Devolver Digital is expanding with its newest acquisition.

Announced yesterday, Devolver Digital has acquired System Era for the price of around $40 million. System Era is known for their sandbox adventure game Astroneer, which has made over $87 million and gained 13 million players worldwide. Devolver Digital was originally going to be the publisher of Astroneer.

In a blog post on their website, System Era said this about the acquisition:

System Era the company, the brand, and the team, is not going anywhere. We’ll keep going on as before, only stronger! What about Astroneer, will we keep working on it? Of course! Most of our team has already been working on something new and exciting, but now we’ll have even greater capacity to support Astroneer and its amazing community who have stuck with us for so long. We have a whole roadmap for 2024 updates we’ve embarked on, we can’t wait to share more.

As expected, Devolver Digital delivered their own on-brand press statement:

Eight long years ago, Devolver Digital made a terrible mistake. They almost published Astroneer. Imagine that. Sadly, the award-winning Seattle-based developer System Era went on to find extraordinary fame and success without them, and the rest is history.

Until now.

Today, after almost a decade of mutual admiration and friendship, Devolver Digital and System Era declare their undying love for one another in the only way they know how: by turning down the lights, turning up the heat, and forming a strategic business relationship.

Back when Devolver Digital and System Era were just a glint in the video game industry’s eye, both teams vowed to build companies that reflected their spirit of independence. They placed passion and creativity proudly at the forefront of their businesses, and quickly found success. Now, they have new ambitions that they felt could be explored better, together.

The System Era fans know and love will continue doing what they do best: making cool video games. In fact, some of the team has already been working on something new and exciting. The Astroneer community can also rest assured that the 2024 roadmap is well on its way, so stay tuned. Astroneer rules.

An unnamed Devolver Digital employee was overheard muttering: “I still can’t believe we didn’t sign Astroneer.”