Bright Star Studios operates as an independent video game development studio which operates from Aarhus in Denmark. Since its establishment in 2018 through the partnership of Mark Laursen and Sage Durain the studio exclusively develops MMOs of the next generation.​ As part of its development effort Bright Star Studios produces Ember Sword which presents an open-world free-to-play MMORPG system with focus on player-driven economies alongside complete cross-platform functionality. The game uses blockchain integration which enables users to trade digital assets which deepens its economic system.Project SERIUS serves as their proprietary engine which allows players to participate in instant play no matter what device they use whether it is mobile or desktop or browser or under low-broadband conditions.​