HandyGames | |
Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Video games |
Founded | April 25, 2000 [1] |
Founders |
|
Headquarters | , Germany |
Products | Townsmen |
Number of employees | 80 [2] (2024) |
Parent | THQ Nordic (2018–present) |
Subsidiaries | Massive Miniteam |
Website | handy-games.com |
www.handy-games.com GmbH [3] (trade name: HandyGames) is a German video game developer and publisher based in Giebelstadt. In July 2018, the company was acquired by THQ Nordic.
The company was founded in 2000 by brothers Christopher and Markus Kassulke along with Udo Bausewein. In 2006, HandyGames released its first free, ad-funded game and began the gradual transition to a largely ad-funded business model. Since 2010, all new HandyGames mobile titles are either free or freemium. By 2014 HandyGames had 150,000 app downloads per month and more than 100 million downloads in total. [4] They have developed all the Townsmen games.
In 2012, HandyGames expanded onto other platforms like PC or Smart TVs. In January 2014 and 2015, the company were main sponsors for the "HandyGames Charity Day" in Würzburg, which aimed to raise funds for cancer research. On both occasions the event was able to raise roughly 50000 Euros. [5] [6]
HandyGames was one of the first companies to launch games for wearable technology in 2014. [7] The games are compatible with Android Wear devices, including the Moto 360 by Motorola, the Huawei Watch, the Sony SmartWatch and the LG G Watch. [8]
The company began developing VR (virtual reality) games 2015 and released titles like "Hidden Temple – VR Adventure". [9] They can be played in 360° mode or in VR using one of the supported head-mounted displays like Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, or Google Cardboard. [10] Simultaneously, HandyGames began developing games for the Eighth generation of video game consoles like the PlayStation 4, Xbox One [11] or later the Nintendo Switch.
On 9 July 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 remain with the company. [12] [13]
Townsmen Expeditions (working title), which will mark the most recent entry in the Townsmen IP, received €150,000 development funding from Creative Europe. [14] As of 2020, HandyGames employs 60 people. [15]
In May 2021, Embracer Group announced the acquisition of Massive Miniteam by HandyGames, which will be fully integrated within the HandyGames organization, under the operative group THQ Nordic. [16]
Title | Platform | Release date | Developer |
---|---|---|---|
Townsmen | Java | 2003 | HandyGames |
Townsmen 2 | Java | 2003 | |
Townsmen 3 | Java | 2005 | |
Sexy Puzzle 2 [18] | Java | 2006 | |
Porn Manager [19] | Java | 2006 | |
Bulldozer Inc. [20] | Java | 2006 | |
Townsmen 4 | Java | 2007 | |
Porn Manager 2 [21] | Java | 2007 | |
Townsmen 5 | Java | 2008 | |
The Egyptians [22] | Java | 2008 | |
4 in a Wheel [23] | Java | 2008 | |
AD 1066 – William the Conqueror [24] | Java | 2008 | |
The Great Bible Game [25] | Java | 2008 | |
Romans and Barbarians [26] | Java | 2008 | |
Little Firefighter [27] | Java | 2008 | |
Sexy Twins 1 [28] | Java | 2008 | |
Townsmen 6 Revolution | Java | 2009 | |
Android | February 4, 2011 | ||
The Great Beer Quiz [29] | Java | 2009 | |
World of Dice [30] | Java | 2009 | |
Porn Tycoon [31] | Java | 2010 | |
Casino Crime [32] | Java | 2010 | |
Shark or Die [33] | Java | 2010 | |
Guns 'n' Glory [34] | Java | 2010 | |
Truth or Lies [35] [36] | iPhone | February 15, 2011 | |
Romans and Barbarians Gold [37] | Java | 2011 | |
The Egyptians Gold [38] | Java | 2011 | |
Cyberlords: Arcology [39] [40] | Java | 2011 | |
Android | |||
Clouds and Sheep [41] | Android | 2011 | |
iOS | |||
Guns 'n' Glory WW2 [42] | Android | 2011 | |
iOS | |||
Aporkalypse: Pigs of Doom [43] [44] | Java | 2011 | |
Android | |||
Happy Vikings [45] | Android | 2011 | |
1941 Frozen Front | Android, iOS | 2013 | |
Townsmen | Android | August 3, 2013 | |
Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron | Microsoft Windows | July 24, 2018 | |
PlayStation 4 | |||
Xbox One | |||
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Owltimate Edition | Nintendo Switch | September 28, 2018 | Black Forest Games |
Townsmen | Nintendo Switch | November 9, 2018 | HandyGames |
Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron - Nebelgeschwader | Microsoft Windows | November 13, 2018 | |
Nintendo Switch | |||
PlayStation 4 | |||
Xbox One | |||
Jagged Alliance: Rage! | Microsoft Windows | December 6, 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 | |
Stunt Kite Party | Nintendo Switch | February 8, 2019 | |
Rad Rodgers: Radical Edition | Nintendo Switch | February 26, 2019 | Slipgate Studios |
Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt | Microsoft Windows | February 26, 2019 | HandyGames |
SpellForce: Heroes & Magic | Android | April 26, 2019 | Hex Games |
iOS | |||
Stunt Kite Party | Microsoft Windows | June 7, 2019 | HandyGames |
PlayStation 4 | |||
Xbox One | |||
ChessFinity | Android | July 4, 2019 | Orkitec |
iOS | |||
Battle Chasers: Nightwar - Mobile Edition | Android | August 1, 2019 | Airship Syndicate |
iOS | |||
This Is the Police 2 | Android | September 12, 2019 | Weappy |
iOS | |||
Lock's Quest | Android | September 26, 2019 | Digital Continue |
iOS | |||
Little Big Workshop | Macintosh | October 17, 2019 | Mirage Game Studios |
Microsoft Windows | |||
Through the Darkest of Times | Macintosh | January 30, 2020 | Paintbucket Games |
Microsoft Windows | |||
Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt | PlayStation 4 | February 20, 2020 | HandyGames |
Xbox One | |||
Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt – The Seaside Empire | Microsoft Windows | February 20, 2020 | |
Nintendo Switch | |||
PlayStation 4 | |||
Xbox One | |||
Spitlings | Stadia | February 25, 2020 | Massive Miniteam |
Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron – Extended Edition | Android | February 28, 2020 | HandyGames |
iOS | |||
Rebel Cops | Android | April 23, 2020 | Weappy |
iOS | |||
Through the Darkest of Times | Android | May 7, 2020 | Paintbucket Games |
iOS | |||
Spitlings | Microsoft Windows | August 4, 2020 | Massive Miniteam |
Nintendo Switch | |||
PlayStation 4 | |||
Xbox One | |||
Through the Darkest of Times | Nintendo Switch | August 13, 2020 | Paintbucket Games |
PlayStation 4 | |||
Xbox One | |||
Little Big Workshop | Xbox One | September 24, 2020 | Massive Miniteam |
PlayStation 4 | |||
Nintendo Switch | October 1, 2020 | ||
Neighbours back From Hell | Microsoft Windows | October 8, 2020 | FarbWorks |
Nintendo Switch | |||
PlayStation 4 | |||
Xbox One | |||
Chicken Police: Paint it Red! | Microsoft Windows | November 5, 2020 | The Wild Gentlemen |
Nintendo Switch | |||
PlayStation 4 | |||
Xbox One | |||
Little Big Workshop | Stadia | November 6, 2020 | Massive Miniteam |
El Hijo: A Wild West Tale | Stadia | December 3, 2020 | Honig Studios |
Microsoft Windows | |||
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated | Android | January 21, 2021 | HandyGames |
iOS | |||
Titan Quest: Legendary Edition | Android | February 2, 2021 | |
iOS | |||
Pile Up! Box by Box | Microsoft Windows | March 18, 2021 | Seed by Seed |
El Hijo: A Wild West Tale | Nintendo Switch | March 25, 2021 | Quantumfrog |
PlayStation 4 | |||
Xbox One | |||
Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt | GeForce Now | June 10, 2021 | HandyGames |
Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt – The Seaside Empire | GeForce Now | June 10, 2021 | |
Chicken Police: Paint it Red! | Android | June 29, 2021 | |
iOS | |||
Skydrift Infinity | Microsoft Windows | July 29, 2021 | |
Nintendo Switch | |||
PlayStation 4 | |||
Xbox One | |||
Neighbours back From Hell | Android | August 3, 2021 | |
iOS | |||
Pile Up! Box by Box | Nintendo Switch | August 17, 2021 | Seed by Seed |
PlayStation 4 | |||
Xbox One | |||
El Hijo: A Wild West Tale | Amazon Luna | September 9, 2021 | Quantum Frog |
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams | Amazon Luna | September 9, 2021 | Black Forest Games |
Pile Up! Box by Box! | Amazon Luna | September 9, 2021 | Seed by Seed |
Spitlings | Amazon Luna | September 9, 2021 | Massive Miniteam |
Chicken Police: Paint it Red! | MacOS | November 4, 2021 | The Wild Gentlemen |
Stadia | December 6, 2021 | ||
One Hand Clapping | Android | December 14, 2021 | Bad Dream Games |
iOS | |||
GeForce Now | |||
Microsoft Windows | |||
Nintendo Switch | |||
PlayStation 4 | |||
Stadia | |||
Xbox One | |||
Scarf | GeForce Now | December 23, 2021 | Uprising Studios |
Microsoft Windows | |||
El Hijo: A Wild West Tale | Android | January 25, 2022 | HandyGames |
iOS | |||
Townsmen VR | HTC Vive | March 24, 2022 | HandyGames |
Oculus Rift | |||
PlayStation VR | |||
Chicken Police: Paint it Red! | PlayStation 5 | March 30, 2022 | The Wild Gentlemen |
Xbox Series X/S | |||
One Hand Clapping | Xbox Series X/S | March 31, 2022 | Bad Dream Games |
PlayStation 5 | April 5, 2022 | ||
This Is the President | Android | May 10, 2022 | HandyGames |
iOS | |||
Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt | Netflix | May 24, 2022 | HandyGames |
Through the Darkest of Times | Stadia | June 1, 2022 | Paintbucket Games |
Endling: Extinction is Forever | Microsoft Windows | July 19, 2022 | Herobeat Studios |
Nintendo Switch | |||
PlayStation 4 | |||
Xbox One | |||
Neighbours Back from Hell | Stadia | July 28, 2022 | FarbWorks |
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Microsoft Windows | August 23, 2022 | Massive Miniteam |
Nintendo Switch | |||
PlayStation 4 | |||
PlayStation 5 | |||
Xbox One | |||
Xbox Series X/S | |||
Chicken Police: Paint it Red! | Amazon Luna | October 20, 2022 | The Wild Gentlemen |
Endling: Extinction is Forever | PlayStation 5 | November 3, 2022 | Herobeat Studios |
Xbox Series X/S | |||
Wreckfest Mobile | Android | November 16, 2022 | HandyGames |
iOS | |||
Perish [46] | Microsoft Windows | February 2, 2023 | Item 42 |
De-Exit: Eternal Matters [47] | Microsoft Windows | April 14, 2023 | SandBloom Studio |
PlayStation 4 | |||
Xbox One | |||
PlayStation 5 | |||
Xbox Series X/S | |||
Airhead | Microsoft Windows | TBA | Octato |
Nintendo Switch | |||
PlayStation 4 | |||
Xbox One | |||
Endling: Extinction is Forever | Android | TBA | HandyGames |
iOS | |||
A Rat's Quest: The Way Back Home | Microsoft Windows | TBA | The Dreamerians |
Nintendo Switch | |||
PlayStation 4 | |||
Xbox One | |||
Devil and the Fairy | HTC Vive | TBA | HandyGames |
Meta Rift | |||
Steam VR | |||
Lethal Honor: Order of the Apocalypse | Microsoft Windows | TBA | Viral Studios |
Nintendo Switch | |||
PlayStation 4 | |||
Xbox One |
Digital Chocolate, Inc. was a video game developer and publisher headquartered in San Mateo, California. It was founded in 2003 by Trip Hawkins, the founder of video game companies Electronic Arts and The 3DO Company. The company focused on developing games for Java ME-based mobile phones, iOS, and Microsoft Windows, and made some non-entertainment titles. Its marketing motto was Seize the minute.
James Andrew Jones is an American professional basketball executive and former player. He is both the president of basketball operations and general manager for the Phoenix Suns. He played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Pocket Tennis Color is a game from the Pocket Sports series for the Neo Geo Pocket Color handheld game system. It features eight main characters with two secret, unlockable tennis pros. The game was later re-released as part of Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 2 in 2022.
Capybara Games is an independent game studio based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The studio was founded in 2003 from a collection of Toronto IGDA members. The company is most known for developing 2011's Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP and 2014's Super Time Force.
Johan Kristoffer Berntsson is a Swedish former competitive figure skater. He is an eight-time Swedish national champion and the six-time Nordic Champion. Berntsson was the first Swede to land a triple Axel.
Adrian Alexander Konstantin Schultheiss is a Swedish former competitive figure skater. He is the 2006 Swedish national champion, the 2004–2005 Swedish junior national champion, and the 2006 Nordic Champion. He is the first Swedish skater to win a Junior Grand Prix event, which he did in 2005.
Rubicon Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization devoted to contributing to the interdependent dynamic between research, exploration, science and education. The foundation, started in 2002, is located in Durham, North Carolina and is primarily supported by donations and grants. Funding has included the Office of Naval Research from 2008 to 2010. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has provided pro bono services to assist in copyright searches and support.
Alexander Alexandrovich Majorov is a Swedish retired figure skater. He is the 2017 Winter Universiade bronze medalist, the 2011 World Junior bronze medalist, a five-time Nordic champion, and a four-time Swedish national champion. His best finish at the European Championships is 6th (2013). He was 14th at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Cake Mania is a cooking time management video game developed and published by Sandlot Games in 2006. Some ports of Cake Mania have different titles; the Wii version is known as Cake Mania: In the Mix!, and the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable versions are titled Cake Mania: Bakers Challenge. Cake Mania received mixed reviews from critics, with some reviewers praising the game's 'addictive' and 'simple' casual gameplay, while others criticized this as being 'repetitive' and 'shallow'.
Switchball is a 3D action-puzzle game, made by the Swedish developer Atomic Elbow, which was released for Microsoft Windows on June 26, 2007, on Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox 360 on November 7, and on PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3 on September 17, 2009. A HD version of the game was released on Steam on May 17, 2021.
Darksiders is an hack and slash action-adventure video game developed by Vigil Games and published by THQ. The game's inspiration is from the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, with the player taking the role of the horseman War. The game was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on January 5, 2010, in North America, January 7 in Australia, January 8 in Europe, and March 18 in Japan. The Microsoft Windows version was released in North America and Australia on September 23, and in Europe on September 24. A parallel sequel, Darksiders II, was released on August 14, 2012.
Fairway Solitaire, alternatively titled Fairway is a casual video game based on the classic card game solitaire and developed by Big Fish Studios. The game is digitally distributed and is available from Big Fish Games.
Anne Line Gjersem is a Norwegian retired figure skater. She is the 2015 Nordic silver medalist, the 2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup bronze medalist, and a three-time Norwegian national champion. She represented Norway at the 2014 Winter Olympics and has reached the free skate at six ISU Championships.
HandyLinux is a simplified Linux operating system developed in France, derived from the Debian stable branch. It was designed to be easily accessible and downloadable, so that it could be used by people with very little computer experience and on a range of older hardware that was no longer supported by the latest versions of proprietary operating systems. It was particularly aimed at older people with dated hardware who do not need nor possess the skill to use many features afforded by state-of-the-art operating systems.
Kasey Peters is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Saddleback, Santa Ana, Grand Valley State and Rocky Mountain. He was a member of the Tri-Cities Fever, New Mexico Stars, West Texas Wildcatters, Duke City Gladiators, Las Vegas Outlaws, New Orleans VooDoo, Portland Steel, Monterrey Steel, and Fundidores de Monterrey.
Thomas Gilson, Jr is an American football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Sharks of the National Arena League (NAL). He played college football at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has been a member of the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks, Cleveland Gladiators, Los Angeles Kiss, Portland Steel and Washington Valor.
Jewels of the Oracle is a 1995 adventure game developed by ELOI Productions and published by Discis Knowledge Research Inc. It was released on Macintosh, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and Windows. A sequel developed by Bardworks and published by Hoffman and Associates was released in 1998 entitled Jewels II: The Ultimate Challenge.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link){{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)