Los Angeles based game publisher adds Mundaun to the portfolio

MWMi, an interactive entertainment publisher, is a division of leading media company MWM. Named one of Fast Company's "Top Ten Most Innovative Companies in Hollywood," MWM was founded by film producer Gigi Pritzker, an American billionaire and member of the Pritzker family.

Mundaun, a hand-penciled horror tale, is the first full-length title from Hidden Fields, a one-man studio founded by Swiss programmer and illustrator Michel Ziegler in 2017. Every character, scene and even environmental textures in the game are hand-penciled. Inspired by the dark, mythical folklore of the Swiss Alps, Ziegler sketches out the story of a young man who travels to Mundaun to face off with the malevolent entity that resides there and uncover the mystery of his grandfather’s death.

“We look for game creators who elevate their art through storytelling, craftsmanship, inventive play styles and more,” said Ethan Stearns, executive vice president of content, MWM Interactive. “Hidden Fields is a deeply artistic and passionate studio. I am completely drawn in by Mundaun’s beautiful, hand-penciled art style and story.”

“It was important to me to work with a group that respects my goals, my process and my art, and MWMi has really shared the same excitement for everything I am passionate about,” Michel Ziegler, Hidden Fields, said. “Ethan and the team bring both the enthusiasm and the industry support a super independent designer requires. I am thrilled to finally bring players deeper into the world of Mundaun, which I have been drawing and designing for the last six years.”