King Art Games (stylized as KING Art Games) is a German video game developer. The company created the point-and-click adventure The Book of Unwritten Tales, including its prequel called The Critter Chronicles and the sequel The Book of Unwritten Tales 2. Their other project that uses similar gameplay mechanics, is the point-and-click adventure The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief.
| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder |
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| Headquarters | , |
| Products | The Book of Unwritten Tales series |
Number of employees | 110[1] (2024) |
| Website | kingart-games.com |
They have developed the turn-based strategy game Battle Worlds: Kronos. The studio also worked on the tactical role-playing game The Dwarves, which is based on the novel of the same name.[2] Jan Theysen and Marc König established King Art Games in 2000 to focus on graphic adventure games and role-playing video games.
In January 2020 their Iron Harvest game won the "Best German Game" award at the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis, and the developer team also won "Best Game Design" and "Best Sound Design" and was nominated for "Best Graphic" and "Best Story".[3]
Games developed
editBrowser and mobile games
edit- Murphy’s Law
- Drivals
- My Free Zoo
- My Fantastic Park
- My Little Farmies
- Undermaster
- Inkheart (2009), Nintendo DS
2011 to present
edit| Year | Game | Publisher | Genre | Platform(s) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | OS X | Linux | PS3 | PS4 | Wii U | NSW | X360 | XONE | iOS | Android | ||||
| 2011 | The Book of Unwritten Tales | Various | Adventure | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| 2012 | The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles | Nordic Games | Adventure | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| 2013 | The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief | Nordic Games | Adventure | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| 2013 | Battle Worlds: Kronos | Nordic Games | Turn-based strategy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2015 | The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 | Nordic Games | Adventure | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2016 | The Dwarves | THQ Nordic | Tactical RPG | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| 2017 | Black Mirror | THQ Nordic | Adventure | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| 2020 | Iron Harvest | Deep Silver[4] | Real-time strategy | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
See also
edit- Daedalic Entertainment – German adventure game developer
- House of Tales – German adventure game developer
References
edit- ^ Fröhlich, Petra (15 August 2024). "Die größten Games-Studios in Deutschland 2024" [The largest game studios in Germany in 2024]. GamesWirtschaft (in German). Archived from the original on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Copeland, Wesley (July 23, 2015). "The Dwarves Announced for Xbox One, PS4, PC". IGN. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- ^ "Computer – Berlin – Game "Iron Harvest" wins the German Developer Award – Economy". January 20, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ "Steampunk WW1 RTS Iron Harvest has been picked up by Deep Silver". PC Gamer. Retrieved 10 April 2019.