According to a September 18, 2026 post, Tomaszkiewicz funded Rebel Wolves himself for its first year while the team built a prototype and sought investment. NetEase then bought 26% of the studio and provided a $40 million development budget for The Blood of Dawnwalker. The account says production began at the end of 2023, and the team later grew beyond Tomaszkiewicz’s intended 90-person cap to 160. He is quoted saying the larger team fits the studio’s needs while still letting him feel like a creator rather than a manager.