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Midsummer Studios

2 viewers · 30d

Total raised

$2.0M

+$2.0M this year

1 filing since 2026 · latest Other filed

Cumulative raised
LAST ROUND
Other · $2.0M
ROUNDS
1
INVESTORS
3
FOUNDED
2023
HQ
Hunt Valley, MD
SECTOR
Media
EMPLOYEES
N/A
30D VIEWERS
2

AI overview

Updated

Midsummer Studios is an independent video game developer based in Hunt Valley, Maryland, north of Baltimore. It was founded in 2024 by Firaxis Games veterans Jake Solomon (creative director of XCOM and Marvel's Midnight Suns) and Will Miller, together with Nelsie Birch, and later joined by former Maxis director Grant Rodiek. The studio is building Burbank, a next-generation life simulation game in which players generate and share their own stories, positioned against The Sims. It launched with $6 million in seed funding led by Transcend Fund and has raised further rounds since.

What sets it apart

A life sim built by the designers behind XCOM, Civilization and The Sims, centered on player-authored stories that are shared with a community rather than on a single scripted narrative.

Funding history

1 round
OtherMar 13, 2026
Form D
+$2.0M$2.0M total

Latest SEC filings

via EDGAR · CIK 0001994234
Form D · Mar 13, 2026View on EDGAR

Products

1 tracked

Burbank

PC video game (life simulation)

A next-generation life simulation game, described by the studio as a simulation that lets players write their own story and share it with the world, and framed around the drama of modern life. It is in development and has been shown publicly in preview screenshots.

  • Player-authored stories generated through play
  • Sharing of those stories with a wider player community
  • Focus on the drama and humor of modern everyday life
  • Built by designers from the XCOM, Civilization and The Sims franchises

Links

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