Second Dinner is expanding hiring for its next game. Recent job listings describe an unannounced free-to-play mobile project built with “one of the biggest and most beloved IPs on Earth,” positioning the studio’s next release beyond Marvel Snap.
The studio has previously indicated it was already staffing for a second title. In 2023, a job listing stated Second Dinner was hiring senior-to-principal roles early because key features “take time and iteration” to reach the scale needed for “millions and millions of players.”
Newer listings point to increased momentum. Second Dinner describes working with a “wildly exciting partner,” says the team is around 20 people, and notes it has passed a milestone and is ready to “step on the gas.”
Open roles include Content Designer, Technical QA Manager, and Senior Software Engineer, among others.
The Content Designer listing provides the most specific details on what the project needs day-to-day. It calls for creating ongoing content such as characters, abilities, puzzles, and bosses, and states that designers are expected to implement their work directly in-engine. The listing names the engine as Godot, moving past the Unity engine used on Marvel Snap.
Griffin funding as a runway for “future projects”
Second Dinner’s next-project runway was reinforced in January 2024, when the studio announced a $100 million Series B led by Griffin Gaming Partners, positioning the round as funding to scale Marvel Snap while investing in new titles. The company said it would keep operational control, with Griffin and existing investor NetEase taking minority positions.
That expansion effort has played out against shifting publishing conditions. In late 2023, Reuters reported ByteDance planned to restructure Nuverse and step back from mainstream games, putting additional scrutiny on the long-term stability of Nuverse-published releases.
In January 2025, that risk surfaced directly when Marvel Snap was briefly offline in the U.S. amid TikTok-related enforcement, given Nuverse’s ByteDance ownership.
Second Dinner subsequently said it would move most operations and publishing responsibilities in-house, with Skystone Games providing U.S.-based publishing support.
Current state of Marvel Snap
On mobile, Marvel Snap’s estimated revenue has declined sharply year-over-year based on combined Apple App Store and Google Play revenue: $200M in 2023, $100M in 2024, and $25M in 2025.
On PC, Steam player concurrency shows a smaller but still active base, with a 24-hour peak of 3,178 players and an all-time peak of 18,967 (recorded 2.4 years ago).
In the broader CCG landscape, Marvel Snap ranked 6th among top CCG games in 2025 with $26.8M in revenue, behind Pokémon TCG ($669M), Shadowverse: World Beyond ($68.1M), Hearthstone ($58.7M), Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel ($41.3M), MTG Arena ($38.6M), and ahead of WWE SuperCard ($24.1M).
