Japanese games giant Square Enix has invested in Danish developer BetaDwarf. 

Neither party has said how much money the Final Fantasy firm has put behind the indie studio, but this financing is set to help the developer improve its production capabilities. 

BetaDwarf is currently working on top-down RPG Vaultdwellers. 

“Square Enix is always looking for high-quality games and talented development studios,” Square Enix's GM of biz dev Hideaki Uehara said.

“When I played Vaultbreakers, I was genuinely excited by the experience of connecting with other players and exploring its rich game world.

“After visiting BetaDwarf and learning about the team’s mission and passion, we decided to invest in them to help realize their dream and bring this game to players around the world.”

BetaDwarf CEO and game director Steffen Kabbelgaard added: “Being accompanied by Square Enix on our journey is an amazing access to a combination of knowledge, talent, and resources. We are already very far with our dream game Vaultbreakers: we have a huge amazing community, and we have already run 15+ tests with more than 50,000 players who constantly enable us to refine.

”So getting this additional support feels amazing when we are far into production already. I can really see how this enables a home run vs having just started on an uncertain journey – yeah, I’m just really excited about our situation!”