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Overview

rokaplay is an independent game publisher based in Darmstadt, Germany. It publishes Solarpunk, the cozy survival game developed by Cyberwave. The publisher handles marketing, distribution, platform relationships, and business operations while Cyberwave focuses on development. rokaplay has published around fifteen cozy and family-friendly titles, including Sugardew Island, Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands, and Spells & Secrets.

Relationship with Cyberwave

rokaplay published Solarpunk and supported its Kickstarter campaign, which raised 305,266 EUR from 6,312 backers and helped establish the game's community before release.

Console Port Partnership for Solarpunk

To bring Solarpunk to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2 alongside the PC launch on June 8, 2026, rokaplay partnered with Mi'pu'mi Games, a Vienna-based porting studio. Cyberwave continues to handle the PC build directly, while Mi'pu'mi handles the three console versions.

Company Profile

Publisher Profile Context

rokaplay is best known in the cozy and family-friendly indie space, where its published catalogue includes titles such as Sugardew Island, Stranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Islands, and Spells & Secrets. Each of those games shares a low-pressure tone with Solarpunk, and the publisher's brand identity is what positioned Solarpunk for a cozy-survival audience rather than a hardcore survival one.

That positioning matters for understanding the launch. Cozy-survival titles in this catalogue trade combat depth for warmth, slower progression, and resident-friendly creature designs, and Solarpunk's no-combat animal coexistence model lines up with that pattern.

Solarpunk Launch Responsibilities