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.

King Art Games
IndustryVideo games
Founded2000
Founder
  • Jan Theysen
  • Marc König
Headquarters,
ProductsThe Book of Unwritten Tales series
Number of employees
110[1] (2024)
Websitekingart-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

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Browser and mobile games

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  • Murphy’s Law
  • Drivals
  • My Free Zoo
  • My Fantastic Park
  • My Little Farmies
  • Undermaster
  • Inkheart (2009), Nintendo DS

2011 to present

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Copeland, Wesley (July 23, 2015). "The Dwarves Announced for Xbox One, PS4, PC". IGN. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Computer – Berlin – Game "Iron Harvest" wins the German Developer Award – Economy". January 20, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  4. ^ "Steampunk WW1 RTS Iron Harvest has been picked up by Deep Silver". PC Gamer. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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