Is Artplant a Swedish studio that made Zombie Castaways?

No. Artplant is a Norwegian studio founded in Oslo in 2001, acquired by Swedish firm Toadman Interactive in 2018. Zombie Castaways is made by Vizor Apps/Vizor Games, a separate Belarus/Cyprus company founded 2007; no source links the two.

Is Artplant still operating in 2026?

No evidence of activity. Artplant's Oslo office closed September 2024, and parent Toadman Interactive formally announced a wind-down on 2025-01-13 citing an inability to secure new work-for-hire contracts. Wikipedia lists Artplant as probably inactive after 2019.

Artplant was acquired by Swedish studio Toadman Interactive AB in mid-2018. Toadman was renamed Enad Global 7 AB (EG7, Nasdaq First North) in January 2020, and Artplant sat under EG7's Toadman Studios subsidiary until that group's 2024-2025 wind-down.

Could AI replace what Artplant used to do?

Its core work, manual 3D asset production, scripting, and live-ops content for browser MMOs, is exactly the kind of labor generative AI asset and live-ops tools now automate. Parent Toadman cited an inability to win new work-for-hire contracts before winding down in January 2025.

What is Artplant's biggest competitor?

As a small work-for-hire studio, Artplant never held real market share against large mobile publishers like Take-Two/Zynga, whose titles posted strong growth in fiscal 2026, or against cheaper outsourcing shops that outcompeted parent Toadman for contracts before its 2025 wind-down.

What happened to Artplant's parent company EG7?

EG7 (formerly Toadman Interactive) closed its Stockholm, Visby, and Oslo offices in September 2024, then formally announced the wind-down of Toadman Interactive on 2025-01-13, laying off 38 staff at sister studio Piranha Games and citing lost work-for-hire contracts.

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Artplant

Swedish-owned Norwegian mobile game studio, maker of Zombie Castaways, now dormant.

Little protection left

Assessed 23 July 2026 · Evidence as of 23 July 2026

Not much stands between this business and its pressures.

On the recordSince 23 July 2026 · Checkable from within 6 months of Jan 2025 wind-down · Every call on the record Checkpoint: Legal confirmation of Artplant's dissolution or asset sale by EG7

The call

A contract game studio with no owned product or audience was wound down by its parent in 2025, and nothing has since revived it.

Artplant was a Norwegian video game studio that made games under contract for other companies, rather than making and selling its own games. This kind of work became impossible to protect from competition, especially as larger publishers and cheaper overseas studios could do the same thing, and as AI tools started generating game art and code automatically. The only thing that could change this picture is if EG7 (the Swedish company that owns the Artplant name) decides to revive it with a new business model, such as owning its own game franchises instead of just doing contract work.

Why

AI pressure: None apparent. Generative AI for art, scripting, and live-ops content makes contract studios like this one cheaper to replace, not directly attacked by a named AI product. Could AI do the core job? Yes, likely.

Bigger players: Larger publishers and cheaper outsourcing shops (no single named predator). Parent Toadman/EG7 shut Artplant's Oslo office in Sept 2024 and wound down the studio in Jan 2025 after losing work-for-hire contracts. Could a giant copy it? Yes, easily.

What protects it. None apparent: no owned IP, no proprietary audience, no system of record protects this business.

What would change this call

EG7 issues formal confirmation of Artplant's dissolution or asset sale within 6 months. Would confirm the studio's remnants are fully closed out rather than dormant.
Any EG7 subsidiary (Piranha Games, Antimatter Games, Big Blue Bubble) uses 'Artplant' branding in hiring or projects. Would show the Artplant name persisting as residue on a different EG7 studio, not a real revival.
EG7 announces licensing or relaunch of Artplant IP under a new team with an owned live-service game. Would show EG7 building a real product with retained players instead of contract work.

Key numbers

Founded 2001, Oslo, Norway (2001)
Acquired by Toadman Interactive, 2018 (2018)
Oslo office closed, wind-down announced Jan 2025 (2025-01-13)

Named risks

Studio appears effectively inactive or dissolved with no confirmed legal status since 2024-2025 wind-down. Severity: high
No proprietary IP, data, or distribution moat; pure work-for-hire model exposed to commoditization. Severity: high
Data aggregators (CBInsights, PitchBook) list stale or conflated identity data, risking misinformed decisions. Severity: medium
Parent EG7 has history of portfolio reshuffling, creating uncertainty over any remaining Artplant assets. Severity: medium

Rivals, as read in July 2026

Rival	Direction	Evidence
Take-Two Interactive / Zynga	losing to	Take-Two mobile titles posted strong growth in FY2026 while Artplant shows no activity
Cheaper work-for-hire outsourcing studios	losing to	Parent Toadman cited inability to secure new work-for-hire contracts before 2025-01-13 wind-down
Sister EG7 studios (Piranha Games, Antimatter Games)	contesting	Both affected by same EG7 group-wide 2024-2025 contraction and layoffs

Questions people ask

Is Artplant a Swedish studio that made Zombie Castaways?: No. Artplant is a Norwegian studio founded in Oslo in 2001, acquired by Swedish firm Toadman Interactive in 2018. Zombie Castaways is made by Vizor Apps/Vizor Games, a separate Belarus/Cyprus company founded 2007; no source links the two.
Is Artplant still operating in 2026?: No evidence of activity. Artplant's Oslo office closed September 2024, and parent Toadman Interactive formally announced a wind-down on 2025-01-13 citing an inability to secure new work-for-hire contracts. Wikipedia lists Artplant as probably inactive after 2019.
Who owns Artplant?: Artplant was acquired by Swedish studio Toadman Interactive AB in mid-2018. Toadman was renamed Enad Global 7 AB (EG7, Nasdaq First North) in January 2020, and Artplant sat under EG7's Toadman Studios subsidiary until that group's 2024-2025 wind-down.
Could AI replace what Artplant used to do?: Its core work, manual 3D asset production, scripting, and live-ops content for browser MMOs, is exactly the kind of labor generative AI asset and live-ops tools now automate. Parent Toadman cited an inability to win new work-for-hire contracts before winding down in January 2025.
What is Artplant's biggest competitor?: As a small work-for-hire studio, Artplant never held real market share against large mobile publishers like Take-Two/Zynga, whose titles posted strong growth in fiscal 2026, or against cheaper outsourcing shops that outcompeted parent Toadman for contracts before its 2025 wind-down.
What happened to Artplant's parent company EG7?: EG7 (formerly Toadman Interactive) closed its Stockholm, Visby, and Oslo offices in September 2024, then formally announced the wind-down of Toadman Interactive on 2025-01-13, laying off 38 staff at sister studio Piranha Games and citing lost work-for-hire contracts.

Timeline

2025-01-13EG7 formally announces Toadman Interactive wind-down; 38 laid off at Piranha Games
2024-09Toadman closes Stockholm, Visby, and Oslo offices, including Artplant's site
2022EG7 sells Innova
2020-01Toadman Interactive AB renamed Enad Global 7 AB (EG7) on Nasdaq First North
2018-08-20Craig Fletcher invests SEK 3 million (about USD 330,000) in Toadman Interactive
2018Swedish Toadman Interactive acquires Norwegian studio Artplant
2017Artplant releases Entropy
2016Artplant releases Grimm: Dark Legacy
2011Artplant releases Battlestar Galactica Online
2001Artplant founded in Oslo, Norway

Revision history

23 July 2026

First assessed. Little protection left. The text above is fixed as of this date and is not edited afterwards.

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