HandyGames
| HandyGames | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | April 20, 2000 |
| Seat | Giebelstadt , Germany |
| management | Christopher Kassulke , Markus Kassulke , Udo Bausewein |
| Number of employees | 60 |
| Branch | Game developer |
| Website | handy-games.com |
| As of June 8, 2020 | |
www.handy-games.com GmbH , known as HandyGames , is a German video game developer and publisher based in Giebelstadt . In July 2018 the company was taken over by THQ Nordic .
History of the company
The company was founded in 2000 by the brothers Christopher and Markus Kassulke together with Udo Bausewein. In 2006 HandyGames released its first free ad-supported game and began the gradual transition to a largely ad-supported business model. Since 2010 all new HandyGames mobile games are either free or freemium . By 2014 HandyGames had 150,000 app downloads per month and a total of more than 100 million downloads.
In 2012 HandyGames was expanded to other platforms such as PCs or smart TVs. In January 2014 and 2015, the company was the main sponsor of the HandyGames Charity Day in Würzburg, with the aim of collecting donations for cancer research. In both cases, the event brought in around 50,000 euros.
HandyGames was one of the first companies to launch games for wearables technology in 2014 . The games are compatible with Wear OS devices, including the Moto 360 from Motorola , the Huawei smartwatch, the Sony smartwatch and the LG G-Watch .
The company started developing VR ( Virtual Reality ) games in 2015 and released titles like Hidden Temple - VR Adventure . They can be played in 360 ° mode or in VR with one of the supported VR glasses such as Oculus Rift , Samsung Gear VR , or Google Cardboard . At the same time HandyGames began developing games for the eighth generation of video game consoles such as PlayStation 4 , Xbox One or later Nintendo Switch .
On July 9, 2018, THQ Nordic announced that it had acquired HandyGames and all of its intellectual property. THQ Nordic said that the studio management and all employees will stay with the company.
Townsmen Expeditions (working title), the latest entry in the Townsmen IP, has received € 150,000 in development funding from Creative Europe. HandyGames has 53 employees until June 2019.
Awards
- German Developer Award - Best German Studio
- Gamescom Award 2019 - Best Mobile Game (Battle Chasers: Nightwar (Mobile Edition))
- Gamescom Award 2019 - Gamescom Indie Award (El Hijo - Honig Studios)
Games overview
Publications from 2018 to date
| title | platform | publication | developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron | Microsoft Windows | 07/24/2018 | HandyGames |
| PlayStation 4 | |||
| Xbox One | |||
| Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Owltimate Edition | Nintendo Switch | 09/28/2018 | Black Forest Games |
| Townsmen | Nintendo Switch | 11/09/2018 | HandyGames |
| Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron - Nebelgeschwader | Microsoft Windows | 11/13/2018 | HandyGames |
| Nintendo Switch | |||
| PlayStation 4 | |||
| Xbox One | |||
| Jagged Alliance: Rage! | Microsoft Windows | December 06, 2018 | Cliffhanger Productions |
| PlayStation 4 | |||
| Xbox One | |||
| Clouds & Sheep 2 | Nintendo Switch | December 21, 2018 | HandyGames |
| Dynamite Fishing: World Games | Nintendo Switch | December 21, 2018 | HandyGames |
| Stunt kite party | Nintendo Switch | 02/08/2019 | HandyGames |
| Rad Rodgers: Radical Edition | Nintendo Switch | 02/26/2019 | Slipgate Studios |
| Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt | Microsoft Windows | 02/26/2019 | HandyGames |
| SpellForce: Heroes & Magic | Android | 04/26/2019 | Hex Games |
| iOS | |||
| Stunt kite party | Microsoft Windows | 07.06.2019 | HandyGames |
| PlayStation 4 | |||
| Xbox One | |||
| ChessFinity | Android | 04/07/2019 | Orkitec |
| iOS | |||
| Battle Chasers: Nightwar - Mobile Edition | Android | 08/01/2019 | Airship Syndicate |
| iOS | |||
| This Is the Police 2 | Android | 09/12/2019 | Weapon |
| iOS | |||
| Lock's Quest | Android | 09/26/2019 | Digital continue |
| iOS | |||
| Little Big Workshop | macintosh | October 17, 2019 | Mirage Game Studios |
| Microsoft Windows | |||
| Through the Darkest of Times | macintosh | 01/30/2020 | Paintbucket Games |
| Microsoft Windows | |||
| Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt | PlayStation 4 | 02/20/2020 | HandyGames |
| Xbox One | |||
| Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt - The Seaside Empire | Microsoft Windows | 02/20/2020 | HandyGames |
| Nintendo Switch | |||
| PlayStation 4 | |||
| Xbox One | |||
| Spitlings | Stadia | 02/25/2020 | Massive mini team |
| Rebel cops | Android | 04/23/2020 | Weapon |
| iOS | |||
| Through the Darkest of Times | Android | 05/07/2020 | Paintbucket Games |
| iOS | |||
| Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron - Extended Edition | Android | 2020 | HandyGames |
| iOS | |||
| Chicken Police: Paint it Red! | Microsoft Windows | 2020 | The wild gentlemen |
| Nintendo Switch | |||
| PlayStation 4 | |||
| Xbox One | |||
| El Hijo | Microsoft Windows | 2020 | Honey studios |
| Pile Up! | Microsoft Windows | 2020 | Seed by seed |
| Nintendo Switch | |||
| PlayStation 4 | |||
| Xbox One | |||
| Airhead | Microsoft Windows | 2021 | Octato |
| Nintendo Switch | |||
| PlayStation 4 | |||
| Xbox One | |||
| A Rat's Quest: The Way Back Home | Microsoft Windows | 2021 | The Dreamerians |
| Nintendo Switch | |||
| PlayStation 4 | |||
| Xbox One | |||
| Endling: Extinction is Forever | Microsoft Windows | 2021 | Herobeat Studios |
| Nintendo Switch | |||
| PlayStation 4 | |||
| Xbox One | |||
| One hand clapping | Android | 2021 | Bad Dream Games |
| iOS | |||
| Microsoft Windows | |||
| Nintendo Switch | |||
| PlayStation 4 | |||
| Xbox One | |||
| Spitlings | Microsoft Windows | TBA | Massive mini team |
| Nintendo Switch | |||
| PlayStation 4 | |||
| Xbox One | |||
| Townsmen VR | HTC Vive | TBA | HandyGames |
| Oculus Rift | |||
| PlayStation VR |
Web links
- official homepage
- Black Forest Games at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Company information on ME professions . ausbildung-me.de.
- ↑ The largest game developers in Germany 2020 . gameswirtschaft.de.
- ↑ Putting it into play: Advertise effectively in mobile games from HandyGames . finanzen.ch. February 04, 2014.
- ↑ Gummersbach is coming: Big handball charity day for cancer aid . mainpost.de. 17th January 2014.
- ↑ HandyGames Charity Day 2015 - a complete success . www.b4bmainfranken.de. February 02, 2015.
- ↑ HandyGames' CEO on why he's looking to take a leading role in the world of wearables . pocketgamer.biz. August 26, 2014.
- ↑ Handy Games on why it's backing smartwatch gaming not VR . pocketgamer.biz. 19th November 2014.
- ↑ HandyGames released a VR Game on Google Play . January 13, 2015.
- ↑ Play Hidden Temple - VR Adventure with Google Cardboard . January 13, 2015.
- ↑ Aces of the Luftwaffe Review - Bogeys Spotted PS4 . 5th March 2015.
- ↑ What has 100 legs, is from Germany and has been acquired by THQ Nordic? . July 9, 2018.
- ^ THQ Nordic acquires the German game developer and publisher HandyGames . July 9, 2018.
- ↑ Game Play with MEDIA - a seven-digit record for German projects . Creative Europe MEDIA. October 9, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ↑ Lars Wingefors: THQ Nordic Annual Report 2018/19 . 27th August 2019.
- ↑ HandyGames .
- ↑ Gamescom 2019: Awards with all winners and the "best games" . netzwelt.de. 26th August 2019.
- ↑ Gamescom 2019: Awards with all winners and the "best games" . netzwelt.de. 26th August 2019.