Apple Acquires Gaming Studio RAC7

Tuesday May 27, 2025 12:22 pm PDT by Juli Clover

Apple has purchased game studio RAC7, according to a report from Digital Trends. RAC7 is a small, two-person company that developed Apple Arcade game Sneaky Sasquatch, and the acquisition was confirmed by an Apple spokesperson.

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From Digital Trends:

We love Sneaky Sasquatch and are excited that the 2-person RAC7 team has joined Apple to continue their work on it with us. We will continue to deliver a great experience for Apple Arcade players with hundreds of games from many of the best game developers in the world.

RAC7 will become an internal game studio within Apple, and Apple purchased the company to help Sneaky Sasquatch continue to grow on ‌Apple Arcade‌. Sneaky Sasquatch was one of the first games to launch on ‌Apple Arcade‌ when the service went live, and it has continued to be popular with subscribers.

Apple already works with developers and game companies to create titles for ‌Apple Arcade‌, but this is the company's first game studio acquisition. Digital Trends notes that Apple does not appear to be implementing a new gaming strategy, describing the RAC7 acquisition as a unique situation.

‌Apple Arcade‌ is Apple's subscription gaming service, priced at $6.99 per month. ‌Apple Arcade‌ has hundreds of games, with no additional subscription fees or in-app purchases.

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Top Rated Comments

ejbenjamin

17 months ago

I am shocked that Sneaky Sasquatch was made by such a small team. That game is basically Grand Theft Auto for kids. There's a ton of things to do, it can be very funny, my kids love it.

Score: 22 Votes (Like | Disagree)

tomtad

17 months ago

This means nothing if they don't get AAA titles

Not sure I quite agree. There's a huge market for more casual games, not everything has to be AAA

Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)

sw1tcher

17 months ago

Apple has purchased game studio RAC7, according to a report from Digital Trends. RAC7 is a small, two-person company that developed Apple Arcade game Sneaky Sasquatch

Tim Cook says Apple is serious about gaming, Yeti makes a strange purchase like this.

Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)