Out of the Park Developments

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Out of the Park Developments GmbH & Co.KG
Industry Video games
Founded1999;26 years ago (1999)
FoundersMarkus Heinsohn, Andreas Raht
Headquarters,
Germany
Products Out of the Park Baseball , Franchise Hockey Manager
Website ootpdevelopments.com

Out of the Park Developments GmbH & Co.KG is a German video game developer based in Hollern-Twielenfleth. Founded by Markus Heinsohn and Andreas Raht in 1999, the studio specialises in text sim-style sports games, and as produced notable franchises, such as Out of the Park Baseball and Franchise Hockey Manager .

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History

Out of the Park Developments was founded in 1999, by current managing directors Markus Heinsohn and Andreas Raht. [1]

On 21 December 2016, Out of the Park Developments announced that they had received Metacritic's 2016 PC Game of the Year Award for Out of the Park Baseball 17. [2]

On October 12, 2020, Com2uS acquired a 100% stake in Out of the Park Developments. [3]

Games developed

YearTitle
1999 Out of the Park Baseball
2001Out of the Park 2
2002Out of the Park 4
2003Out of the Park 5
2004Out of the Park 6.5
2005Out of the Park Baseball 2006
2006Out of the Park Baseball 2007
2007Out of the Park Baseball 2008
2008Out of the Park Baseball 2009
2009Out of the Park Baseball 10
2010Out of the Park Baseball 11
2011Out of the Park Baseball 12
2012Out of the Park Baseball 13
2013
  • Out of the Park Baseball 14
  • Franchise Hockey Manager 2014
2014
  • Out of the Park Baseball 15
  • Franchise Hockey Manager 2015
2015
  • Out of the Park Baseball 16
  • Franchise Hockey Manager 2
2016
  • Out of the Park Baseball 17
  • MLB Manager 2016
  • Franchise Hockey Manager 3
2017
  • Out of the Park Baseball 18
  • MLB Manager 2017
  • Franchise Hockey Manager 4
2018
  • Out of the Park Baseball 19
  • MLB Manager 2018
  • Franchise Hockey Manager 5
2019
  • Out of the Park Baseball 20
  • Franchise Hockey Manager 6
2020
  • Out of the Park Baseball 21
  • Franchise Hockey Manager 7
2021
  • Out of the Park Baseball 22
  • OOTP Baseball Go!
  • Franchise Hockey Manager 8
2022
  • Out of the Park Baseball 23
  • OOTP Baseball Go!
  • Franchise Hockey Manager 9
2023
  • Out of the Park Baseball 24
  • OOTP Baseball Go!
  • Franchise Hockey Manager 10
2024
  • Out of the Park Baseball 25
  • OOTP Baseball Go!
  • Franchise Hockey Manager 11

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References

  1. "Out of the Park Baseball 8". GamesIndustry.biz . Gamer Network. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  2. "Out of the Park Baseball 17 Named Metacritic's 2016 PC Game of The Year and, for the first time ever, surpasses 100,000 units sold". Gamasutra . UBM TechWeb. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  3. "Com2uS (Korea) has acquired 100% stake of Out of the Park Developments (Germany)". gmgames.org. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.