Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus is an FMV game developed by Wales Interactive and Good Gate Media. It was published by Wales Interactive. The…
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Wales Interactive is a BAFTA-winning independent game developer and publisher based in Penarth, Wales, founded in 2011 by David Banner and Richard Pring. The studio has become the leading FMV game developer in the modern era, producing a catalog of live-action interactive films across PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC, and mobile. Their production partner is Good Gate Media, a Welsh production company that handles filming and casting.
Wales Interactive’s early projects covered mobile and console titles before The Bunker in 2016 marked the studio’s defining direction. The psychological horror game, filmed entirely in a real decommissioned nuclear bunker, received critical acclaim for its live-action production and branching narrative. Late Shift followed in 2017, a high-stakes crime thriller that further established the studio as the primary force behind the FMV revival. Both games demonstrated that full-motion video, a format associated with low-budget 1990s games, could work at a modern quality level.
Wales Interactive’s catalog spans horror, comedy, and thriller across its FMV output. The Complex is a sci-fi thriller set during a bioweapon attack in London, developed with Good Gate Media and Little Jade Productions. Five Dates and Ten Dates are romantic comedy FMV games built around digital dating scenarios. Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus is a murder mystery where players solve a poisoning during a family video call. Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror game set in a remote Welsh hotel haunted by sound-sensitive enemies, inspired by Welsh folklore, and represents the studio’s strongest non-FMV release. Sker Ritual is a co-op survival horror shooter and spiritual successor to Maid of Sker. Deathtrap Dungeon: The Golden Room adapted the Fighting Fantasy gamebook into an FMV format.
Beyond its own development, Wales Interactive publishes third-party titles and has positioned itself as a hub for Welsh game development talent. The studio has received multiple BAFTA Cymru awards and has been vocal about its role in growing the Welsh creative sector. Richard Pring has spoken publicly about the studio’s mission to create Welsh IP and showcase Welsh actors and locations on a global platform, which is reflected in Maid of Sker’s explicit use of Welsh folklore and settings.
Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus is an FMV game developed by Wales Interactive and Good Gate Media. It was published by Wales Interactive. The…