Indie Game Publisher Vendetta Unveils 2027 Release Slate, Including ‘Surfpunk,’ as It Sets New Advisory Board (EXCLUSIVE)

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Indie games publisher Vendetta has unveiled its 2027 release slate, from the much-hyped “Surfpunk,” to high-energy co-op experiences like “Killing Things with Your Friends,” to cozy single-player adventure games with a twist like “The Mailroom.”

Additionally, Vendetta has announced a new advisory board that includes leaders from music, Hollywood communications, anime and game development, like Far East Movement’s James Roh, as well as veterans of Tencent, Warner Bros. Games and Riot Games. The members will advise on the company’s growth, publishing strategy and opportunities for partnerships and storytelling across transmedia.

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Launched by marketing firm Infinitize in April 2025, Vendetta describes itself as bringing “a fan-first approach to indie game publishing, backed by a team with a track record of Guinness World Record-breaking work across K-pop, anime, podcasts, and other global fandoms.”

The newly appointed Vendetta advisory board includes Aldric Chang (Founder, Mixed Realms), Roh (Far East Movement & Co-Founder, Gold House & Transparent Arts), Justin Woodward (Founder, Media Indie Exchange), Kevin Broderick (Managing Director, The Lippin Group), Philip Ser (Former Riot Games, Crunchyroll, Warner Bros.), Richard Browne (Former THQ, Tencent) and Valerio Di Donato (Founder, 34BigThings & Group CEO, Poncle).

“Fans decide what earns a place in their world,” Vendetta and Infinitize CEO Jenny Zha said. “Our work in K-pop and anime starts with listening to those communities and understanding what they value. We’re bringing that same approach to indie games: backing developers with a distinct creative vision and helping them build relationships with players that last beyond launch.”

See below for details on Vendetta’s 2027 release slate with descriptions provided by the publisher.

Surfpunk (Co-Publishing)

Surfpunk is a co-op “Surf ’n Slash” adventure for one to four players, where surfer-pirates raid procedurally generated islands crawling with monsters and packed with loot. Battle with swords, pistols, anchors, or guitars, tow your haul between islands, and craft tools on the fly. Surf a giant tsunami back to your ship before everything is swallowed by the sea.

Clerks & Quirks (Co-Publishing)

Clock in at Chaos & Co, a magical shop where the appliances are alive, emotional, and determined to ruin your day. Cook meals, craft adventuring gear, and tame these rebellious Quirks to unlock powerful bonuses. Play this chaotic co-op management roguelite solo or in a team of up to four, rearrange and upgrade your shop, and prepare for the week’s final boss: the crazy Friday events. Welcome to Clerks & Quirks.

Never’s End (Co-Publishing)

Never’s End is a turn-based tactical RPG where an undying spirit turns townsfolk into living weapons against a spreading darkness. Possess your companions and reshape the environment with elemental magic: wield the forces of nature to flood battlefields with flowing water, create powerful winds by moving heat, or compress rock in molten lava. Explore a dangerous open world, but choose your sacrifices carefully. Every companion costs a life, and the Never grows stronger while you prepare.

The Mailroom (Publishing)

The Mailroom is a cozy horror workplace simulator where Hell has a job opening, and you’re the new mail clerk. Sort infernal correspondence, process occult specimens, and keep cursed machinery running as the workday gets stranger. Uncover the office’s secrets and find a way out before your dead-end job becomes a permanent posting.

Untitled Top-Down Action Shooter

A stylish top-down action shooter blending katana combat and gunplay set on a western frontier. Deflect bullets, trigger bullet time, and battle outlaws across towns, saloons, and moving trains as you uncover the truth behind a failed heist and confront those who betrayed you.

Killing Things With Your Friends (Publishing)

Killing Things With Your Friends is a chaotic co-op meat-grinder built around creative dismemberment. Tear limbs from mutants and use their abilities as weapons and tools to survive deadly lab experiments. Team up with up to three friends, coordinate through proximity chat, and impress the researchers for a chance to walk away rich. Just make sure you escape before time runs out, or you might become the next experiment.

Acting Out (Publishing)

Acting Out is an online co-op multiplayer party game where you film movie scenes with your friends and your voices. Choose scripts from different genres and cast your actors, then it’s lights, camera, action! Hit your marks, deliver award-winning performances, then watch your masterpiece on the big screen.

Lola’s Familiars: Prison of Argnoh (Co-Publishing)

Escape a demonic underworld prison in this anime-inspired lite-vania adventure. Explore mysterious magical realms as Lola, a young witch, and forge pacts with powerful Familiar bosses to turn enemies into allies. Wield their abilities, uncover dark secrets, and fight your way to freedom in a haunting, hand-drawn fantasy world.