Hearth and Hamlet publisher Runic Forge rebrands as Pythia Games

Rune, the UK-based "data-driven indie marketing agency," is now moving to work "exclusively as a publisher." The move follows the launch of Phorust Studios' cozy incremental city builder Hearth and Hamlet, Rune's first major release as a publisher. The game launched on Steam on August 19 and sold nearly 50,000 units in its first 24 hours, rising to 100,000 in its first week. It has since passed 1,800 Steam reviews. Before launch, more than 100,000 unique players played the game's free demo, and its wishlists passed 125,000.