Led by CEO and Co-Founder Samet Ercihan Demirkol alongside CFO and Co-Founder Muhammed Ali Zengin and CSO and Co-Founder Baturhan Gürbüz, the Ruby Knights Games team says it aims to blend market insight with creative development while keeping communication and planning clear.
In terms of practical support, the company highlights a service stack that includes funding support, marketing strategies, quality assurance, localization, and platform partnerships.
Ruby Knights is a newly formed publisher, and we’re building it with a simple belief: strong creative ideas grow faster and healthier when supported by the right data. I deeply believe in data-informed creativity, where market insight helps shape better products and smarter go-to-market decisions without compromising creative vision.
Samet Ercihan Demirkol — CEO & Co-Founder
Our goal is to create a transparent, collaborative publishing environment focused on realistic planning, clear communication, and long-term sustainability. One where developers feel supported not only creatively, but strategically.
I’d like to thank Muhammed Ali Zengin for walking this path together and turning years of friendship into a shared professional journey, and Baturhan Gürbüz for contributing his experience and strategic perspective as we shape this new structure. I wish the very best to our entire team as we move forward.
I’m excited to start discovering new games and working closely with passionate teams. More updates will follow as we continue building.
Meet the team
Samet Ercihan Demirkol — CEO & Co-Founder
Demirkol comes from a development and product background, spanning narrative design, production-facing roles, pixel art, and product work across hypercasual and PC projects. His previous experience includes roles at Mooxer Games, Mood Games, Valenware Games, and ZOIHUB.
Muhammed Ali Zengin — CFO & Co-Founder
Zengin comes from a finance and operations background with a focus on strategy, ROI optimization, and sustainable growth, and he highlights a psychology-driven, people-centered approach to finance. His previous experience includes CFO & ROI Maestro at ZoiVerse
Baturhan Aren Gürbüz — CSO & Co-Founder
Gürbüz comes from a strategy and venture-focused background spanning venture analysis, ecosystem building, and hands-on game production, with interests across DeepTech, EmergingTech, and GameTech.
His previous experience includes Game Producer & Lead Game Designer at Kodobur Games, Associate Game Producer at Dynasty Studios, and Lead Project Manager & Game Business Coach at StartGate, alongside lecturing roles at multiple universities covering topics such as game entrepreneurship, pitch deck building, and networking.
Gürbüz is also the Co-Founder & CEO of Vulpinia Technology, an AI-enabled venture evaluation and investor-matching platform, which has announced an exclusive partnership naming Ruby Knights Games as its game publishing partner.
Can Patlar — Marketing Advisor
Patlar comes from an entrepreneurship and product-building background spanning game development, software, and community building. He is the Founder of ZOIHUB, a startup working on mobile games, apps, and software infrastructure, and also the Co-founder of Zoizol, an international community known in Türkiye as the “10’lar Kulübü,” with projects centered on artificial intelligence and biotechnology.
Ahmet Turan Keçe — Community Manager
Keçe comes from an operations and community-building background, with experience spanning project coordination, day-to-day operational leadership, and developer-facing community work.
His previous experience includes 4 years and 10 months at ZOIHUB, where he progressed through Project Management and Operations Manager responsibilities before moving into a Community Specialist role.
Elif Aydın — People & Culture Specialist
Aydın comes from a people-operations and culture-building background, with experience focused on team development, internal processes, and workplace culture in growing organizations.
Her previous experience includes 1 year and 6 months at ZOIHUB in a People & Culture role.
Emirhan Şen — Publishing Specialist
Şen comes from an early-career business and publishing track, and he describes interests spanning economics, business, and game development, particularly strategy, war, and simulation genres.
His previous experience includes a five-month Business Development internship at ZOIHUB.
Ezkanur Demirkol — Mentor
Demirkol comes from a psychology background focused on child protection and trauma-informed support. She works as a psychologist at a child protection institution under the Ministry of Family and Social Services of the Republic of Türkiye, supporting children through therapy, assessment, and rehabilitation-oriented programming.
What’s next and how to pitch your game
Ruby Knights Games has not yet publicly revealed a slate of released or upcoming titles on its site, with both sections currently marked as “Coming Soon.”
What is live is its intake pipeline: the publisher is accepting submissions through its Pitch Your Game form, inviting both teams and solo developers, and stating it is looking to hear what makes each project unique.
You can visit the official website to learn more about Ruby Knights Games here.
