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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Video games |
Founded | 2002 |
Founder | Jack Chauthi |
Headquarters | Hoogvliet, , Netherlands |
Website | soedesco |
Soedesco (stylized in all caps) is a Dutch video game publisher of both digital and physical games on multiple platforms. The company has been active in the game industry since 2002 and ventured into publishing in 2014, with the headquarters in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Soedesco's portfolio consists of a wide range of genres and includes titles such as Monstrum, Owlboy, Among the Sleep, Monster Crown, Teslagrad and Remothered: Tormented Fathers. The company has also published its own IPs including Truck Driver®, Adam's Venture®, and Real Farm. Soedesco consists of four different divisions: Communications, Creative, Producing and Development.
In 2017, Soedesco partnered with 1C Company to release physical indie game titles. [1]
In July 2019, the company opened another game development studio in Pilsen, Czech Republic, their first outside of the Netherlands. Between the two locations, Soedesco continues to focus on creating its own games for multiple platforms. [2]
Game | First release | Developer | Platform(s) |
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Jagged Alliance: Flashback | 31 October 2014 | Full Control | Microsoft Windows |
Teslagrad | 28 November 2014 | Rain Games | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Wii U, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One |
Awesomenauts Assemble! | 30 January 2015 | Ronimo Games | PlayStation 4 |
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Director's Cut | 11 April 2015 | Black Forest Games | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 |
Wild Season | 17 April 2015 | Quickfire Games | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux |
The Last Tinker: City of Colors | 8 May 2015 | Mimimi Productions | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 |
NANOS | 28 July 2015 | Excamedia | Microsoft Windows |
Enki | 31 July 2015 | Storm in a Teacup | Microsoft Windows |
Adam's Venture Chronicles | 3 August 2015 | Vertigo Games | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 |
Soccer Legends | 5 August 2015 | Digital Lightning Studios | Microsoft Windows |
Tic-Toc-Tower | 6 August 2015 | Sneaky Mammoth | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux |
Tower of Guns | 9 October 2015 | Terrible Posture Games | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One |
Ether One | 23 October 2015 | White Paper Games | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 |
Defunct | 29 January 2016 (Windows) 13 September 2018 (Switch) | Freshly Squeezed | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch |
Ziggurat | 19 February 2016 | Milkstone Studios | Microsoft Windows, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Toki Tori 2+ | 26 February 2016 | Two Tribes | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Wii U, PlayStation 4 |
Adam's Venture Origins | 1 April 2016 | Vertigo Games | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch |
Rogue Stormers | 21 April 2016 | Black Forest Games | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
N.E.R.O. - Nothing Ever Remains Obscure | 29 April 2016 | Vertigo Games | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 |
Among the Sleep | 29 July 2016 | Krillbite Studio | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 |
Rising Islands | 2 August 2016 | Lone Hero Studios | Microsoft Windows |
Ian's Eyes | 1 September 2016 | Sindie Games | Microsoft Windows |
Wuppo | 29 September 2016 | Knuist & Perzik | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch |
Reus | 11 October 2016 | Abbey Games | PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Owlboy | 1 November 2016 | D-Pad studio | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Theme Park Studio | 25 November 2016 | Pantera Entertainment | Microsoft Windows |
Earthlock: Festival of Magic | 27 January 2017 | Snowcastle Games | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
World to the West | 5 May 2017 | Rain Games | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Aerea | 2 June 2017 | Triangle Studios | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
The Girl and the Robot | 22 September 2017 | Flying Carpets Games | PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Wii U |
Pharaonic | 22 September 2017 | Milkstone Studios | PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Shiny | 10 October 2017 (Xbox One) 27 February 2018 (PS4) | Garage 227 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Real Farm | 20 October 2017 | Triangle Studios | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Tricky Towers | 3 November 2017 | WeirdBeard | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Fearful Symmetry & The Cursed Prince | 12 December 2017 | Gamera Interactive | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One |
Armello: Special Edition | 18 March 2018 | League of Geeks | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
8-Bit Armies | 21 September 2018 | Petroglyph Games | PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Omen of Sorrow | 6 November 2018 | AOne Games | PlayStation 4 |
8-Bit Hordes | 31 January 2019 (Xbox One) 1 February 2019 (PS4) | Petroglyph Games | PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
8-Bit Invaders! | 25 February 2019 (Xbox One) 26 February 2019 (PS4) | Petroglyph Games | PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Xenon Racer | 26 March 2019 | 3DClouds | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Dollhouse | 24 May 2019 (Windows, PS4) 29 October 2021 (Switch) | Creazn Studio | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 |
Elea | 25 July 2019 (PS4) 23 August 2019 (Windows) | Kyodai Limited | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 |
Truck Driver | 19 September 2019 (PS4, Xbox One) 11 November 2019 (Windows, Mac) | Triangle Studios | Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Remothered: Tormented Fathers | 31 October 2019 (Physical version only) | Stormind Games | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Monstrum | 22 May 2020 (digital download) | Team Junkfish | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Seven Doors | 26 June 2020 (Windows) 21 February 2023 (consoles) | Indigo Studios | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
Monster Crown | 31 July 2020 (Windows) 12 October 2021 (Switch) 22 February 2022 (PS4, Xbox One) | Studio Aurum | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Dog Duty | 17 September 2020 (Physical version only) | Zanardi and Lisa | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Kaze and the Wild Masks | 26 March 2021 (digital download) 25 May 2021 (physical; Switch, PS4, Xbox One) | PixelHive | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia |
Hammerhelm | 29 April 2021 | SuperSixStudios | Microsoft Windows |
Saint Kotar | 28 October 2021 (Windows) 22 November 2022 (consoles) | Red Martyr Entertainment | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
Lemon Cake | 30 September 2022 (digital download) 1 November 2022 (physical) | Cozy Bee Games | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
Bunny Park | 30 September 2022 (digital download) 1 November 2022 (physical) | Cozy Bee Games | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
Airoheart | 30 September 2022 | Pixel Heart Studio | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
Charon's Staircase | 28 October 2022 | Indigo Studios | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
Truck Driver: The American Dream | 26 September 2023 | Soedesco / Kyodai | PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S |
Desolatium | 27 October 2023 (consoles) 5 April 2024 (Windows) | Superlumen | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
Guns and Spurs 2 | 24 November 2023 | Soedesco / Frozen Lake | Nintendo Switch |
Garden Witch Life | 2024 | FreetimeStudio | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S |
Orange Season | TBA | Soedesco / Innerfire Studios | Microsoft Windows |
Petit Island | TBA | Xelo Games | Microsoft Windows |
Perennial Order | TBA | Gardenfiend Games | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S |
Albatroz | TBA | Among Giants | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
Dollhouse: Behind the Broken Mirror | TBA | Grindstone / Indigo Studios | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S |
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