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{{Infobox company
| name = Daedalic Entertainment GmbH
| logo = Daedalic Entertainment eng.svg
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Video game industry]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2007|03|01}}
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Carsten Fichtelmann|Jan Müller-Michaelis}}
| hq_location_city = [[Hamburg]]
| hq_location_country = Germany
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Carsten Fichtelmann ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])|Stephan Harms ([[Chief operating officer|COO]])|Jan Müller-Michaelis ([[creative director]])}}
| num_employees = 75<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/deutschlands-groesste-spielehersteller-2018/ |title=Deutschlands größte Spielehersteller 2018 |first= |last=GamesWirtschaft |date=2 July 2018 |website=GamesWirtschaft}}</ref>
| num_employees_year = 2018
| parent = [[Bastei Lübbe]] (2014–present)
| subsid = {{Unbulleted list|Daedalic Entertainment Studio West GmbH|Daedalic Entertainment Bavaria GmbH}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.daedalic.com/|daedalic.com}}
}}

'''Daedalic Entertainment GmbH''' is a German [[video game developer]] and [[Video game publisher|publisher]] based in [[Hamburg]]. They are best known for developing [[point-and-click adventure game]]s. Daedalic operates two [[subsidiary]] studios: Daedalic Entertainment Studio West (in [[Düsseldorf]]; since July 2014) and Daedalic Entertainment Bavaria (in [[Munich]]; since February 2018).

== History ==
Daedalic Entertainment was founded on 1 March 2007 in a small [[Hamburg]] office by [[chief executive officer]] (CEO) Carsten Fichtelmann and [[creative director]] Jan Müller-Michaelis. Prior to founding Daedalic, Fichtelmann was [[marketing director]] for German publisher [[DTP Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.golem.de/0703/51265.html |title=Daedalic – Neuer deutscher Spiele-Publisher – Golem.de |author= |date= |website=www.golem.de}}</ref>

Shortly afterwards, the adventure game ''1½ Knights – In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde'' was developed, named after the same film. On 28 August 2009, the adventure game ''[[The Whispered World]]'' followed and the adventure title ''[[A New Beginning (video game)|A New Beginning]]'', which focuses on climate change, was published on 8 October 2010. In 2011, the sequel to ''[[Edna & Harvey: The Breakout]]'' was released with the title ''Harvey’s New Eyes''. A year later, a new adventure named ''[[Deponia (video game)|Deponia]]'' was released to the market, which received several awards as well.

In May 2014, German publisher [[Bastei Lübbe]] acquired a majority share of 51% in Daedalic Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.golem.de/news/spielebranche-bastei-luebbe-kauft-mehrheit-an-daedalic-entertainment-1405-106539.html |title=Spielebranche: Bastei Lübbe kauft Mehrheit an Daedalic Entertainment – Golem.de |author= |date= |website=www.golem.de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.4players.de/4players.php/spielinfonews/Allgemein/8981/2140696/Daedalic_Entertainment_-Bastei_Luebbe_erwirbt_Mehrheitsanteil.html |title=Daedalic Entertainment : Bastei Lübbe erwirbt Mehrheitsanteil – 4Players.de |author= |date= |website=4Players}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/daedalic-verlagsgruppe-bastei-luebbe-uebernimmt-mehrheitlich-deponia-entwickler,3055936.html |title=Daedalic – Verlagsgruppe Bastei Lübbe übernimmt mehrheitlich Deponia-Entwickler – GameStar |author= |date=19 May 2014 |website=www.gamestar.de}}</ref> The following July, Daedalic opened a subsidiary studio, Daedalic Entertainment Studio West, in [[Düsseldorf]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.4players.de/4players.php/spielinfonews/Allgemein/8981/2142050/Daedalic_Entertainment_-Studio_in_Duesseldorf_gegruendet.html |title=Daedalic Entertainment : Studio in Düsseldorf gegründet – 4Players.de |author= |date= |website=4Players}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.golem.de/news/spielentwickler-daedalic-gruendet-neues-studio-1407-107865.html |title=Spielentwickler: Daedalic gründet neues Studio – Golem.de |author= |date= |website=www.golem.de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/daedalic-entertainment-deponia-entwickler-eroeffnet-studio-in-duesseldorf,3057899.html |title=Daedalic Entertainment – Deponia-Entwickler eröffnet Studio in Düsseldorf – GameStar |author= |date=15 July 2014 |website=www.gamestar.de}}</ref>

In November 2016, Daedalic laid off twelve of its roughly 150 employees, primarily from the production and marketing departments, and opted not to renew several temporary contracts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.golem.de/news/spielebranche-daedalic-entlaesst-mitarbeiter-1611-124634.html |title=Spielebranche: Daedalic entlässt Mitarbeiter – Golem.de |author= |date= |website=www.golem.de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/daedalic-stellenabbau/ |title=Enttäuschende Verkaufszahlen: Daedalic baut Stellen ab |first= |last=GamesWirtschaft |date=22 November 2016 |website=GamesWirtschaft}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/schwierigkeiten-bei-daedalic-hamburger-publisher-baut-stellen-ab,3305714.html |title=Schwierigkeiten bei Daedalic – Hamburger Publisher baut Stellen ab – GameStar |author= |date=22 November 2016 |website=www.gamestar.de}}</ref> In February 2018, Daedalic opened a third studio, this time in [[Munich]] under the name Daedalic Entertainment Bavaria.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/daedalic-entertainment-bavaria-klonk-games-muenchen/ |title=Daedalic Entertainment Bavaria: München wird dritter Daedalic-Standort |first= |last=GamesWirtschaft |date=14 February 2018 |website=GamesWirtschaft}}</ref> The new studio would consists of eight people, led by Oliver Machek, formerly of Klonk Games, as [[studio director]] and creative director, and by Stephan Harms, [[chief operating officer]] of Daedalic, as CEO.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/daedelic-neues-studio-in-muenchen-eroeffnet,3326073.html |title=Daedalic – Neues Studio in München eröffnet – GameStar |author= |date=14 February 2018 |website=www.gamestar.de}}</ref> In August 2018, as Bastei Lübbe faced severe financial issues, and started considering to sell their 51% stake in Daedalic.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/bastei-luebbe-ag-daedalic-entertainment-beteiligung/ |title=Bastei Lübbe AG: Daedalic Entertainment auf dem Prüfstand (Update) |first= |last=GamesWirtschaft |date=14 August 2018 |website=GamesWirtschaft}}</ref>

== Games ==
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;''Edna & Harvey'' series
* ''[[Edna & Harvey: The Breakout]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes]]'' (2012)

;''The Whispered World'' series
* ''[[The Whispered World]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Silence (video game)|Silence: The Whispered World 2]]'' (2016)

;''Ravensburger Puzzle'' series
* ''Ravensburger Puzzle'' (2010)
* ''Ravensburger Puzzle 2'' (2011)

;''The Chronicles of Shakespeare'' series
* ''The Chronicles of Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet'' (2010)
* ''The Chronicles of Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (2011)

;''Deponia'' series
* ''[[Deponia (video game)|Deponia]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Chaos on Deponia]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Goodbye Deponia]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Deponia Doomsday]]'' (2016)

;''The Dark Eye'' series
* ''[[The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav]]'' (2012)
* ''[[The Dark Eye: Memoria]]'' (2013)
* ''[[The Dark Eye: Blackguards]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Blackguards 2]]'' (2015)
{{div col end}}

;Other
* ''1½ Ritter: Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde'' (2008)
* Untitled The Lord of the Rings-[[Gollum]] video game<ref>{{cite web |last=Shanley |first=Patrick |date=March 25, 2019 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lord-rings-gollum-video-game-works-1196607 |title='Lord of the Rings: Gollum' Video Game in the Works From German Studio Daedalic |publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdate=March 25, 2019}}</ref>

== Publisher ==
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* ''The Tudors'' (2009)
* ''Wolfgang Hohlbein: The Inquisitor'' (2009)
* ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'' (2010)
* ''[[A New Beginning (video game)|A New Beginning]]'' (2010)
* ''Sinister Affair: Immortal Lovers'' (2010)
* ''Winterfest'' (2010)
* ''The Skillz'' (2010)
* ''Robin Hood: King of the Outlaw'' (2010)
* ''Derrick: Death in the Flower Bed'' (2010)
* ''Dragon Guardian: The Prophecy'' (2011)
* ''Borgia'' (2011)
* ''[[The Night of the Rabbit]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Journey of a Roach]]'' (2013)
* ''[[1954: Alcatraz]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Fire (Game)|Fire]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Anna's Quest]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun]]'' (2016)
* ''[[The Franz Kafka Videogame]]'' (2017)
* ''[[The Long Journey Home (video game)|The Long Journey Home]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth]]'' (2017)
* ''[[State of Mind (video game)|State of Mind]]'' (2018)
* ''Intruders: Hide and Seek'' (2019)
* ''[[Barotrauma (video game)|Barotrauma]]'' (2019)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://barotraumagame.com/announcements/collaboration-with-daedalic-entertainment/ |title=Collaboration with Daedalic Entertainment |author= |date=28 February 2019 |website=barotraumagame.com}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.daedalic.com/}}

{{Daedalic Entertainment}}

[[Category:Companies based in Hamburg]]
[[Category:German companies established in 2007]]
[[Category:Video game companies established in 2007]]
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