id	person	studio	project	role	disco_elysium_role	since	description	citations	last_reviewed
aleksandar-gavrilovic-summer-eternal	Aleksandar Gavrilović	Summer Eternal	Red Rooster	organiser		2024-10-11	Named among Summer Eternal's members at its announcement as the former managing director of the Croatian studio Gamechuck. Not described as a Disco Elysium or ZA/UM developer. The studio's site lists him as its organiser.	https://www.gematsu.com/2024/10/former-disco-elysium-developers-establish-art-collective-rpg-studio-summer-eternal https://summereternal.com/	2026-11-08T15:30:00Z
aleksander-rostov-red-info	Aleksander Rostov	Red Info		co-founder	lead artist	2022	Co-founded Red Info with Robert Kurvitz in 2022. Rumor: NetEase funds the studio; this is reported but unconfirmed. No game announced as of November 2025.	https://automaton-media.com/en/news/disco-elysium-director-wants-to-create-a-dark-depressing-game-depicting-the-worst-of-humanity/ https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/theres-now-a-third-studio-boasting-disco-elysium-veterans-trying-to-follow-up-the-beloved-rpg-here-with-a-a-spiritual-successor-psychogeographic-rpg	2026-11-07T20:05:00Z
anastasia-ivanova-summer-eternal	Anastasia Ivanova	Summer Eternal	Red Rooster			2024-10-11	Named among Summer Eternal's members at its announcement as a former senior concept artist at ZA/UM. The report does not say she worked on Disco Elysium. Not named on the studio's own site.	https://www.gematsu.com/2024/10/former-disco-elysium-developers-establish-art-collective-rpg-studio-summer-eternal	2026-11-08T15:30:00Z
argo-tuulik-summer-eternal	Argo Tuulik	Summer Eternal	Red Rooster	co-founder, writer	writer	2024-10-11	Co-founded Summer Eternal, a worker-owned studio collective, announced 2024-10-11. In November 2024 Tuulik said a court had granted an injunction, sought on behalf of Longdue and Riaz Moola, barring him from Summer Eternal work until April 2025. Longdue said a judge ruled in its favour over agreements it says he broke. PC Gamer names Dora Klindžić as his co-founder. Summer Eternal revealed Red Rooster in October 2026.	https://www.gematsu.com/2024/10/former-disco-elysium-developers-establish-art-collective-rpg-studio-summer-eternal https://summereternal.com/ https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/a-forbes-30-under-30-er-involved-in-at-least-2-disco-elysium-successor-studios-has-sued-the-lead-dev-at-a-third-blocking-him-from-working-on-a-new-game https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/summer-eternal-one-of-the-most-exciting-studios-to-come-out-of-the-disco-elysium-fallout-will-announce-its-first-game-exclusively-through-the-analog-medium-of-a-vinyl-record-and-a-book-of-art-essays-and-dev-diaries/ https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/disco-elysium-splinter-studios-red-rooster-is-going-to-be-a-an-incendiary-physics-driven-rpg-where-you-play-an-inmate-an-opiate-fuelled-mathematician-and-a-bus-driver-with-nunchucks/	2026-11-08T15:30:00Z
astri-lohne-longdue	Astri Lohne	Longdue	Hopetown	art director		2025-04-16	Longdue's April 2025 press release credits her art for Hopetown, and its 2026-05-21 release names her as art director. Neither says she worked on Disco Elysium.	https://www.gamespress.com/Hopetown-Kickstarter-Closes-450-Funded https://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2026/05/hopetown-drops-gameplay-teaser-and-reveals-additional-disco-elysium-alumni/	2026-11-08T15:30:00Z
dora-klindzic-summer-eternal	Dora Klindžić	Summer Eternal	Red Rooster	co-founder, writer		2024-10-11	Named among Summer Eternal's members at its announcement as a former principal writer at ZA/UM. PC Gamer calls her a co-founder with Argo Tuulik, and 80.lv says she wrote for Disco Elysium's cancelled expansion. No credit on Disco Elysium itself was found. The studio's site names her as its editor.	https://www.gematsu.com/2024/10/former-disco-elysium-developers-establish-art-collective-rpg-studio-summer-eternal https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/summer-eternal-one-of-the-most-exciting-studios-to-come-out-of-the-disco-elysium-fallout-will-announce-its-first-game-exclusively-through-the-analog-medium-of-a-vinyl-record-and-a-book-of-art-essays-and-dev-diaries/ https://80.lv/articles/ex-disco-elysium-developers-open-three-studios https://summereternal.com/	2026-11-08T15:30:00Z
grant-roberts-longdue	Grant Roberts	Longdue	Hopetown	narrative director		2024-10-11	Named as Longdue's narrative director in its launch press release. The release does not say he worked on Disco Elysium.	https://www.gamedeveloper.com/press-release/disco-elysium-spiritual-successor-in-development-at-new-studio-longdue	2026-11-07T20:05:00Z
heiti-kender-dark-math-games	Heiti Kender	Dark Math Games	Tangerine Antarctic (formerly XXX Nightshift)	director		2023-05-24	UK Companies House lists him as a director of Dark Math Games Ltd since 2023-05-24, and the Estonian business register lists him on the management board of its subsidiary Dark Math Games OÜ since 2023-06-01. PC Gamer calls him Kaur Kender's brother. No Disco Elysium credit was found.	https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14810396/officers https://ariregister.rik.ee/eng/company/16750393/DARK-MATH-GAMES-O%C3%9C https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/a-disco-elysium-successor-studio-has-been-announced-for-the-second-time-today-meaning-there-are-now-4-companies-battling-for-the-title-of-za-ums-true-inheritor/	2026-11-08T19:15:00Z
helen-hindpere-red-info	Helen Hindpere	Red Info			writer	2025-09-30	PC Gamer's 2025-09-30 report names her, with Robert Kurvitz and Aleksander Rostov, as heading Red Info. Neither Red Info nor Hindpere has confirmed it. Engadget reports ZA/UM fired her along with Kurvitz and Rostov.	https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/summer-eternal-one-of-the-most-exciting-studios-to-come-out-of-the-disco-elysium-fallout-will-announce-its-first-game-exclusively-through-the-analog-medium-of-a-vinyl-record-and-a-book-of-art-essays-and-dev-diaries/ https://www.engadget.com/gaming/the-studio-that-technically-made-disco-elysium-has-a-new-game-in-the-works-185218695.html	2026-11-08T15:45:00Z
jim-ashilevi-za-um	Jim Ashilevi	ZA/UM	Zero Parades: For Dead Spies	writer, voice director		2026-02-10	Multiplayer.it reported that about 35% of ZA/UM's roughly 90-person team worked on Disco Elysium or The Final Cut. Engadget reports its leads Kurvitz, Rostov and Hindpere were fired in 2021-22. Zero Parades came out on PC in May 2026, and in July 2026 ZA/UM filed to lay off up to 32 staff, citing its sales.	https://multiplayer.it/notizie/zero-parades-for-dead-spies-molto-simile-disco-elysium-sempre-stesse-persone.html https://www.engadget.com/2167928/the-studio-that-technically-made-disco-elysium-just-dropped-a-trailer-for-its-new-game/ https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/za-um-studios-to-lay-off-up-to-32-workers-two-months-after-releasing-zero-parades-for-dead-spies	2026-11-07T20:05:00Z
kaur-kender-dark-math-games	Kaur Kender	Dark Math Games	Tangerine Antarctic (formerly XXX Nightshift)	director, beneficial owner	executive producer	2023-04-17	UK Companies House lists him as a director of Dark Math Games Ltd from 2023-04-17 until he resigned on 2023-09-04. The Estonian business register lists him as the beneficial owner of its subsidiary Dark Math Games OÜ since 2023-06-10 and on its management board since 2026-05-05. Listed by Dark Math Games when it announced XXX Nightshift. Kotaku described him as a ZA/UM director who resigned in 2023 and who was at the center of the controversy over the studio's founders leaving.	https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14810396/officers https://ariregister.rik.ee/eng/company/16750393/DARK-MATH-GAMES-O%C3%9C https://kotaku.com/disco-elysium-sequel-rpg-canceled-xxx-nightshade-1851670948	2026-11-08T19:15:00Z
lenval-brown-longdue	Lenval Brown	Longdue	Hopetown	voice actor	voice actor	2025-03-11	Longdue's 2025-03-11 press release says Disco Elysium's narrator will be closely involved in Hopetown and voice a key character. He is also listed with Summer Eternal.	https://www.gamedeveloper.com/press-release/hopetown-s-debut-teaser-drops-as-studio-expands-disco-elysium-talent https://www.gamespress.com/Hopetown-Kickstarter-Closes-450-Funded	2026-11-08T15:30:00Z
lenval-brown-summer-eternal	Lenval Brown	Summer Eternal	Red Rooster		voice actor	2024-10-11	Named among Summer Eternal's members at its announcement. Not named on the studio's own site. Since March 2025 Longdue has also said he will voice a key character in Hopetown.	https://www.gematsu.com/2024/10/former-disco-elysium-developers-establish-art-collective-rpg-studio-summer-eternal https://www.gamedeveloper.com/press-release/hopetown-s-debut-teaser-drops-as-studio-expands-disco-elysium-talent	2026-11-08T15:30:00Z
martin-luiga-longdue	Martin Luiga	Longdue	Hopetown	narrative lead	writer	2025-03-11	A founding member of the ZA/UM Cultural Association who wrote the first short story set in the Disco Elysium universe and 7 of the game's characters. Longdue's 2025-03-11 press release says he joined its team to help craft Hopetown's narrative and systems. Its 2026-05-21 release calls him narrative lead on Hopetown.	https://www.gamedeveloper.com/press-release/hopetown-s-debut-teaser-drops-as-studio-expands-disco-elysium-talent https://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2026/05/hopetown-drops-gameplay-teaser-and-reveals-additional-disco-elysium-alumni/	2026-11-08T15:30:00Z
michael-oswell-summer-eternal	Michael Oswell	Summer Eternal	Red Rooster			2024-10-11	Named among Summer Eternal's members at its announcement as the former graphic designer at ZA/UM. The report does not say he worked on Disco Elysium. Not named on the studio's own site.	https://www.gematsu.com/2024/10/former-disco-elysium-developers-establish-art-collective-rpg-studio-summer-eternal	2026-11-08T15:30:00Z
olga-moskvina-longdue	Olga Moskvina	Longdue	Hopetown	writer	writer, editor	2026-05-21	Longdue's 2026-05-21 press release says she joined Hopetown's team; it credits her with writing characters including Ruby and Bird's Nest Roy and with the final language polish across Disco Elysium. She was also named at Summer Eternal's 2024 announcement. The linked copy of the release is hosted by Capsule Computers.	https://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2026/05/hopetown-drops-gameplay-teaser-and-reveals-additional-disco-elysium-alumni/ https://noisypixel.net/hopetown-gameplay-teaser-kickstarter-disco-elysium-veterans/	2026-11-08T15:30:00Z
olga-moskvina-summer-eternal	Olga Moskvina	Summer Eternal	Red Rooster	narrative consultant	writer	2024-10-11	Named among Summer Eternal's members at its announcement, as one of Disco Elysium's five writers; 80.lv called her a narrative consultant there. Not named on the studio's own site. In May 2026 Longdue said she had joined Hopetown.	https://www.gematsu.com/2024/10/former-disco-elysium-developers-establish-art-collective-rpg-studio-summer-eternal https://80.lv/articles/ex-disco-elysium-developers-open-three-studios https://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2026/05/hopetown-drops-gameplay-teaser-and-reveals-additional-disco-elysium-alumni/	2026-11-08T15:30:00Z
pawel-blaszczak-longdue	Paweł Blaszczak	Longdue	Hopetown	composer		2025-03-18	Longdue's 2025-04-16 press release says Kickstarter stretch goals that were hit ensure The Witcher 3 composer will work on Hopetown; 3DJuegos listed him with the team on 2025-03-18. No Disco Elysium credit was found. Longdue's May 2026 release does not mention him.	https://www.gamespress.com/Hopetown-Kickstarter-Closes-450-Funded https://www.3djuegos.com/juegos/disco-elysium/noticias/crearon-rpg-91-metacritic-3-horas-han-conseguido-financiacion-para-su-nuevo-juego-compositor-the-witcher-3/amp	2026-11-08T19:15:00Z
piotr-sobolewski-longdue	Piotr Sobolewski	Longdue	Hopetown	technical lead	core systems	2025-01-23	Named in Hopetown's announcement as a contributor who oversaw core systems work on Disco Elysium; Longdue's April 2025 release says he oversaw its technical development as CEO of Knights of Unity. Longdue's 2026-05-21 release calls him technical lead. Longdue says seven people who worked on Disco Elysium contributed to Hopetown and markets it as a spiritual successor.	https://gematsu.com/2025/01/longdue-announces-psychological-rpg-hopetown https://www.gamedeveloper.com/press-release/disco-elysium-spiritual-successor-in-development-at-new-studio-longdue https://www.gamespress.com/Hopetown-Kickstarter-Closes-450-Funded https://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2026/05/hopetown-drops-gameplay-teaser-and-reveals-additional-disco-elysium-alumni/	2026-11-08T15:30:00Z
riaz-moola-dark-math-games	Riaz Moola	Dark Math Games	Tangerine Antarctic (formerly XXX Nightshift)	co-founder		2024-11-15	PC Gamer's reporter said Moola had contacted him from a Dark Math Games email address with a signature naming him a co-founder.	https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/a-forbes-30-under-30-er-involved-in-at-least-2-disco-elysium-successor-studios-has-sued-the-lead-dev-at-a-third-blocking-him-from-working-on-a-new-game	2026-11-07T20:05:00Z
riaz-moola-longdue	Riaz Moola	Longdue	Hopetown	investor		2024-10-11	Named as Longdue's investor representative at launch; PC Gamer calls him its chairman and investor. In November 2024 a court granted an injunction, sought on behalf of Longdue and Moola, against Summer Eternal co-founder Argo Tuulik.	https://www.gamedeveloper.com/press-release/disco-elysium-spiritual-successor-in-development-at-new-studio-longdue https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/a-forbes-30-under-30-er-involved-in-at-least-2-disco-elysium-successor-studios-has-sued-the-lead-dev-at-a-third-blocking-him-from-working-on-a-new-game	2026-11-07T20:05:00Z
robert-kurvitz-red-info	Robert Kurvitz	Red Info		co-founder	lead writer, creative director	2022	Co-founded Red Info with Aleksander Rostov in 2022. Rumor: NetEase funds the studio; this is reported but unconfirmed. No game announced as of November 2025.	https://automaton-media.com/en/news/disco-elysium-director-wants-to-create-a-dark-depressing-game-depicting-the-worst-of-humanity/ https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/theres-now-a-third-studio-boasting-disco-elysium-veterans-trying-to-follow-up-the-beloved-rpg-here-with-a-a-spiritual-successor-psychogeographic-rpg	2026-11-07T20:05:00Z
stark-holborn-longdue	Stark Holborn	Longdue	Hopetown			2026-05-21	Longdue's 2026-05-21 press release confirms the Shadows of Doubt lead writer as part of Hopetown's team, with no Hopetown role given. It does not say she worked on Disco Elysium.	https://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2026/05/hopetown-drops-gameplay-teaser-and-reveals-additional-disco-elysium-alumni/ https://noisypixel.net/hopetown-gameplay-teaser-kickstarter-disco-elysium-veterans/	2026-11-08T15:30:00Z
timo-albert-dark-math-games	Timo Albert	Dark Math Games	Tangerine Antarctic (formerly XXX Nightshift)	founder, art director, board member	publishing	2024-10-11	Dark Math Games announced XXX Nightshift in October 2024 and said about half its roughly 20 staff worked on Disco Elysium. In September 2025 it renamed the game Tangerine Antarctic and moved it to third person. The Estonian business register lists him on the management board of Dark Math Games OÜ since 2026-06-10.	https://kotaku.com/disco-elysium-sequel-rpg-canceled-xxx-nightshade-1851670948 https://videogameschronicle.com/news/disco-elysium-spin-off-studio-renames-game-and-pivots-away-from-isometric-gameplay https://ariregister.rik.ee/eng/company/16750393/DARK-MATH-GAMES-O%C3%9C	2026-11-08T19:15:00Z
veljo-hagu-longdue	Veljo Hagu	Longdue	Hopetown		software developer	2026-05-21	Longdue's 2026-05-21 press release names Disco Elysium's first software developer among Hopetown's team, with no Hopetown role given. The linked copy of the release is hosted by Capsule Computers.	https://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2026/05/hopetown-drops-gameplay-teaser-and-reveals-additional-disco-elysium-alumni/ https://noisypixel.net/hopetown-gameplay-teaser-kickstarter-disco-elysium-veterans/	2026-11-08T15:30:00Z