Renegade Game Studios

Renegade Game Studios is an American tabletop-game company headquartered in Escondido, California. Founded in 2014 by Scott Gaeta, a former Colorado game-store owner and co-founder of Cryptozoic Entertainment, the company develops and publishes board games, card games, role-playing games, and related tabletop products. Its catalogue combines original designs with licensed properties and includes both hobby-gaming products and titles aimed at broader family audiences. The company initially followed conventional tabletop-industry financing and publishing practices. From 2014 through 2017, it used traditional methods to bring games to market. Beginning in 2018, Renegade increasingly used Kickstarter community funding for larger licensed projects. This approach was used for projects including Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid, Scott Pilgrim Miniatures the World, and Vampire: The Masquerade Rivals Expandable Card Game. Crowdfunding enabled the company to test demand, involve prospective players in development and fulfillment processes, and support projects with comparatively substantial production requirements, although the available reference material does not provide campaign-level financial figures. Renegade has built a significant part of its identity around licensed tabletop adaptations. Its work has included games connected with Power Rangers, Transformers, G.I. JOE, Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, and Scott Pilgrim. In 2020, it expanded beyond conventional tabletop formats by beginning to produce jigsaw puzzles using artwork from its games. The same year, the company partnered with Paradox Interactive to create supplemental material associated with the Vampire: The Masquerade and Werewolf: The Apocalypse properties. A major commercial relationship is Renegade's partnership with Hasbro, which began in 2018 and was extended in October 2022. The relationship supported new tabletop versions and related releases based on older or established Hasbro properties, including Transformers, Power Rangers, and G.I. JOE. The arrangement positioned Renegade as a specialist publisher capable of translating recognizable entertainment and toy brands into modern hobby-game formats. The company’s published catalogue also includes acclaimed strategy and family titles such as Lanterns: The Harvest Festival, Clank! In! Space! A Deck-Building Adventure, Raiders of the North Sea, Fox in the Forest, Architects of the West Kingdom, Gunkimono, Paladins of the West Kingdom, and Kids on Bikes. Several of these titles received nominations, finalist placements, recommendations, or awards from organizations and events including the ENnie Awards, SXSW Game Awards, Spiel des Jahres jury selections, and Mensa Select. These recognitions reflect Renegade’s presence across multiple tabletop categories rather than a focus on a single game system or audience. Renegade remains an active private tabletop publisher; the supplied sources do not establish a current parent company, public listing, revenue figure, or official website URL.

Renegade Game Studios was established in 2014 by Scott Gaeta, who had previously owned a game store in Colorado and co-founded Cryptozoic Entertainment. The new company entered the tabletop-publishing market with a broad remit covering board games, card games, role-playing games, and later puzzles. Rather than being identified with only one proprietary system, Renegade developed a catalogue that combined original tabletop designs with adaptations of established entertainment and gaming properties. During its first several years, from 2014 through 2017, Renegade used traditional industry approaches to finance publication. Beginning in 2018, it adopted Kickstarter community funding for selected larger licensed projects. Among the projects associated with this model were Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid, Scott Pilgrim Miniatures the World, and Vampire: The Masquerade Rivals Expandable Card Game. The shift gave the company a way to mobilize an existing community around high-profile projects and to support productions involving miniatures, extensive components, or established intellectual property. The supplied reference material does not provide campaign totals, backer counts, or fulfillment details. Renegade’s licensed portfolio broadened through relationships with major rights holders. Its partnership with Hasbro began in 2018 and was extended in October 2022. Through that relationship, the company released new tabletop interpretations of properties including Transformers, Power Rangers, and G.I. JOE. This work reinforced Renegade’s role as a specialist publisher translating familiar mass-market brands into hobby-game formats. In 2020, Renegade entered an additional product category by producing jigsaw puzzles featuring artwork from its games. It also partnered with Paradox Interactive to create supplemental materials for Vampire: The Masquerade and Werewolf: The Apocalypse. These activities connected the company’s tabletop publishing expertise with role-playing-game properties and showed an expansion beyond standalone board and card products. The company’s original and licensed catalogue includes strategic, family, card, miniature, and role-playing titles. Games associated with Renegade received recognition across several tabletop awards programs. Kids on Bikes won the 2019 ENnie Award for Best Family Game, while Paladins of the West Kingdom won the 2020 SXSW Tabletop Game of the Year. Lanterns: The Harvest Festival and Clank! In! Space! were SXSW finalists; Raiders of the North Sea was nominated for the 2017 Kennerspiel des Jahres; Fox in the Forest was recommended by the 2020 Spiel des Jahres jury; and Architects of the West Kingdom and Gunkimono were named 2019 Mensa Select winners. Renegade is described in the available material as an active American company based in Escondido, California. No reliable information in the supplied sources establishes a public listing, revenue, current ownership structure, parent company, or current executive roster beyond founder Scott Gaeta.

• 2022

  Hasbro partnership extended

  [1]Renegade Game Studiosen.wikipedia.org

  In October, Renegade announced an extension of its Hasbro partnership, covering properties such as Transformers, Power Rangers, and G.I. JOE.

• 2020

  Expansion into puzzles and Paradox collaboration

  [1]Renegade Game Studiosen.wikipedia.org

  The company began producing jigsaw puzzles based on game artwork and partnered with Paradox Interactive on supplemental materials for Vampire: The Masquerade and Werewolf: The Apocalypse.

• 2018

  Kickstarter-backed licensed projects begin

  [1]Renegade Game Studiosen.wikipedia.org

  Renegade began using Kickstarter community funding for selected larger licensed projects, including Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid and Scott Pilgrim Miniatures the World.

• 2014

  Company founded

  [1]Renegade Game Studiosen.wikipedia.org

  Scott Gaeta founded Renegade Game Studios in the United States.

A specialist tabletop publisher combining original hobby-game design with licensed board-game, card-game, role-playing, miniature, and puzzle adaptations. Its catalogue spans strategic and family-oriented games as well as major entertainment properties, with crowdfunding used for selected large licensed projects.

• Licensed cooperative board game

  Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid

  A licensed tabletop adaptation of Power Rangers associated with Renegade’s Kickstarter-backed approach to larger projects. The game uses the property’s heroes and villains as the basis for a cooperative tabletop experience.

• Licensed miniature game

  Scott Pilgrim Miniatures the World

  A Scott Pilgrim licensed miniatures project developed as one of Renegade’s larger community-funded releases. It extends the entertainment property into a hobby-game format centered on miniatures and tabletop play.

• Expandable card game

  Vampire: The Masquerade Rivals Expandable Card Game

  An expandable card game based on Vampire: The Masquerade. It was among the major licensed projects supported through Renegade’s Kickstarter funding model and forms part of the company’s broader role-playing and licensed-property portfolio.

• Role-playing game

  Kids on Bikes

  A tabletop role-playing game in Renegade’s catalogue. It received the Gold ENnie Award for Best Family Game in 2019, indicating recognition for its accessibility and family-oriented appeal.

• Strategy board game

  Paladins of the West Kingdom

  A strategy title in the West Kingdom line. It won the 2020 SXSW Tabletop Game of the Year award and represents Renegade’s presence in the heavier strategy-game segment.

• Strategy board game

  Raiders of the North Sea

  A strategy board game published by Renegade that was nominated for the 2017 Kennerspiel des Jahres, one of the major recognitions in the German tabletop-game awards system.

• Card game

  Fox in the Forest

  A card game included in Renegade’s published catalogue. The 2020 Spiel des Jahres jury listed it as a recommended title, reflecting recognition within the family and general tabletop market.

• Strategy board game

  Architects of the West Kingdom

  A West Kingdom strategy title associated with Renegade’s acclaimed original-game catalogue. It was named a 2019 Mensa Select winner.

• Strategy board game

  Gunkimono

  A strategy game published by Renegade and recognized as a 2019 Mensa Select winner.

• Family board game

  Lanterns: The Harvest Festival

  A family-oriented tabletop game that was a finalist for the 2016 SXSW Tabletop Game of the Year.

• 2018Kickstarter community funding for licensed games

  International

  Renegade began using Kickstarter to fund selected larger licensed tabletop projects, including Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid, Scott Pilgrim Miniatures the World, and later Vampire: The Masquerade Rivals Expandable Card Game.

  Outcome. The approach supported the development and publication of multiple high-profile licensed projects.

  Source

• 2022

  Extend Hasbro partnershipStrategy

  Background

  Renegade had maintained a Hasbro partnership since 2018 for tabletop products based on established properties.

  Action taken

  In October 2022, Renegade announced that the partnership would continue and support additional versions of properties including Transformers, Power Rangers, and G.I. JOE.

  Aftermath

  The extension maintained Renegade’s role as a tabletop publisher for Hasbro-linked licensed brands.

  Source

• 2020

  Expand into jigsaw puzzlesStrategy

  Background

  Renegade explored product categories adjacent to its tabletop catalogue and game artwork.

  Action taken

  The company began producing jigsaw puzzles using artwork from its games.

  Aftermath

  This broadened Renegade’s offerings beyond board, card, and role-playing games.

  Source

• 2018

  Adopt community crowdfunding for larger licensed projectsStrategy

  Background

  After using traditional financing methods from 2014 through 2017, Renegade sought a different funding model for selected large licensed games.

  Action taken

  The company began using Kickstarter community funding for projects such as Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid and Scott Pilgrim Miniatures the World.

  Aftermath

  The model was subsequently used for Vampire: The Masquerade Rivals Expandable Card Game and became part of Renegade’s approach to substantial licensed releases.

  Source

• 2022

  Renegade extends its Hasbro partnership[1]Renegade Game Studiosen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  In October 2022, Renegade announced an extension of its partnership with Hasbro, supporting new versions and releases connected with Transformers, Power Rangers, and G.I. JOE.

• 2020

  Renegade Game Studios begins producing jigsaw puzzles[1]Renegade Game Studiosen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch

  Renegade expanded its product range to include jigsaw puzzles using artwork from its games.

• 2020

  Renegade Game Studios partners with Paradox Interactive[1]Renegade Game Studiosen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  The companies worked together on supplemental materials for Vampire: The Masquerade and Werewolf: The Apocalypse.

1. 1Renegade Game Studiosen.wikipedia.org