Indie publisher Vendetta has set its 2027 release lineup, a slate that ranges from the co-op surf-and-slash adventure “Surfpunk” to the chaotic multiplayer experiments of “Killing Things With Your Friends” and the cozy horror workplace sim “The Mailroom.” The company also announced a newly formed advisory board drawing on leaders from music, Hollywood communications, anime and game development, including Far East Movement’s James Roh and veterans of Tencent, Warner Bros. Games and Riot Games.
Vendetta, launched in April 2025 by marketing firm Infinitize, describes itself as bringing a fan-first approach to indie game publishing, backed by a team with a record of Guinness World Record-breaking work across K-pop, anime, podcasts and other global fandoms.
Advisory board draws from music, games and communications
The advisory board members are Aldric Chang, founder of Mixed Realms; Roh, of Far East Movement and co-founder of Gold House and Transparent Arts; Justin Woodward, founder of Media Indie Exchange; Kevin Broderick, managing director at The Lippin Group; Philip Ser, formerly of Riot Games, Crunchyroll and Warner Bros.; Richard Browne, formerly of THQ and Tencent; and Valerio Di Donato, founder of 34BigThings and group CEO of Poncle.
The group will advise Vendetta on its growth, publishing strategy and opportunities for partnerships and storytelling across transmedia.
“Fans decide what earns a place in their world,” said Jenny Zha, CEO of Vendetta and Infinitize. “Our work in K-pop and anime starts with listening to those communities and understanding what they value. We’re bringing that same approach to indie games: backing developers with a distinct creative vision and helping them build relationships with players that last beyond launch.”
The 2027 slate
Surfpunk (co-publishing) — A co-op “Surf ’n Slash” adventure for one to four players in which surfer-pirates raid procedurally generated islands crawling with monsters and packed with loot. Combat runs on swords, pistols, anchors or guitars; players tow their haul between islands and craft tools on the fly, then surf a giant tsunami back to their ship before everything is swallowed by the sea.
Clerks & Quirks (co-publishing) — Players clock in at Chaos & Co, a magical shop where the appliances are alive, emotional and determined to ruin the workday. Cooking meals, crafting adventuring gear and taming the rebellious Quirks unlocks powerful bonuses. The chaotic co-op management roguelite supports solo play or a team of up to four, with shop rearrangement and upgrades leading toward the week’s final boss: the Friday events.
Never’s End (co-publishing) — A turn-based tactical RPG in which an undying spirit turns townsfolk into living weapons against a spreading darkness. Players possess companions and reshape the environment with elemental magic, flooding battlefields with flowing water, creating powerful winds by moving heat or compressing rock in molten lava. The open world is dangerous, and sacrifices carry weight: every companion costs a life, and the Never grows stronger while players prepare.
The Mailroom (publishing) — A cozy horror workplace simulator built on the premise that Hell has a job opening and the player is the new mail clerk. The workday involves sorting infernal correspondence, processing occult specimens and keeping cursed machinery running as conditions grow stranger. Players must uncover the office’s secrets and find a way out before a dead-end job becomes a permanent posting.
Untitled top-down action shooter — A stylish top-down shooter blending katana combat and gunplay on a western frontier. Players deflect bullets, trigger bullet time and battle outlaws across towns, saloons and moving trains while uncovering the truth behind a failed heist and confronting those who betrayed them.
Killing Things With Your Friends (publishing) — A chaotic co-op meat-grinder built around creative dismemberment. Players tear limbs from mutants and repurpose their abilities as weapons and tools to survive deadly lab experiments. Teams of up to four coordinate through proximity chat and impress the researchers for a chance to walk away rich — provided they escape before time runs out, or risk becoming the next experiment.
Acting Out (publishing) — An online co-op multiplayer party game in which players film movie scenes with friends and their own voices. Teams choose scripts from different genres and cast their actors, then hit their marks and deliver performances before watching the finished masterpiece on the big screen.
Lola’s Familiars: Prison of Argnoh (co-publishing) — An anime-inspired lite-vania adventure about escaping a demonic underworld prison. Players explore mysterious magical realms as Lola, a young witch, forging pacts with powerful Familiar bosses to turn enemies into allies, wielding their abilities, uncovering dark secrets and fighting toward freedom in a hand-drawn fantasy world.