{"id":304414,"date":"2025-05-28T00:08:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T07:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=304414"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:33:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:33:13","slug":"apple-buys-the-video-game-studio-behind-hit-title-sneaky-sasquatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/apple-buys-the-video-game-studio-behind-hit-title-sneaky-sasquatch\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple buys the video game studio behind hit title Sneaky Sasquatch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a rare and surprising move, Apple has made its&nbsp;<strong>first-ever acquisition of a video game studio<\/strong>, purchasing RAC7\u2014the two-person team behind the Apple Arcade hit&nbsp;<em>Sneaky Sasquatch<\/em>. The acquisition marks a unique step for the tech giant, traditionally known for relying on third-party developers rather than acquiring them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Apple makes a rare acquisition in gaming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple confirmed that the&nbsp;<strong>RAC7 team is now officially part of the company<\/strong>, stating that it is excited to continue supporting the development of&nbsp;<em>Sneaky Sasquatch<\/em>. The quirky, open-world adventure game debuted in 2019 and went on to become an Apple Arcade Game of the Year winner. With this acquisition, Apple aims to&nbsp;<strong>further enhance the game&#8217;s experience exclusively within Apple Arcade<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite speculation, Apple has clarified that&nbsp;<strong>this move does not represent a new long-term strategy<\/strong>&nbsp;of acquiring indie studios en masse. According to the company, the situation was \u201cunique,\u201d driven by the desire to help RAC7 expand the game more deeply within its ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Apple Arcade may not see a wave of acquisitions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While this acquisition may raise hopes among other small studios, Apple has been clear that it will&nbsp;<strong>continue prioritizing partnerships with both big and small third-party developers<\/strong>. The precedent, however, has been set: a standout title on Apple Arcade could open doors to deeper collaboration\u2014or even acquisition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple Arcade, priced at $6.99\/month or included in the Apple One bundle, gives access to&nbsp;<strong>over 200 ad-free games without in-app purchases<\/strong>, positioning itself as a curated, premium platform in the mobile gaming landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a rare and surprising move, Apple has made its&nbsp;first-ever acquisition of a video game studio, purchasing RAC7\u2014the two-person team behind the Apple Arcade hit&nbsp;Sneaky Sasquatch. The acquisition marks a unique step for the tech giant, traditionally known for relying on third-party developers rather than acquiring them. Apple makes a rare acquisition in gaming Apple &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/apple-buys-the-video-game-studio-behind-hit-title-sneaky-sasquatch\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Apple buys the video game studio behind hit title Sneaky Sasquatch&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":304415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-304414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304414"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":304416,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304414\/revisions\/304416"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304414"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=304414"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=304414"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=304414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}