It’s a given that as time moves forward, more teams are going to form and other teams are going to eventually break up. Bringing an almost cautious mixture of developers together is a new studio simply called Blank. This team is made up of game industry veterans, with credits from iconic CD Projekt Red titles such as The Witcher series and Cyberpunk 2077.
Aiming to bring their years of experience to a clean slate, the new team is committed to bringing beautifully crafted games and unique experiences to players, favoring novel territory rather than well-trodden ground. Alongside the studio reveal, Blank.’s co-founders teased concept art (above) from the studio’s unannounced project— a character-driven game set in an apocalypse, with a twist or two.
The full team, as of now, is made up of Mateusz Kanik as Game Director / Co-Founder, Jędrzej Mróz as Executive Producer / Co-Founder, Marcin Jefimow as Executive Producer / Co-Founder Mikołaj Marchewka as Managing Director / Co-Founder, Michał Dobrowolski as Design Director, Artur Ganszyniec as Narrative Director, and Grzegorz Przybyś as Art Director. Here’s what they had to say about their new studio.
“We’re thrilled to announce Blank. and to start expanding our incredible team,” said Mateusz Kanik, Blank. Co-founder and Game Director. “After working for years in an increasingly conservative industry, we’re ready to make bold, impactful projects that share our unique creativity and values. Where the industry champions a dictatorship of the creative individual, we want to give ownership to the team. Where the industry leans on crunch culture, we prefer work-life balance. Where the industry says bigger is better, we’re setting our sights on highly polished games with a focus on emotion, story, and craftsmanship,” said Kanik.
Discussing the formation of Blank. Marcin Jefimow, Blank. Co-Founder and Executive Producer, said “Our game development philosophy comes from our own stories and experiences. With Blank. we want to build a space where we can honor our histories, but also be playful and open to brand-new inspirations as we collaborate creatively. We’ve already got a head start on a budding new project that we can’t wait to share with players and craft with new team members.”
Jędrzej Mróz, Blank. Co-Founder and Executive Producer shared how the team plans to approach game development and scaling up the studio, “Over our many years of making games, we've seen the importance of marrying inspiring ideas with well-defined scope, that's supported by a strong team and realistic budget. We're committed to quality craftsmanship and running the studio in a sustainable way; we plan to increase our projects' scope as we expand the team and its capabilities.”
