Layoff
Jul 2025Sean Evans said his time at Windwalk Games had come to a close due to recent layoffs.
SourceWindwalk is the industry leader in building, growing, and operating…
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
Windwalk is a 2018 Austin-based game studio and community-software company behind the multiplayer games Enemy on Board and SWORN, plus Harbor, a gamification/automation platform for marketing and community teams.
Primary product
Harbor
Founded
2018
Headquarters
Austin, Texas, United States
Team size
11-50 employees
Industry
Computer Games
Sub-industry
Game development studio and community-growth software
Offices
210 Lavaca Street, Apartment 2304, Austin, TX 78701, United States
San Francisco, CA, United States
Business model
game development and publishing
B2B SaaS / software tools
services / consulting
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$6.8M
Latest round
Seed Round · Oct 2024
Latest amount
$4.5M
People & investors
Leadership
CEO & Co-founder
Co-founder
Art Director
Art Director
Head of Security
Founders
CTO & Co-founder
Work & culture
Public materials emphasize a small, community-first team focused on building lasting digital communities, using Discord, gamification, playtests, referrals, rewards, and no-code community operations.
Visa sponsorship
Limited
Compensation
Public compensation signals are sparse. Third-party visa data shows proffered salaries around $80k–$91.9k for sponsored roles, with a median H-1B salary of about $85,947 in one dataset.
Product & market
Pricing
Not publicly disclosed; appears to be enterprise / quote-based with consulting services
Differentiators
- —Built from Windwalk's own game launches and community growth playbooks
- —No-code dashboards for community management
- —Gamification around playtesting, pre-registration, referrals, and feedback
- —Integrated hubs that plug into existing websites and apps
- —Supports community events, creator programs, and in-game rewards
- —Positioned for gaming and publisher community teams
Technology
Discord
MySQL
AWS RDS
JavaScript
Git
Docker
GitHub
Figma
Ubuntu
CSS
React
Linux
HTML
Notion
Blender
Unity
C
IAM
Terraform
Customers
Scopely
CCP Games / EVE Frontier
NZXT
Immutable
game developers and publishers
Competitors
community management SaaS
superfan / fan-engagement platforms
Discord community operations tools
player marketing / acquisition tools
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Third-party estimates range from about $3.8M to $5.7M annual revenue / ARR.
Signals & risks
Latest news
gaming.news · Sep 2025
Reported SWORN's 1.0 release on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, plus availability in Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.
Games Press · Sep 2025
Team17 Digital and Windwalk Games released SWORN 1.0 across PC, Xbox, and PlayStation 5.
LinkedIn post by Sean Evans · Jul 2025
Sean Evans said he left Windwalk Games due to recent layoffs.
GamesBeat / VentureBeat · Oct 2024
Windwalk announced Harbor, a social/community growth platform, and said it raised $4.5M from a16z Speedrun, Tirta Ventures, and Y Combinator.
GamesIndustry.biz · Oct 2024
GamesIndustry.biz covered Windwalk's Harbor launch and $4.5M seed funding round.
Jobs and careers at Windwalk
0 jobs at Windwalk
No open positions
Check back later for new openings