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Secret Mode opens new Sheffield studio to support internal titles

Secret Mode opens new Sheffield studio to support internal titles Indie publisher opens new division to in reduce spend on external development; will build on established relationships with local universities Indie publisher Secret Mode has set up a new internal development studio in Sheffield to support the label's line-up of games, starting with recent hit Escape the Backrooms and Chained Together, which Secret Mode took over in June. At launch the venture is just three people strong, but over the next twelve months it's planned to expand to around 20 people. The Sheffield office came about following the arrival of Dan Secker as VP of technology and operations in November 2025. Read this next - Compulsion Games officially separates from Xbox – "The team told me we would rather eat rocks and drink gasoline than be split up" - Rover's Tale developer Observer Interactive parts ways with Team17 as it moves to self-publishing - Report: Live-service removed from Horizon Hunters Gathering following negative player feedback