Supergiant Games Office Tour (2024) | Game Informer

Studio director Amir Rao gave us an office tour while visiting Supergiant Games for our Hades II cover story trip. Enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at the studio that previously brought you Bastion, Transistor, Pyre, and Hades!
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[@GabyT]

when darren appeared I started clapping my hands

[@mnooper]

we love our darren korbs

[@acidiclamb]

I LOVE YOU DARREN KORB ‼️‼️

[@littledark6498]

DARREN THE GOAT!!!! 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾

[@pedroscoponi4905]

The way he walked into the frame, I almost expected a studio audience clap, like a guest actor in a sitcom

[@McP1xel]

The B0$$

[@catelynsue1391]

I'm a chef in the fanmade Hades cookbook! I wrote and developed the Ambrosia Pancakes, Tartarus Blocks and Chef's Cod Gratin!!! I'm ecstatic that there's a copy in the office 😭❤️❤️❤️

[@francesleones4973]

Hi! Do you happen to know if the cookbook has other copies available for purchase? I'd love to try making some of the recipes 😃

[@M.A.R.S.]

I WILL BUY A COOKBOOK, GIMMIE

[@biobiobio7777]

How am I just knowing this existed!?!?!?

[@Haelian]

I need that Transistor more than anything

[@Seb_No.13]

Same bro... was my 2nd game after Hades

[@pedroscoponi4905]

We all need a sword boyfriend sometimes, I understand

[@Andorski]

@@Seb_No.13 Check out Bastion if you haven't already. You can see how that game became the basis of Supergiant's style of game creation.

[@NickHunter]

Voiced by LOGAN?! I'd never have even come close to guessing, the voice of Hades vs Transistor are milenia apart wtf

[@AmateurHuman19]

@@NickHunter Yup he's always been their narrator! For having such a signature sound to his voice, he's so diverse in his roles. Iirc he does Zeus as well in Hades which was kinda mind blowing, just like finding out that Darren did all the music, voice direction/recording, PLUS voicing Zagreus AND Skelly?!?!? LIKE HOW THOUGH?!

[@indeboss]

Letting devs work from their home and constantly proving how good the result of their work is - we love to see it, this is something that some big companies don't allow anymore unfortunately

[@Welter117]

I agree it's great I just wonder how they justify the office space sometimes. I imagine costs are crazy high.

[@prince_warhero]

Unfortunately it's not sustainable so long in terms of office space rent and human collaboration in a physical space is needed for brainstorming ideas

[@Firehazerd5444]

It seems like they have a lot of office space they aren't using tho. I get having team members across the state. Not saying 24/7 at home but still

[@RadioCraftZ]

I am not sure if it changed after covid, but before that, they had 4 work days in office and 1 day of home office. I think its matter of preference. Some people like working from home and some prefer to have separated their work space and recreation space. For example me, I cant have those 2 togather and even though I dont work office job, I was in school during covid and this setting really didnt work for me

[@Graavigala85]

I work in company where we had to cancel the work from home policy because ONE fucking eggnugget fucked it for everyone else

[@gabriieIl]

supergiant really struck the lottery getting jen zee and darren korb. those two singlehandedly produced all of the artwork and music for all of their titles and they're so good at it. edit: and logan and ashley too omg they're so talented

[@araisikewai]

It's like they caught 5 lightning in a jar at once. Jen Zee, Darren Korb, Logan Cunningham, Ashley Barrett, and Greg Kasavin.

[@thiagocosta3953]

​@@araisikewai exactly!!! it's so impressive

[@Abken.]

@@araisikewai And Amelia Tyler (Hecate) - the narrator from Baldur's Gate 3. + the guest singers for the 2 Siren songs. Obviously those are contractors, but they have collected crazy talented bunch for this game as always

[@LuisCastillo-tg6xw]

I bet you will need a bigger award wall for Hades 2. Congratulations to everyone in the team for launching the early Access, we are enjoying it a lot

[@postdivorce]

Ahhh! I was the head organiser of the fanmade Hades Cookbook - so happy to see it in the office! 💛🥺 Thank you for the tour!

[@strikerj4362]

Is there anyway to get our hands on a digital copy? I didn't know it existed until this video!

[@Tombuxtondrums]

I'd strongly reccomend watching the NoClip Documentary on how Hades was made. Such a great Dev team with some great personalities.

[@Andorski]

They also documented the making of their first game - Bastion - on Giant Bomb. It's a great watch.

[@Defnotkorean]

Their office is TINY! Can’t believe such a small team made back to back hits so consistently

[@imbw267]

Most programmers are remote these days

[@annabelleashdown6762]

Thank you for showing us this! A suitable place for amazing people creating masterpiece after masterpiece. I'm so glad Supergiant is getting well deserved recognition

[@gameinformer]

Thanks for watching! - Alex

[@Bumblybunni]

Talking about how there used to be a bunch of instruments there but now it’s recorded at home a lot has me laughing and also sad remembering seeing the break in and stuff getting stolen in the other documentary series

[@araisikewai]

Sad to see the empty instrument stand on the wall there. As I recall, some of Darren's instrument was stolen when their office got was breached during Covid.

[@Till27_Spence]

Oh damn, that sucks man

[@LordDragox412]

That's why he keeps them at his house now >:P

[@araisikewai]

@@LordDragox412 As I recall the incident was documented with noclip documentary. Thankfully the thief didn't take the PC. Or if they did, their work was cloud saved. Darren do have personal studio at his home where he records during Covid. And it's logical to keep them there where he might need them.

[@rollin340]

I love that they've embraced the ability to work from home to the point that even their audio director can do it, but still have a nice comfortable office for them to come to should they need it. And those games in the welcoming area; top tier stuff. Seeing even Yuri's Revenge made me smile so wide.

[@Van-dq4sw]

Bean bag in the vocal booth to cover those long recording sessions for the incredible amount of edge-case dialogue in the games. Top-notch.

[@NickMaovich]

Darren Korb you fucking legend

[@anothermoon8894]

Supergiant Games and Vanillaware (in Japan) are my heroes because they always remind me to stick to what you're good at and what you love, even if it's a niche because at the end, it needs just ONE idea that will make your niche a massive success. Vanillaware, founded by George Kamitani, had big failures in his career and went nearly bankrupt. But at his and his very small team's lowest, they made Odin Sphere and that pathed them the way as one of the leading 2D game producers with breathtaking, hand drawn graphics, ethereal music and beautiful storytelling. These two studios' stories are so inspirational to me.

[@rorywhyte6722]

Man, Amir is so handsome. Awesome to see inside the studio, SG make brilliant games.

[@TypicalKK]

nothing is more wholesome than seeing independent game devs being passionate about what they do

[@tiagocosmos]

Supergiant is filled with nice, hard working, passionate people and it shows in everything they do. I have all their games now (gonna wait a while before I get Hades II though) just to support them bc they deserve it.

[@w3ss3l88]

working here someday is like a dream to me

[@dalan9034]

This is such a beautiful tour, thank you so much for showing us your workplace ❤

[@TaiwanTeddy]

Is that Greg Kasavin from Gamespot at 4:16?

[@gameinformer]

yes

[@TaiwanTeddy]

@@gameinformer his reviews were awesome. Used to watch him back in Highschool.

[@BucklingSwashes]

Yes! Greg isn't the only Gamespot alum who's made a career writing award winning games, either! Kevin VanOrd went to Larian after being inspired by Divinity: Original Sin. He ended up writing some on the sequel, and was Lae'zel's primary writer in Baldur's Gate 3.

[@gumbyno5808]

​@@BucklingSwashes Oh wow! Lae'zel's arc is probably my favourite, so this is very cool

[@ahmetsezginn]

omg there are devs from C&C in supergiant? makes so much sense holy shit

[@1pikapein]

I c SuperGiant I must watch! Lookin 4ward 2 Hades 2!

[@amirmetaller]

I wish I was working for these people! Call me I'm an old boring programmer 😂

[@thedofflin]

Respect to Greg going through the negative steam reviews

[@Kaikirith]

he's really diligent going through their socials, like on twitter and steam forums and stuff.

[@ImNotGoodAtAnimation]

​@@Kaikirith i mean that's part of game dev so yeah

[@Andorski]

He was the EIC at Gamespot a long time ago. The guy made a living writing reviews. He knows that they can be valuable resource to better you game (at least sometimes).

[@Vub.]

Amazing studio. Cant wait for Hades 2!

[@moonbun690]

Keep up the fantastic work team, you've got the winning formula

[@mop-kun2381]

didnt even let us see what's in the fridge smh

[@benobrien7920]

So nice to see the office in top condition since the burglary 4 years ago

[@AlphaRaven101]

Looks so homely and I wish more devs would take the care and passion and put it back into games much like you do. Can’t wait to see the first major update for Hades 2 and full release!

[@intolerablescamp1436]

0:23 excellent book, makes sense given the theme of hades 2

[@inbracedefeat]

Crazy how small the office is for how rich and detailed the games are. Cudos to their time management and efficiency.

[@lewisnapper]

Very pleased to see the Dungeon Keeper big box at 0:31 ! Its inspiration definitely shows in how tuned Supergiant's game systems are - would love to hear their take on the series!

[@benjamincook320]

Whoever put Dungeon Keeper on the shelf is my hero.

[@MrSting-fz2sn]

Really interesting to see this!

[@natekurt]

This camera can not keep focus to save its life

[@annonymous734]

congrats on your work Just got to the "end of early access" part and all I can say is I'M HYPED AS HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELL Let's gooooo

[@Tekato]

I need that cookbook!!

[@crt77]

The Blockbuster SWAT team is on their way.

[@Thiagolekao]

Hi guys!! congratz on the new game! Keeep up the good work

[@seandever5761]

Sick!

[@andreeam.1888]

Darren Korb is a music genius. I recently started playing Hades II and right from the start menu the music is fantastic. The Hades soundtrack playlist is my go to when I read, so I could not wait for II to come out. I just knew it's gonna have banger music.

[@araisikewai]

With Supergiant Games, always put their KZbin channel to your playlist. They released their full OST there. I'd still purchase their OST either way.

[@KillerTacos54]

Awesome

[@dungeonmaster16]

0:50 inspired by? (Leans in, looks at titles, turns to them) so… rts game when?

[@Aethon988]

I want an ARPG from them Diablo 2 style.

[@ILostMyOreos]

This is really cool. I love what this studio created and it's interesting to see where they work

[@RobertRodriguez-gd8po]

I really struggled with whether or not I wanted to wait for Hades 2 1.0 I decided to buy into the early access. I like it so far! I’m just curious how much more can even be added?!

[@diccchocolate416]

Probably 2 more surface areas at the least.

[@PKMono]

If you want some estimates, this is (off the top of my head) what the Hades1 Early Access Steam Launch didn't have yet, that was added either during EA or at 1.0.: >Demeter (+ Boons) >Fishing >Hades 3rd Phase Heat Option >anything to do with Persephone and the 10runs you need to complete to see the credits >some Mirror Upgrades >the Gun Weapon >Duo Boons (i think) >post credits storylines for each character >Charons Optional Boss Fight >more Customization Options >some Weapons Aspects >Achievements >MANY bug fixes and balances changes that should give you an idea of how much there still was to see back in the original Hades, and I'm assuming it will be a comparable amount of new stuff for Hades 2 as well.

[@Bruno-cb5gk]

@@PKMono Way more than that iirc, wasn't Elysium not in the initial EA release?

[@PKMono]

@Bruno-cb5gk It was in the Steam Early Access Release that came 1 year after the Epic Games Early Access. And they said that the current Hades2 Build is closer to how complete Hades1 was at the Steam release. Also I remembered, different boss variations also got added later.

[@pedroscoponi4905]

Hades 2 still doesn't have Secret Aspects, at least 1 more surface floor (probably 2?), rewards for maxing out relationships (since you can't yet!), Extreme Measures versions of bosses, Hard mode from fresh file, 1 more weapon they're already working on, decoration options for The Crossroads... not to mention all the story, game balance, and whatever other gods or boons they're planning to include. And that's all the stuff that either was in the original or is already explicitly in development. Only the Gods know what they're cooking in secret for way down the line.

[@matthew_gasoline]

I see that Dungeon Keeper box on the shelf! 😍

[@davidhashelhoff_]

Just got my first magazine sans GameStop. This shit is the best its been in years! I love it

[@user-zr4ny3kz7s]

If I could ever get that Book of Rites, I could awaken the Nightwings, and ignite the flame...

[@KingJerbear]

Diablo 2, my favorite game of all time. Now it all makes sense. The passion shines bright from you guys, so glad to participate in the early access of Hades 2 and look forward to what you have in store for the future!

[@DinoBat]

They need to release the talking transistor as merch. I would drop an ungodly sum for one. It's one of my favorite games of all time and seriously underrated.

[@Jereb343]

Command and conquer 3 was my childhood. No wonder theyre still making pure gold

[@c_baza]

y'all out here living the dream, werk

[@jesussecond]

Many things change from the last time, I remember that u lost some stuff in the pandemic year. Everything looks great guys. Love your talent and dedication ❤

[@ERROR_A23]

For some reason the atmosphere reminded me of the Computer Graphic Arts Uni I went to.

[@btres]

Please, spend some of that well deserved profit on replacing the harsh florescent lighting! For the sake of you and the fantastic team who work there. I bought three copies for a reason 😂

[@parasitone0814]

Whenever Darren Korb talks, I hear Zagreus oh no

[@Mauricio0973]

I heard Skelly instead lmao

[@DroneCorpse]

@@Mauricio0973💀

[@FateBringsMe2U]

Darren wearing a Dude cardigan makes me so happy

[@SmugglinPunkins]

Never change, Supergiant

[@fai01100]

am sensing Hades II for GOTY i'm afraid

[@beep_boop]

The Tizo plush 🥰

[@mariajovela6645]

i need that zag skull!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sunstryder]

Is Darren wearing a big lebowski cardigan?? The Dude abides

[@gameinformer]

Yes! We had a long chat about the movie in between interviews - Marcus

[@themoonsevilsister1561]

so anyway this is our bafta shelf

[@fronk_alt]

Top 3 best game devs

[@ShirpaDerp]

Ive played lots of command and conquer back in the day and still do to this day. Pls make a cnc type game someday hahah

[@NickHunter]

2:15 nice Korbigan

[@blacxthornE]

ah yes, Diablo II, the last Diablo worth playing

[@DroneCorpse]

😍

[@user-ii7xc1ry3x]

0:34 is that .. a box with the characters on? is that a product? where can I get it?

[@mikintosh6111]

Made the awards area too small.

[@kinshozaku7906]

So cosy. But where is dining room?

[@ahmetsezginn]

We need Frank Klepacki & Darren Korb duo

[@Xirtsniach]

4:18 was he looking at negative Steam reviews? Damn

[@gameinformer]

This was filmed during the technical test. I’m guessing they were reading poor feedback to inform performance fixes

[@blakeandcamp]

I know they're a small team but I'm surprised how tiny their studio is despite all their success. It looks cozy but it also seems a bit cramped haha. Nonetheless one of my favorite studios in the industry and always glad to see them succeed.

[@McP1xel]

5:00 This game is Never to Return

[@Schmeisserinho]

Supergiant x Babish Collab with recepies from the cookbook when????

[@npatu2003]

Please don’t accept any offer from Microsoft 🙏

[@LCTesla]

Hey, your devs are gaming on the job!! Punish them!

[@Puppetsinmyhead]

Now I know where all the people that buy vinyl are.😐

[@globherman]

ok, like how can i work here with my math degree...

[@JoaoFederle]

I know work from home is cool and all but this is kinda sad to me. A bunch of empty desks, the instruments are not there anymore. You could feel this was a pretty special place but now only a handful of people are there. Sucks.

[@Welter117]

I have a confession. I've never played a Supergiant game, save for like an hr of Hades. I should play everything right?

[@araisikewai]

Everything from Supergiant has been of the top notch quality. And you should check out their youtube channel for their OST. Darren Korb's work on their OST is some of the very best in game industry, and they release all of them for free in the channel. I still end up getting OST for all their game even though I can enjoy them for free.

[@KingJerbear]

I've only played the Hades series, but I can assure you what I've seen and heard their entire catalogue is top quality. If you can only pick one though, I would choose one of the Hades games. The new one even in early access feels like a complete game, especially if you compare it to the normal releases we get nowadays in the industry. Aside from the extremely satisfying gameplay, the storytelling, art direction, and game music are just some of the best I've ever experienced. Of course, as I mentioned, I think their entire catalogue is the same way (I just don't have first hand experience)

[@Mauricio0973]

Their entire library is amazing in terms of gameplay, story and art direction tbh. They're all truly worth playing

[@cerberusa137]

Supergiant and Larian are only studios that making games with love. Thank you guys!

[@stanislavzoldak2198]

You know it's possible to praise things you like without putting other things down?

[@cerberusa137]

@@stanislavzoldak2198 calm down bro, whom i put down, i just said they are making games with love. If you offended by it go touch grass

[@stanislavzoldak2198]

@@cerberusa137 You said they are the only ones making games with love, which is blatantly untrue (as much as I love those studios). Thanks for the recommendation, though I do touch grass daily. :)

[@Aethon988]

@@stanislavzoldak2198 you don't sound like you do.

[@cerberusa137]

​@@stanislavzoldak2198 do they make games with love? Yes. You come nit picking my opinion just to get offended out of nowhere. I didn't write: Damn *company name* is not making games like them. I mention SG and Larian because i play their games. I don't care about other companies. And where is not true in those words? They are one of most praised companies lately in game industry. Jeez bro 🤦‍♀

[@gmanIL]

Showing us all this cool stuff with out links for purchasing it is a cruel thing do to. just saying.

[@jdm3075]

why does this feel like it was done at gunpoint? 😂

[@scotthuffman3462]

Get back to work, Amir.

[@seapanther53]

Hades 2 is fun. However, the art took a step backwards. It's JV.

[@moonbun690]

Some of it is likely unfinished because the game is in early access though

[@KingJerbear]

The art is exceptional... I'm not sure what exactly you're seeing that isn't up to your standards. There is still several placeholders however, just like is clearly stated in the launch screen when you boot up the game.

[@moonbun690]

@@KingJerbear Not OP, but the only art I could even imagine they're referring to are the placeholders, and some of the gods. Something about Artemis's portrait seems unfinished and another character (who I won't mention due to spoilers) is clearly a messy sketch at the moment. It's still not a fair judgement because the game is in early early access. 🤷‍♀️

[@NKCubed]

Desperately need to see behind the scenes for hades 2 🥲