Rise Of The Fallen Secures Major Funding Deal

MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen has had quite the journey over a decade-plus of development. The game has seen funding struggles, team members needing to wear multiple hats, the loss of Visionary Realms founder Brad McQuaid, and more. The team has persisted, however, and is now to make an exciting announcement: they have secured a seven-figure funding deal, allowing them to expand the team and add exciting new content as Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen continues in Early Access.

Pantheon’s New Funding Allows For Expansion And Efficiency

An investor passionate about Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen has agreed to fund the MMORPG. “We’re not being taken over by a studio. We’re not having some big heavyweight coming in and suffocating us,” Visionary Realms CEO Chris Rowan confirmed in a conversation with Game Rant. “It’s a group of people who really believed in us as a creative and technical team and wanted to see this happen.”

The funding means that Pantheon developer Visionary Realms is able to expand its team, adding more artists and programmers as well as a dedicated project manager. “We remain frugal and scrappy and resourceful,” Rowan said, “[but] we have a moment to breathe, step back, [and] people can wear fewer hats….We can get a lot more done, deeper, richer, sooner, without distractions.”

A player looking at orange trees in Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen

As Visionary Realms expands and adds more members to the team, it can focus on new content for Pantheon, which launched in Early Access in 2023. Creative & Programming Producer Chris Perkins is particularly excited about some of the updates coming to the game in the near future, which include the addition of the Wildblood faction, updates to the Wizard and Summoner classes, and a mount and taming system. “We’ve got a ton more stuff coming up that’s really exciting and important to the game’s growth,” Perkins promised.

At a time when many studios are faced with layoffs and downsizing, Visionary Realms is proud to be a success story of a passionate team with an equally passionate fanbase. Rowan and Perkins were particularly excited to share the good news with Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen’s Early Access players. Perkins had this message to share with the game’s fans:

“The community has a sense of ownership in the game. We listen to them sincerely and authentically, and they’re invested in it. It’s kind of their world too. And I think anything that contributes to it being deeper, richer, bigger, ready sooner will get them excited.”

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen’s players can look forward to many exciting new updates and announcements regarding the game as Visionary Realms puts the new funding to good use. New players interested in getting into this unique MMORPG can check it out on PC via Steam.