now employs more than 25 people, has no current plans for a Vampire Survivors sequel, and previously announced an animated TV adaptation of the game.