Warhorse Studios

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Warhorse Studios s.r.o.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded25 July 2011; 10 years ago (2011-07-25)
Founders
Headquarters
Prague
,
Czech Republic
Key people
ProductsKingdom Come: Deliverance
Revenue1,130,000 Czech koruna (2016) Edit this on Wikidata
−20,442,000 Czech koruna (2016) Edit this on Wikidata
−26,483,000 Czech koruna (2016) Edit this on Wikidata
Total assets237,516,000 Czech koruna (2016) Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
172[1] (2021)
ParentKoch Media (2019–present)
Websitewarhorsestudios.cz

Warhorse Studios s.r.o. is a Czech video game developer based in Prague. Founded in July 2011 by Dan Vávra and Martin Klíma, the studio produced Kingdom Come: Deliverance, which was released in February 2018. In February 2019, the company was acquired by Koch Media.

History[]

Warhorse Studios’ foundation was announced on 25 July 2011 by Dan Vávra, formerly a writer and game designer for 2K Czech, and Martin Klíma, formerly a producer for Bohemia Interactive.[2][3] Early hires were Viktor Bocan and Zbyněk Trávnický.[3] The studio's first project was role-playing video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance, which was released on 13 February 2018.[4] On 13 February 2019, the studio was acquired by Koch Media for €42.8 million.[5] As of August 2019, Warhorse had 131 employees.[6]

On June 10, 2021, it was announced that Warhorse Studios would be collaborating with Saber Interactive to develop a Kingdom Come: Deliverance port for the Nintendo Switch.[7]

Games developed[]

Year Title Platform(s) Publisher(s)
2018 Kingdom Come: Deliverance Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One Warhorse Studios, Deep Silver

References[]

  1. ^ "Embracer Group Annual Report & Sustainability Report 2020 / 2021" (PDF). Embracer Group. 25 August 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. ^ Rossignol, Jim (26 July 2011). "Czech Veterans Form New Studio, Warhorse". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b Makuch, Eddie (25 July 2011). "2K Czech, Bohemia Interactive vets form Warhorse Studios". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. ^ Dane, Patrick (13 February 2018). "Kingdom Come: Deliverance Gets a Rousing Launch Trailer". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  5. ^ James, Sarah (13 February 2019). "THQ Nordic acquire Kingdom Come: Deliverance makers Warhorse Studios". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  6. ^ Wingefors, Lars (27 August 2019). "THQ Nordic Annual Report 2018/19" (PDF). Cision. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Kingdom Come: Deliverance Switch Port Is Finally Confirmed". Nintendo Life. 10 June 2021.

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