[1][2] In 2012, Stegmaier and Stone crowdfunded funds for the publication of their first game,Viticulture, on Kickstarter, earning about $65,000 from supporters.
[3] According to Stegmaier, early ownership of the company was split evenly between himself, Stone, and two other partners, but this was later restructured such that Stegmaier and Stone were the sole owners, with former as the majority partner.
[4]: 47–48 Stonemaier Games hired additional staff in 2023, and as of then employs one part-time and seven full-time employees.
[5][6] In 2019, Stonemaier Games published Wingspan, which was featured in publications such as The New York Times, The Guardian, and Vox, receiving widespread acclaim.
[5][11] The successor to the game, Wyrmspan, published in 2024, is themed around mythical dragons.