Daedalic Entertainment
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Daedalic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game developer and publisher based in Hamburg. They are best known for developing point-and-click adventure games. 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>Template:Cite web</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, 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 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>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The following July, Daedalic opened a subsidiary studio, Daedalic Entertainment Studio West, in Düsseldorf.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</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>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In February 2018, Daedalic opened a third studio, this time in Munich under the name Daedalic Entertainment Bavaria.<ref>Template:Cite web</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>Template:Cite web</ref> In August 2018, as Bastei Lübbe faced severe financial issues, and started considering to sell their 51% stake in Daedalic.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Games
- Edna & Harvey series
- Edna & Harvey: The Breakout (2008)
- Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes (2012)
- The Whispered World series
- The Whispered World (2009)
- 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 (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)
- Other
- 1½ Ritter: Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde (2008)
- Untitled The Lord of the Rings-Gollum video game<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Publisher
- The Tudors (2009)
- Wolfgang Hohlbein: The Inquisitor (2009)
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (2010)
- 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 (2015)
- Anna's Quest (2015)
- Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun (2016)
- The Franz Kafka Videogame (2017)
- The Long Journey Home (2017)
- Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth (2017)
- State of Mind (2018)
- Intruders: Hide and Seek (2019)
- Barotrauma (2019)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
