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Overview

Square Glade Games is an independent game development studio based in the Netherlands. The studio was co-founded by Tobias "Tobi" Schnackenberg and Marc, and is best known as the developer and publisher of Outbound.

History

Tobi Schnackenberg started his game development career in modding communities for Warcraft 3 and Age of Empires before transitioning to independent development. His first commercial game, Above Snakes, was developed largely as a solo project and published by Crytivo in 2023. Above Snakes sold over 60,000 copies in its first six months.

Marc, a software engineer with a background in AI, robotics, and self-driving vehicles, joined Tobi during the development of Above Snakes in 2022. Together they co-founded Square Glade Games to develop Outbound as their flagship title. A third developer, Michiel, later joined the team.

Outbound Development

Outbound was first revealed publicly in February 2024. The studio launched a Kickstarter campaign in August 2024 that raised approximately 265,000 EUR — nearly nine times the initial funding goal. Development milestones include an alpha launch for backers in April 2025, a beta in October 2025, and a free Steam demo in February 2026.

Publishing

Square Glade Games self-publishes Outbound on PC (Steam, Epic Games Store). Console porting and physical distribution are handled by Silver Lining Interactive, with physical retail editions managed by Tesura Games for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2.

Awards and Recognition

• gamescom CommUnity Choice Award — Won in 2025 for Outbound

• Unity Awards Nomination — Most Anticipated Game category at the 17th Unity Awards

• Over 1.1 million Steam wishlists for Outbound, placing it among the top 50 most-wishlisted upcoming games on Steam