North Beach Games has announced the opening of a new studio in Prague, alongside the development of Stranded Deep 2.

The new studio will be led by CTO and creative director Sam Edwards, known for creating Stranded Deep with Beam Team Games and General Manager Tomáš Pšenička, the creator of Space Engineers with Keen Software House.

The core development team will primarily work on-site in Prague, with additional support from remote staff across the globe. Meanwhile, its focus will be on creating and supporting survival crafting games.

North Beach Games also intends to continue expanding its publishing efforts, collaborating with platform, development, and licensing partners such as Free Range Games and Middle-earth Enterprises for The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria.

“We couldn’t be more excited to bring Sam and Tomáš into the North Beach Games fold, heading up our new Prague development studio,” North Beach Games CEO John Miller, said.

“We’ve worked with both of them for years as partners, so to all be on the same team is a great feeling and will allow us to do even more exciting work together in the survival crafting space.

“After all of the volatility in the market and industry for the past year, the time feels right to start this next chapter of our business, carving our own path towards a positive future for our company.”