Drama Studios has announced a new $2.5 million seed investment round aimed at “strengthen the core development team and advance [its game Unrecord] to a solid demo state.”

The hyper-realistic gameplay trailer, released last year by Drama Studios, quickly gained traction, gaining over 11 million views on IGN and 80 million views on X.

Meanwhile, the company shared that this attention attracted interest from “the world’s biggest publishers,” but they chose to collaborate with venture capital firm The Games Fund due to its “industry expertise” and its “aligned values and vision for the games industry.”

Ilia Eremeev, co-founder and managing partner of The Games Fund, which is leading the round, said: “We were blown away when we saw that gameplay video, but what truly amazed us is that the game plays better than it looks in video,” said.

Once Unrecord reaches a solid demo state, the studio plans to “explore publishing and strategic partnership opportunities.