{"id":1945211,"date":"2026-05-20T10:36:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T07:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1945211"},"modified":"2026-05-20T10:36:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T07:36:39","slug":"returnal-director-and-housemarque-veteran-harry-krueger-launches-finland-based-game-studio-cosmic-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1945211","title":{"rendered":"Returnal director and Housemarque veteran Harry Krueger launches Finland-based game studio Cosmic Division"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/returnal\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Returnal<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Returnal director and Housemarque veteran Harry Krueger launches Finland-based game studio Cosmic Division<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Its first game will be a &#8220;gameplay-first experience&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/cosmic_division.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Cosmic Division logo\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"cosmic_division.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Cosmic Division<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-20T10:36:39+00:00\">May 20, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/returnal-director-launches-cosmic-division-studio?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          10 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"96792f5d-b104-492a-b914-93c1bb3fa796\" data-name=\"Returnal\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Returnal\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Returnal\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Returnal\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Returnal\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Returnal\" title=\"Follow Returnal\"><br \/>\n  Follow Returnal<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Housemarque is the talk of the town again following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/saros-review\">Saros<\/a>&#8216; launch, and now another veteran from the Finnish studio, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/returnal-review-magnificent-and-monstrous\">Returnal<\/a> game director Harry Krueger, is aiming to deliver something that feels familiar with a new game studio.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmicdivision.com\/\">Cosmic Division<\/a>, also Finland-based, has just been announced. The independent developer will focus &#8220;on crafting ambitious, atmospheric, gameplay-first experiences with a strong sense of mystery, mood, and immersion&#8221;. The specific studio size hasn&#8217;t been shared, but the press release states it&#8217;s starting off as &#8220;a compact team&#8221; following a &#8220;lean-and-mean&#8221; philosophy.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Returnal - Official Launch Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u3nOTpvmRrk?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/u3nOTpvmRrk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Returnal &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Returnal &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u3nOTpvmRrk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re proud of what we&#8217;ve achieved, but we&#8217;re not standing still. At Cosmic Division, we&#8217;re building on our strengths while finding a new edge through fresh themes, ideas and talent. We believe there is always room for games built on timeless values that trust the player and leave a lasting impact,&#8221; Krueger &#8211; a veteran of almost 15 years at Housemarque &#8211; said in a statement. In 2023, it was announced <a href=\"https:\/\/housemarque.com\/news\/2023\/11\/16\/harry-krueger-to-depart-from-housemarque-after-almost-15-remarkable-years\">he&#8217;d departed the Sony-owned studio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Little is known about the developer&#8217;s first project at the time of writing, but Cosmic Division has confirmed it&#8217;ll be a new single-player IP that &#8220;celebrates the studio&#8217;s heritage&#8221; and targets both consoles and PC. &#8220;The game will deliver an unapologetically gameplay-first experience and a story with strong emotional resonance&#8221; &#8211; that sounds a lot like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/returnal\">Returnal<\/a> and Saros, if you ask me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re excited to push further into the experiences we love creating: intoxicating gameplay loops, audiovisual spectacle, and impactful stories that linger with players long after the credits have rolled,&#8221; Krueger concluded. An announcement of the game will &#8220;follow at a later date&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Housemarque is the talk of the town again following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/saros-review\">Saros<\/a>&#8216; launch, and now another veteran from the Finnish studio, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/returnal-review-magnificent-and-monstrous\">Returnal<\/a> game director Harry Krueger, is aiming to deliver something that feels familiar with a new game studio.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmicdivision.com\/\">Cosmic Division<\/a>, also Finland-based, has just been announced. The independent developer will focus &#8220;on crafting ambitious, atmospheric, gameplay-first experiences with a strong sense of mystery, mood, and immersion&#8221;. The specific studio size hasn&#8217;t been shared, but the press release states it&#8217;s starting off as &#8220;a compact team&#8221; following a &#8220;lean-and-mean&#8221; philosophy.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Returnal - Official Launch Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u3nOTpvmRrk?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/u3nOTpvmRrk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Returnal &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Returnal &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u3nOTpvmRrk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re proud of what we&#8217;ve achieved, but we&#8217;re not standing still. At Cosmic Division, we&#8217;re building on our strengths while finding a new edge through fresh themes, ideas and talent. We believe there is always room for games built on timeless values that trust the player and leave a lasting impact,&#8221; Krueger &#8211; a veteran of almost 15 years at Housemarque &#8211; said in a statement. In 2023, it was announced <a href=\"https:\/\/housemarque.com\/news\/2023\/11\/16\/harry-krueger-to-depart-from-housemarque-after-almost-15-remarkable-years\">he&#8217;d departed the Sony-owned studio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Little is known about the developer&#8217;s first project at the time of writing, but Cosmic Division has confirmed it&#8217;ll be a new single-player IP that &#8220;celebrates the studio&#8217;s heritage&#8221; and targets both consoles and PC. &#8220;The game will deliver an unapologetically gameplay-first experience and a story with strong emotional resonance&#8221; &#8211; that sounds a lot like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/returnal\">Returnal<\/a> and Saros, if you ask me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re excited to push further into the experiences we love creating: intoxicating gameplay loops, audiovisual spectacle, and impactful stories that linger with players long after the credits have rolled,&#8221; Krueger concluded. An announcement of the game will &#8220;follow at a later date&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Returnal Returnal director and Housemarque veteran Harry Krueger launches Finland-based game studio Cosmic Division Its first game will be a &#8220;gameplay-first experience&#8221;. 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