Factsheet

Publisher / Developer:

www.handy-games.com GmbH
Based in Giebelstadt, Germany

Address:

i_Park Klingholz 13
97232 Giebelstadt
Germany

Phone:

+49 (0) 9334 9757 – 0

Founding Date:

April 20, 2000

Employees:

~110
(Status as of August 2023, including Massive Miniteam)

Website:

handy-games.com

Press / Business contact:

info@handy-games.com

Social media:

facebook.com/handygames
instagram.com/handygames
youtube.com/user/HandyGamesGmbH
twitter.com/handy_games
twitch.tv/handygames_official
discord
LinkedIn

Developed by HandyGames:

1941 Frozen Front
1942 Pacific Front
1943 Deadly Desert
1944 Burning Bridges
Aces of the Luftwaffe
Aces of the Luftwaffe – Squadron
Clouds & Sheep
Clouds & Sheep 2
Devils & Demons
Devil and the Fairy
Dynamite Fishing – World Games
Epic Battle Dude
Farm Invasion USA
Guns ‘n’ Glory
Guns ‘n’ Glory Heroes
Guns ‘n’ Glory WW2
Guns ‘n’ Glory Zombies
Happy Vikings
Hidden Temple – Adventure
I Slay Zombies
Ninja Hero Cats
Panzer Panic VR
Save the Puppies
Stage Dive Legends
Stunt Kite Masters VR
Stunt Kite Party
Super Party Sports: Football
Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt
Townsmen (Mobile)
Townsmen VR

Published by HandyGames:

Airhead
Battle Chasers: Nightwar (Mobile)
ChessFinity
Chicken Police
De-Exit – Eternal Matters
El Hijo – A Wild West Tale
Endling – Extinction is Forever
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams – Owltimate Edition
Jagged Alliance: Rage!
Lethal Honor – Order of the Apocalypse
Little Big Workshop
Lock’s Quest
Neighbours back From Hell
Oddsparks
One Hand Clapping
Perish
Pile Up! Box by Box
Rad Rodgers – Radical Edition
Rebel Cops (Mobile)
Scarf
Sine Mora EX
Skydrift Infinity
Spellforce: Heroes & Magic
Spitlings
Spongebob Squarepants: BFBB Rehydrated (Mobile)
This Is the Police (Mobile)
This Is the Police 2 (Mobile)
This is the President (Mobile)
Through the Darkest of Times
Titan Quest (Mobile)
Wreckfest (Mobile)

Description

HandyGames™ is a proud THQ Nordic and Embracer Group Family member, an international publisher, and developer for Triple-I games and Premium Mobile games. Games are developed for a worldwide audience at the Giebelstadt site and at the subsidiary Massive Miniteam in Cologne.

History

About us

HandyGames™ was founded in 2000 by brothers Markus and Christopher Kassulke and is now one of the oldest and largest German games companies. In 2004, the HandyGames headquarters was moved to i_Park in Giebelstadt, near Würzburg. Already in 2015, we were awarded the German Developer Award as “Best Studio.” Since then, countless German and international awards have followed us and our games:
Several awards at the DEP and DCP, prestigious awards from Apple, educational media awards, gamescom awards, the Golden Sparrow (Der goldene Spatz), and many more.
Since 2018 we have been a proud part of the THQ Nordic and Embracer Group family and successfully work as a publisher with developer studios worldwide.

We have become the first THQ Nordic subsidiary in the group’s history to acquire its first studio. Since May 2021, the Cologne-based developer studio Massive Miniteam has been part of HandyGames.

As a team, we stand united against any form of discrimination. Regardless of sexual, cultural, or ethnic identity, we try to ensure everyone feels welcome and at home. Since our inception, we have developed and published countless games on every platform and device imaginable. We will continue to maintain a healthy growth course in the future, as we have some exciting projects in the pipeline and want to further strengthen Germany as a game location.

Work hard – game hard!

Games are our passion, and as avid gamers, we believe it doesn’t make a difference where you play what – but that you play. Therefore, there is no natural preference for just one platform. We produce and publish award-winning titles for cutting-edge consoles, PCs, VR, and premium mobile games from great teams worldwide. Can you play on it? We make games for it!

Featured Projects

Press Kit Oddsparks

Press Kit Wreckfest

Press Kit ENDLING – Extinction is Forever

Press Kit Townsmen VR

Press Kit Airhead

Press Kit PERISH

Press Kit A Rat`s Quest

Press Kit SpongeBob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated

Press Kit One Hand Clapping

Videos

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Awards & Recognition

• “Game of the Year” bei den Games For Changes Awards (2023) // Endling
• “Most Significant Impact” bei den Games For Changes Awards (2023) // Endling
• Apple Design Award in the category “Social Impact” (2023) // Endling
• Best Iberoamerican Video Game Animation at Quirino Prize (2023) // Endling
• Best Spanish Developed Video Game at the Hobby Consolas’ Awards (2023) // Endling
• Game Beyond Entertainment at the BAFTA Awards (2023) // Endling
• Winner in 5 Categories at the Premios DeVuego (2022) // Endling
• Best Video Game at ZOOM Festival (2022) // Endling
• Game of the Year, Best Arts and Best Soundtrack at SAGA (2022) // Endling
• App of the Week at toucharcade (2022) // Wreckfest
• Best Spanish Game at 3D Juegos (2022) // Endling
• Pädagogischer Medienpreis (2022) as best Game for Adolescenses // Endling
• Best App at Apple – Apple TV Game of the Year (2022) // El Hijo
• Best Indie (Asia) at Google’s Play Awards (2022) // One Hand Clapping
• Honorable Mentions at Google’s Play Awards (2022) // El Hijo | One Hand Clapping
• Nomination for the Innovation Prize at Deutscher Entwicklerpreis (2022) // Townsmen VR
• Nomination for “Game for Impact” at The Game Awards (2022) // Endling
• A highlight at the Indie World Show at Nintendo’s Indie World (2022) // Endling
• Winner in the category Most Creative Game at Play Festival (PLAY21) // One Hand Clapping
• Nomination for ‘Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game’ and ‘Statue of Liberty Award for Best World’ from The New York Video Game Critics Circle // Chicken Police
• Best App for Tablets from Google (2021), voted by the users // Chicken Police
• Das Rote Tuch (anti-fascist youth media award with the support of the Berlin SPD) // Through the Darkest of Times
• Pädagogischer Medienpreis (2021) in the category Offerings for Children // El Hijo – A Wild West Tale
• DevGAMM Awards (2021) in the category Excellence in Audio // Chicken Police
• Der Deutsche Computerspielpreis (2021) in the category Best Family Game // El Hijo – A Wild West Tale
• Der Goldene Spatz (2021) in the category Wettbewerb Digital // El Hijo – A Wild West Tale
• German Computer Games Awards (2020) in the category Best Serious Game // Through the Darkest of Times
• German Computer Games Awards (2020) nominated for best game in the categories Best German Game, Best Serious Game, Best Family Game // Through the Darkest of Times
• The Mix Gamescom Indie Village Selects (2019) in the category Best Indie Game // El Hijo – A Wild West Tale
• The Mix Gamescom Indie Village Selects (2019) in the category Best Mobile Game Award // Battle Chasers: Nightwar – Mobile Edition
• The Mix Gamescom Indie Village Selects (2019) in the category Best Experience Award from Play Experience // Through the Darkest of Times
• German Computer Games Awards (2018) // Winner in the category Best Game Design for Townsmen VR
• XRC – Next Reality Contest (2017) // Winner in the category  Interactive Entertainment for Townsmen VR
• German Game Developer Awards (2015) // Best Mobile Game for Clouds & Sheep 2
• German Game Developer Awards (2015) // Social Commitment Award
• German Game Developer Awards (2015) // Best German Game Studio for HandyGames
• “Making Games” German Developer of the year (2014) // 4th Place for HandyGames
• German Game Developer Awards (2014) // best game in the category ‘innovation’ for Aces of the Luftwaffe
• Opera Top Apps Awards (2013) // 2nd Place in the category “Games: Action” for Aces of the Luftwaffe
• Tizen App Challenge (2013) // Honorable mention and a prize of $ 40,000 for our game Stage Dive Legends
• Samsung Smart App Challenge (2013) // 2nd prize for Clouds & Sheep – Chord Edition!
• Samsung Smart App Challenge (2011) // 1st prize ($ 100,000) for Guns ‘n’ Glory WW2

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