Pavonis Interactive was founded as Long War Studios in 2015 by the masterminds behind the critically acclaimed Long War mod for the 2012 game XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Based in Louisville, Colorado, Pavonis is an independent video game development company dedicated to creating strategy games that challenge your mind while telling great stories. In 2015 and 2016, the Pavonis team was commissioned by 2K Games to make a series of mods for XCOM 2, including the sequel to their original Long War mod, which was released in early 2017. The company has secured investor funding to begin developing an independent title, Terra Invicta, a grand strategy alien invasion game.