Facepunch

Facepunch Studios is a British video game development studio based in Walsall, England. The studio was founded in 2004 by Garry Newman, who is best known as the creator of the popular sandbox video game Garry's Mod. The studio has developed several games, including Rust, which was released in 2018, and the popular sandbox game Garry's Mod, which was released in 2006.

Facepunch Studios is known for creating open-world sandbox games that give players a high degree of freedom and autonomy. The studio's games often feature player-versus-player (PVP) gameplay, and players are often given the ability to build and customize their own bases.

Facepunch is also known for its use of the Unity game engine and the use of its own game engine, the "Facepunch Engine" which was used to develop Rust. The studio has a reputation for being independent and for developing games that are different from the mainstream. They also have a reputation for being active in the communities of the games they develop, and for listening to feedback from players.