--- title: Secret Mode opens development studio to support internal... description: Secret Mode, the independent game publisher behind Escape the Backrooms and Chained Together, is opening a new development studio in Sheffield, UK. The studio... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/secret-mode-opens-development-studio-to-support-internal-games-jwyp2f8ah twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Secret Mode opens development studio to support internal games | daily.dev og:description: Secret Mode, the independent game publisher behind Escape the Backrooms and Chained Together, is opening a new development studio in Sheffield, UK. The studio... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/secret-mode-opens-development-studio-to-support-internal-games-jwyp2f8ah og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Jwyp2F8ah.png og:image:alt: Secret Mode opens development studio to support internal games og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Secret Mode opens development studio to support internal games **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Secret Mode, the independent game publisher behind Escape the Backrooms and Chained Together, is opening a new development studio in Sheffield, UK. The studio will handle updates, DLC, platform ports, and codebase maintenance for Secret Mode's existing portfolio, as well as providing support to external developers. It will be led by Dan Secker (VP of technology and operations) and Jacob Habgood (technical development director), both with backgrounds at Sumo Group, Secret Mode's former parent company. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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