March of Giants is an Ubisoft game. Ubisoft publishes it, the studio that builds it now sits inside Ubisoft, and the project was acquired from Amazon's Montreal Games studio rather than started there. If you searched for "March of Giants Ubisoft" to work out who owns and makes the game, that is the short answer.
Is March of Giants a Ubisoft game?
Yes, but Ubisoft did not build it from day one. Ubisoft announced that it "has acquired March of Giants, formerly developed by Amazon's Montreal Games studio," adding that the team would join Ubisoft to continue development of the free-to-play title.
The Steam store page lists the developer as "March of Giants Team" and the publisher as Ubisoft, so the original team still makes the game. The official site footer carries Ubisoft's trademark notice and reads "© 2027 Ubisoft Entertainment," while the Ubisoft news hub post about the game is dated October 2026.
So this is an Ubisoft-published title built by a studio Ubisoft took over, not a franchise created inside one of Ubisoft's long-running internal teams.
Who develops March of Giants now?
The credited developer is the March of Giants Team. Ubisoft's own vision post says the studio "was founded six years ago and built from the ground up to make March of Giants," and describes the goal as delivering "the full MOBA experience" rather than a side project.
Community coverage has framed the project as the new challenge from the creative director behind Rainbow Six Siege, now leading the March of Giants team. The developer's name is transcribed differently across videos and streams, so treat any exact spelling as 待确认.
The team's own posts come from the March of Giants development team account, and members appear on camera in the official premiere and on creator streams to explain the design.
Why the Amazon handover matters
March of Giants began life at Amazon Games Montreal, which is why older articles and videos credit Amazon rather than Ubisoft. IGN's trailer page still lists "Amazon Games Montreal" alongside the game, and the r/Games acquisition thread describes the studio as moving to Ubisoft "to continue development."
The studio's own vision post refers directly to this period, saying that "during the transition to Ubisoft, much of our attention needed to remain focused inside the studio." It then describes reopening the game to players through the Pioneer Playtest.
In practice, the handover explains why the game's older systems changed so much. The same post says Soldiers, Battleworks, itemisation, the map and the UI were all reworked, and that new Giants were added.
What Ubisoft Connect changes for players
Playing March of Giants means using Ubisoft's account system. Steam lists "Requires 3rd-Party Account: Ubisoft Connect launcher (Supports Linking to Steam Account)," plus a required third-party EULA, and the subreddit's access instructions say you need an Ubisoft Account and Ubisoft Connect installed.
The game is also running Easy Anti-Cheat, listed on Steam as kernel-level anti-cheat. That is standard for competitive online titles, but it is worth knowing before you download the playtest client.
This requirement is the most common complaint in community threads. On r/pcgaming, some commenters said they lost interest the moment they saw Ubisoft Connect was required, while others noted the playtest itself is free and needs no purchase.
Where the game sits in Ubisoft's line-up
The official site lists Ubisoft Connect and Steam under its store links, and its studios line names "The March of Giants Team." That matches the Steam listing, where March of Giants sits in the strategy category next to Ubisoft's free-to-play titles.
Ubisoft's news hub is where the bigger announcements land, including the vision post and the Pioneer Playtest briefing. The March of Giants site, Discord, X account and subreddit carry the day-to-day posts.
The game's roadmap, published October 9, 2026, covers more playtests and Early Access in 2027. No final release date has been announced, and the Steam page still lists the release date as coming soon.
What is still unconfirmed
Ubisoft has not published a full studio history, a named list of leads, or an official engine statement. Any page that states the exact engine, the size of the team, or the precise date of the acquisition should be treated as 待确认 unless it quotes Ubisoft directly.
Third-party fan pages are also inconsistent about what kind of game this is. One wiki still describes March of Giants as a "mobile" MOBA in a closed alpha, which contradicts the official description of a PC title in a Steam playtest.
The safe version is the one on the store page: free to play, 4v4 MOBA, PC on Steam, in development, published by Ubisoft.
What Ubisoft publishes and hosts
Ubisoft controls the official channels as well as the game. The March of Giants website runs the news feed, the Ubisoft news hub carries the larger announcements, and the Steam page is the storefront where the game is published.
That centralisation is useful when you are checking a claim. A date, a system change or a new Giant is only confirmed when it appears on one of those pages, because the studio posts there first and community accounts copy afterwards.
The official site footer also names the studio and the platform in one place, listing The March of Giants Team under studios and Steam under platforms, alongside Ubisoft Connect among the store links.
How Ubisoft shapes the support experience
Because the game runs through Ubisoft Connect, support routes through Ubisoft rather than Valve. The subreddit's resource list links a bug reporter and Ubisoft Support directly, which is where crashes, account problems and access issues are meant to go.
Steam still handles the parts you would expect: the playtest access request, the notification email, and the download in your library. If your access request is approved, Steam tells you, and Ubisoft Connect is what actually launches the game.
In-game reporting is thinner. Community sources describe built-in voice comms but no text chat at all, so formal feedback during the playtest mostly travels through Discord, the subreddit and the official forms.
What kind of publisher this makes Ubisoft
Ubisoft is publishing a genre it does not normally occupy, which is unusual for the company. Its catalogue leans towards shooters and open-world series, while March of Giants sits in the strategy category as a free-to-play MOBA.
The team has framed that as a deliberate bet. On the official broadcast, developers described the project as a competitive game that still needs ranked play, meta progression and more Giants before it is finished, which is not the language of a finished product being shipped for a quarterly result.
Community reaction splits along the same line. Some players are sceptical about a new MOBA from a large publisher, while others argue that the genre has room for a fourth option if the army layer works.
What to watch next
The concrete things to follow are the roadmap milestones, the next playtest windows, and any official statement about Early Access in Summer 2027. Those are the events that will confirm or change everything on this page.
Everything else, including the studio's internal structure and any future Ubisoft announcements, should be treated as 待确认 until Ubisoft publishes it. If you want the wider timeline, the news guide tracks the dated posts.
Sources
- Ubisoft news hub, Our Vision for March of Giants: https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/news/ignt.63864/our-vision-for-march-of-giants
- Steam store page, March of Giants: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1924600/March_of_Giants/
- Official site, marchofgiants.com: https://marchofgiants.com/en-gb/
- r/Games, Ubisoft Acquires March of Giants From Amazon: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1pncscb/ubisoft_acquires_march_of_giants_from_amazon/
- r/MarchOfGiants access information: https://www.reddit.com/r/MarchOfGiants/