Daybreak Games has acquired Palia studio Singularity 6

MMO specialist Daybreak Games has acquired Palia studio Singularity 6.

The Los Angeles-based developer, which has significantly downsized this year in the face of financial difficulties, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Daybreak, which is known for the likes of EverQuest, PlanetSide and H1Z1.

Free-to-play, cozy sim MMO Palia was released for Nintendo Switch in December 2023 and hit Steam in March, six months after an open beta launched on PC. The game features cross-play and cross-progression.

According to Daybreak, over four million players had tried out Palia as of June 2024, with over 100,000 players playing daily.

Announcing the acquisition, Daybreak and Singularity 6 said “the player base is expected to increase as the game continues its progress towards completion and a 1.0 release across all the major platforms”.

“S6 is an excellent addition to our development studios, renowned for their success in creating large-scale online games and content,” said Daybreak CEO Ji Ham. “Their debut title, Palia, is a fantastic addition to our online portfolio.

“We eagerly anticipate collaborating with the S6 team to make Palia the best online experience possible across all major gaming platforms and to help continue expand their community of players for years to come.”

Singularity 6 co-founder and CEO Anthony Leung commented: “From Day 1, we have always wanted to forge alternate worlds that help deepen players’ lives – we believe we are on the path to that with Palia and are ever grateful for the initial player reception and support.

“But we ultimately want to get Palia into the hands of every gamer that wants to play it and we believe that we can best do so by partnering up with Daybreak, who have a proven track record of building gaming communities that last for decades. We look forward to benefiting from their experience, expertise, and investment into Singularity 6 and Palia.”