ABOUT
We are on a journey of constant exploration, striving to keep the industry on edge.
Founded in 2012, Hinterland exists to advance the frontiers of interactive entertainment.
Through a process of constant exploration in our work and our creative process, we strive to express our unique independent spirit with our approach and our creations. By creating compelling original worlds that are deeply interactive, we engage our fans in their passion for exploration and discovery.
Founder’s Vision
It continues with our community, activating compassion and being responsible for what we promise to our players, partners, and society. From nurturing our IPs and how they are forged and delivered, to supporting causes that we care for, working with others who strive to do good, and fostering positive relationships through our gameplay.
It's our pursuit, an endless expedition.
One requiring fortitude, resourcefulness, and compassion. A commitment to mastering our craft. An embrace of accountability.
We are on a journey to keep the industry on edge.
— Raphael van Lierop
Founder, CEO, & Chief Creative Officer
Approach
We are founder-led and our teams are run by discipline leads with their hands on the games. We have a light project-management process and no full-time professional managers, producers, or development directors. We expect everyone to take ownership for their work. We put product quality and the team’s wellness first. We don’t crunch. This combination also means we don’t always hit our deadlines, for which we are grateful to have such a supportive community of players.
We believe that profit is an outcome of successfully balancing creative concept, quality, timeliness, and accountability to our players and each other. Profit is a means to ensuring ongoing independence and creative risk-taking, while also being able to prioritize taking care of our people. It is not an end in itself.
We believe our independence is paramount and are expanding carefully while building in-house expertise, to ensure we can protect and nurture our own IP and carefully preserve our fans’ loyalty to us and the worlds we create for them.
We believe firmly that iteration is the key to creating successful games, teams, and processes, and we are relentless in our self-reflection about where our approach is and isn’t working. We are restless creators and passionate about our role as innovators in this industry. We are our own most outspoken critics, and are rarely satisfied with our work.
This is a journey of constant exploration and discovery, and we will never complete it. We will also never stop trying.
Team
As a result, out of respect, we choose not to share more specific information about our team members on this site. We ask that you offer the same respect, and not contact members of the Hinterland team outside of official channels.
For more information about how to contact the team at Hinterland, please visit our Contact section.
Statement Supporting Artists
We are opposed to the existence and use of generative AI tools, which only exist due to the shameless exploitation of the artists the creators of the technology hope to displace. Hinterland does not and will never use such exploitive technology in our creations.
You will find more information about working at Hinterland in each of the roles described below.
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We are a diverse group of game creators who care as much about how we make things, as what we make. We care about our worlds, our players, and our people. We believe passion for work and balance in life are not only compatible ideas, but are symbiotic. If you want to help craft the future of interactive entertainment, join us on our journey.
