📢 Facepunch x Dreamhack Birmingham In case you missed it, we spent the weekend at the NEC with DreamHack Birmingham supporting the UK games industry and it’s very few events! We headed to the NEC to support the UK industry and get our latest projects - S&box and Rust Mobile into the hands of players. From sponsoring the indie zone to getting upcoming and old games onto screens in real life, it was a massive weekend for the team while we showcased and connected with new and old fans and creators. There really is no substitute for watching real people play your work live, even if it means handling a few unban requests in person. 😅 The Verdict: ✅ Sausage Survivors 2 (in s&box) is a crowd favourite. ✅ Chippy arcades are surprisingly addictive. ✅ Real-world conversations are one of the best motivators for development. And the one we sometimes experience the least! Great to meet the community and support the next generation of indie devs, as well as experience the passionate competitive scene. Watch the full recap video below!
Facepunch Studios
Computer Games
Independent game developer - we made Garry's Mod and Rust, two of the most successful Steam games of all time
About us
We’re Facepunch, an independent game developer in Birmingham, UK. We made Garry’s Mod and Rust, two of the most popular Steam games of all time. It was Garry’s Mod that kicked it all off when it released in December 2004 as one of the first indie games on Steam and led to the creation of Facepunch. We try to be player-first and learn from what they tell us. We don’t have conventional management and try to avoid BS - the team decides together what’s best for the game. We expect to fail, learn and get better. We build our games and community relations for the long-term. We think we have a pretty open, welcoming work environment. We’re about 50 people and growing - we have a lot more we want to do. We’re PC-first but interested in other platforms and VR. About our games: Garry’s Mod, one of the first major modding and UGC game platforms, is now over 15 years old, with >20 million units sold and still going strong with an ‘overwhelmingly positive’ Steam review (from >700k reviews). Rust is a multiplayer survival shooter, one of the most popular indie games on Steam ever by player count over the last few years (regularly in the top 10 most played of all games too), ~9 years old and has had >300 content updates now with something new every month. It has a ‘very positive’ Steam review rating (from >600k reviews). It also became one of the most streamed games of all time in Twitch, in its 8th year. We have a close partnership with our vibrant community of content creators, skin designers, mod makers, server operators and more. We’re also working on S&box, our next-generation game creation and modding platform (and spiritual successor to Garry’s Mod). We're hiring! We’re looking for people who are proactive, independent, like working in small teams across different disciplines and who want to have a direct impact on the games they work on. We can offer any resources needed to help make the best games we can. If that sounds interesting, get in touch...
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http://facepunchstudios.com
External link for Facepunch Studios
- Industry
- Computer Games
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Birmingham
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2004
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Birmingham , GB
Employees at Facepunch Studios
Updates
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We're ready and set up at DreamHack Birmingham! Doors open soon - come on down and play Rust Mobile, s&box, and more!
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The Steam Spring Sale is here! 🌻☢️🐰 All Facepunch titles and DLC will be up to 50% off between 19th - 26th March! Get yours: fcpn.ch/ssps26s
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Facepunch turns 17 today! And we’re celebrating by sponsoring DreamHack at the Birmingham NEC, March 27th - 29th! 🥹🎂🎉 Swing by our booth and come say hello.
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We’re officially sponsoring DreamHack Birmingham this March! 🎮 Why? Well, we want to invest in Birmingham more, but mostly, because the NEC is basically in our back garden. At the Facepunch booth, you can expect both a hands-on with s&box and Rust Mobile! Come say hello (or complain about being raided) from March 27–29. Get your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/ei3m66R2
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Rust's 2026 Roadmap is now live! 🗓️☢️👀 This roadmap shows all the great things we have planned for the game this year, but as with anything at Facepunch, we can be agile about how and when we deliver this. Ultimately, we'll listen to the community, we'll look at the data, and we'll do what feels right for the team. The island isn't done with you yet, the Naval Update ships tomorrow!
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Your best run isn’t your last. There’s always a sharper dodge, a faster kill or a cleaner score. Chase perfection with Chippy. 👾🎮🔥 Available on PC, Steam Deck and Switch! Get your copy here: https://lnkd.in/eX8RZyiw
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Huge thanks to the amazing Rust community for their generosity in raising a significant amount for Jingle Jam through Trust in Rust 6 last year! 👕☢️🔫 Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eQteWifZ
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At the end of last year, we celebrated Rust's 12th anniversary, marking an incredible journey. The game continues to experience year-over-year growth. Rust is now bigger than ever, and it's only going to get much bigger this year. 🎂🎉☢️ Read more on our DevBlog: https://lnkd.in/eVY6aKff