Room 8 Group Introduces Solid Bash, the Company’s New Mobile Game Development Brand

The new brand will be part of the newly-established Mobile Service Line, with the industry veteran Matthew Zoern as VP of Games at Solid Bash.

Room 8 Group — an international group of companies working in the game development & art production industry — announced the establishment of the new brand within its structure. Solid Bash is the team of over 160 specialists working in mobile game development and the first brand within the Group to form the Mobile Service Line. 

Seeing new brands created within the Group is a phenomenal experience, showcasing the growth of our company. Solid Bash establishment is a natural next step for Games Division evolution, and an exciting new page in our 11-year history. With numerous outstanding clients already working with Room 8 Group, and so many potential partners we aim to cooperate with, I am sure that Solid Bash has a great and promising future.

Sviatoslav Pohrebnoi, Chairman of Room 8 Group

Solid Bash establishment is a logical continuation of the Group’s strategic development. This move will give Mobile Service Line the possibility to experiment, further strengthen the expertise, and be focused on delivering outstanding experience for players. 

Lana Savytska, Head of Mobile Service Line at Room 8 Group

In 2018-2022, as the Games Division of Room 8 Group, the Solid Bash team has cooperated with 90 clients. The team’s portfolio consists of 126 developed, co-developed and ported titles, one of the most notable among them – What Remains of Edith Finch from Annapurna Interactive. The Solid Bash team was responsible for porting the critically acclaimed game to Nintendo Switch. 

Solid Bash will be operating from four key locations: Canada, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine. The teams will be led by the gaming industry veterans with decades of gamedev and tech experience, namely: 

• Matthew Zoern, VP of Games, 
• Benjamin Troy Drysdale, Head of Technology, 
• Benjamin Paquette, Head of Creative, 
• and Jerome Boulon, Head of Production.

After almost two decades in video games, I am so proud to be a part of the Solid Bash team, who share a deep passion for gaming and sincerely love what they do. Our core mission is to support our partners by creating outstanding game experiences that live up to — and exceed — our client’s and players’ expectations.

Matthew Zoern, VP of Games at Solid Bash

Previously, Room 8 Group announced the new stage of development for its Trailers & Cinematics Unit. The decision to give extra attention to the trailer production is also part of the mother company’s business model restructuring, focused on diversification and expanding the expertise into niche markets of the game industry.