STUDIO
VERTPAINT LTD. (UK CO-DEV)
TYPE
GTM-ONLY PUBLISHING DEAL
HG CAPITAL
$2.5M
STATUS
CONDITIONAL — DE-RISKED (CREATIVE LEAD + DAZ CONFIRMED)
DOCUMENT DATE
MAY 29, 2026
PREPARED BY
HELLO GIANT CAPITAL
Solo first-person Silent Hill-inspired psychological horror, built by deep-art-pipeline UK co-dev studio. $2.5M GTM-only on $4M project; structurally engineered around creator-partnership-driven GTM (DAZ secured + Cory in negotiation).
RITUAL TIDES
STUDIO
TBD (BIG MEDIUM SMALL PRIMARY CANDIDATE)
TYPE
CO-DEVELOPMENT (HG SENIOR CO-FINANCIER)
HG CAPITAL
$8.0M OF $18M
STATUS
CONDITIONAL — STRONG WITH EXECUTION-DEPENDENT UPSIDE
DOCUMENT DATE
MAY 5, 2026
PREPARED BY
HELLO GIANT CAPITAL
3D narrative roguelike action set in Ben Mauro’s Huxley universe — Ronin clone lifecycle as run loop, persistent AI companion (Huxley-the-robot) as meta-narrator. $8M HG co-dev in $18M project (Mauro IP equity $4M + co-financier $6M). Direction A of A>B test on Huxley IP.
HUXLEY (ROGUELIKE)
STUDIO
CHAOS MANUFACTURING (LESZEK + RICO GRAHAM)
TYPE
CO-DEVELOPMENT (HG LEAD INVESTOR)
HG CAPITAL
$5.5M OF $12M POOL
STATUS
T1 FUNDED, T2 CONDITIONAL — STRONG
DOCUMENT DATE
MAY 5, 2026
PREPARED BY
HELLO GIANT CAPITAL
Samurai space-opera ARPG on Unreal Engine 5. $5.5M HG as lead in $12M investor pool against $13.5M TPC. Option A waterfall: full-project tiered MOIC ladder 100/75/50/40 (100% T1 recoup). Vertical slice playable; T1 funded March 2026.
SOL SHOGUNATE
STUDIO
HYDRATAC INC. (DUE PROCESS TEAM)
TYPE
GTM-ONLY PUBLISHING DEAL
HG CAPITAL
$2.0M
STATUS
CONDITIONAL — TOP CONVICTION
DOCUMENT DATE
MAY 29, 2026
PREPARED BY
HELLO GIANT CAPITAL
Tactical mil-sim FPS from the Due Process team via HydraTac, leveraging retained tech IP. $2.0M GTM-only publishing capital on $4M project; 100/50/35/20 GTM waterfall (corrected rule, 100% T1 recoup).
WILCO: DIRECT ACTION
STUDIO
ZA/UM (DISCO ELYSIUM CREATORS)
TYPE
CO-FINANCING (HG ONE OF 3 FINANCIERS)
STATUS
CONDITIONAL — WATCHLIST (MKT 22% BELOW FLOOR; COMMERCIAL SCALE RECALIBRATED POST-ZERO PARADES)
DOCUMENT DATE
MAY 29, 2026
PREPARED BY
HELLO GIANT CAPITAL
AUTHOR
DAN BUNTING
Premium AA narrative RPG set in the Blade Runner off-world colonies, by Disco Elysium creators ZA/UM, licensed by Alcon Entertainment. $5M HG (publisher slot) in $22.5M three-financier project; full-project 100/75/50/40 waterfall. Game-first IP adaptation thesis.