Daedalic Entertainment is a developer and publisher.
A German company founded in 2007. Daedalic Entertainment, known for adventure games, produced the Edna & Harvey, The Whispered World, and Deponia series. In 2023, the company turned to publishing games by other developers. Daedalic Entertainment has been part of Nacon’s portfolio since 2022.
Daedalic Entertainment was founded on March 1st, 2007, by Carsten Fichtelmann and Jan Müller-Michaelis, marking the start of its journey in the gaming industry. The studio wasted no time in launching its initial projects. By carving out a niche in adventure games, the team delivered numerous successful titles enjoyed by fans worldwide.
The studio launched Edna & Harvey: The Breakout in 2008, with the sequel Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes following three years later. The Whispered World debuted in 2009, but fans had to wait a full seven years for its follow-up. In 2012, Deponia debuted, starting a series that continued to develop in subsequent years.
Venturing beyond adventure games, Daedalic released the RPG Blackguards in 2014. That year also saw Bastei Lübbe take a majority ownership of the studio. Daedalic soon expanded with a Düsseldorf office, and by February 2018, a third branch had opened in Munich.
By 2017, the studio’s streak of success in game development was starting to burn out. Declining enthusiasm for adventure games meant that Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth (2017) and State of Mind (2018) failed to achieve the expected commercial success. A Year of Rain, an RTS launched in March 2020, did not achieve commercial success either. In early 2021, Daedalic shut down its Düsseldorf and Munich offices - the latter having been effectively dormant since late 2020 - and in April 2022, it formally joined Nacon’s portfolio.
The studio’s new project was announced in March 2019. This time, Daedalic tried its hand at a completely new genre, creating the action-adventure title The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, licensed from the iconic franchise. After multiple delays, the title hit the market in May 2023 - and ended up a massive failure, both financially and artistically. Steam users gave the game “mostly negative” reviews, with Metacritic scores from critics ranging from 34 to 49/100 depending on the platform.
Daedalic Entertainment began paving the way for a company-wide transformation. This shift was evident in the fact that development of Surviving Deponia was handed over to an external studio, Atomic Torch Studios. Daedalic Entertainment confirmed in June 2023 that it would step away from video game development and dedicate itself entirely to publishing. Daedalic’s publishing catalog includes such games as Glitchpunk, Inkulinati, and Hidden Deep.
List of all released games developed by Daedalic Entertainment.
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum - May 25, 2023 - Switch, PC, PS5, XSX, PS4, XONE
A Year of Rain - March 13, 2020 - PC
The Suicide of Rachel Foster - February 19, 2020 - Switch
Edna & Harvey: The Breakout - Anniversary Edition - December 4, 2019 - PS4, XONE, Switch, PC
State of Mind - August 15, 2018 - PC, PS4, XONE, Switch
The Pillars of the Earth - August 15, 2017 - PC, PS4, XONE, iOS, Switch
Shift Happens - February 22, 2017 - Switch
Silence - November 15, 2016 - PC, XONE, PS4, Switch
Deponia Doomsday - March 1, 2016 - PS4, XONE, PC
Fire - April 9, 2015 - Switch, PC
Blackguards 2 - January 20, 2015 - PC, PS4, XONE, Switch
Blackguards: Definitive Edition - January 23, 2014 - PC, PS4, XONE
Goodbye Deponia - October 15, 2013 - PS4, XONE, PC
Memoria - August 30, 2013 - PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX, Switch
The Night of the Rabbit - May 29, 2013 - PC, Switch, XONE, XSX, PS4, PS5
Chaos on Deponia - October 12, 2012 - PC, PS4, XONE
Anna's Quest - September 24, 2012 - Switch, XONE, PS4
The Chronicles of Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream - July 13, 2012 - PC
The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav - June 22, 2012 - PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX, Switch
Deponia - January 27, 2012 - PC, iOS, PS3, PS4, XONE, Switch
The Chronicles of Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet - October 5, 2011 - PC
Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes - August 26, 2011 - PS4, XONE, Switch, PC
Ravensburger Puzzle - November 29, 2010 - PC
A New Beginning - October 8, 2010 - NDS, Wii, PC, iOS
The Whispered World - August 28, 2009 - PC, iOS
Edna & Harvey: The Breakout - June 5, 2008 - iOS, PC
FIBA Basketball Manager 2008 - September 14, 2007 - PC
Dating Day - cancelled - NDS
The Devil's Men - cancelled - PC
Strategy - December 6, 2016
List of all upcoming games that will be published by Daedalic Entertainment.
Magin: The Rat Project Stories - 2026 - PC
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown - 2026 - PC, PS5, XSX
Surviving Deponia - 2026 - PC, PS5, XSX
List of all released games published by Daedalic Entertainment.
Bloodgrounds - November 5, 2025 - PC
Yield! Fall of Rome - August 11, 2025 - PC
Once Upon A Puppet - April 23, 2025 - PC, PS5, XSX, Switch
Wild Woods - December 9, 2024 - PC
Glitchpunk - October 16, 2024 - PC
Potion Tycoon - October 4, 2024 - PC
Edge of Sanity - September 13, 2024 - PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX, Switch
Capes - May 29, 2024 - PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX, Switch
Reveil - March 6, 2024 - PC, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
Inkulinati - February 22, 2024 - XONE, XSX, PC, Switch, PS4, PS5
Fling to the Finish - January 18, 2024 - PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX
New Cycle - January 18, 2024 - PC
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter - December 6, 2023 - PC
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum - May 25, 2023 - PC, PS5, XSX, PS4, XONE, Switch
Barotrauma - March 13, 2023 - PC
Life of Delta - March 13, 2023 - PC, Switch, XSX, PS5
Children of Silentown - January 11, 2023 - PC, PS5, PS4, XONE, XSX, Switch
Wildcat Gun Machine - May 4, 2022 - PC, PS4, XONE, Switch
Warpips - April 21, 2022 - PC, XONE, XSX, PS4, PS5, Switch
Hidden Deep - January 24, 2022 - PC
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko's Choice - December 6, 2021 - PS5, XSX, PC
Insurmountable - April 29, 2021 - Switch
Witch It - October 22, 2020 - PC
Partisans 1941 - October 14, 2020 - PC
Unrailed! - September 23, 2020 - PC, Switch, PS4, XONE
Iratus: Lord of the Dead - April 23, 2020 - PC
Iron Danger - March 25, 2020 - PC, PS5, XSX
A Year of Rain - March 13, 2020 - PC
The Suicide of Rachel Foster - February 19, 2020 - PC, Switch, PS4, XONE
Edna & Harvey: The Breakout - Anniversary Edition - December 4, 2019 - PC, PS4, XONE, Switch
Felix The Reaper - October 17, 2019 - PC, PS4, XONE, Switch, iOS
The Great Perhaps - August 14, 2019 - PC
Intruders: Hide and Seek - February 13, 2019 - PS4, PC, Switch, XONE
Holy Potatoes! A Spy Story?! - November 7, 2018 - PC
State of Mind - August 15, 2018 - PC, PS4, XONE, Switch
AER: Memories of Old - October 25, 2017 - PC, PS4, XONE, Switch
Holy Potatoes! What the Hell?! - October 13, 2017 - PC
The Pillars of the Earth - August 15, 2017 - PC, PS4, XONE, iOS, Switch
The Long Journey Home - May 30, 2017 - PC, PS4, XONE
Bounty Train - May 16, 2017 - PC
The Franz Kafka Videogame - April 6, 2017 - PC
Shift Happens - February 22, 2017 - Switch
Holy Potatoes! We're in Space?! - February 14, 2017 - PS4, Switch, PC
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - December 6, 2016 - PC, XONE, PS4, PS5
Silence - November 15, 2016 - PC, XONE, PS4, Switch
Candle: The Power of the Flame - November 11, 2016 - PC
Crazy Machines 3 - October 18, 2016 - PC
Caravan - September 30, 2016 - PC
Deponia Doomsday - March 1, 2016 - PC, PS4, XONE
Valhalla Hills: Definitive Edition - November 19, 2015 - PS4, XONE, PC
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! - July 13, 2015 - PC, AND, iOS, PS4, Switch
Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today - April 10, 2015 - PC, iOS, AND
Fire - April 9, 2015 - PC, Switch
Skyhill - February 25, 2015 - PS4, XONE, PC
Blackguards 2 - January 20, 2015 - PC, PS4, XONE, Switch
Randal's Monday - November 12, 2014 - PC, PS4
Munin - June 10, 2014 - PC
1954: Alcatraz - January 24, 2014 - PC
Blackguards: Definitive Edition - January 23, 2014 - PC, PS4, XONE
Gomo - December 6, 2013 - PC
Journey of a Roach - November 4, 2013 - PC
Decay: The Mare - October 24, 2013 - PC
Goodbye Deponia - October 15, 2013 - PS4, XONE, PC
Memoria - August 30, 2013 - PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX, Switch
The Night of the Rabbit - May 29, 2013 - PC, XONE, XSX, PS4, PS5, Switch
Chaos on Deponia - October 12, 2012 - PC, PS4, XONE
Anna's Quest - September 24, 2012 - PC, Switch, XONE, PS4
Face Noir - July 31, 2012 - PC
The Chronicles of Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream - July 13, 2012 - PC
The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav - June 22, 2012 - PS4, PS5, XONE, XSX, Switch
Deponia - January 27, 2012 - PS3, iOS, PS4, XONE, Switch
The Chronicles of Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet - October 5, 2011 - PC
Borgia: Faith and Fear - September 27, 2011 - PC
Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes - August 26, 2011 - PS4, XONE, Switch, PC
A New Beginning - October 8, 2010 - NDS, Wii, PC, iOS
Alter Ego - March 26, 2010 - Wii
Machinarium - October 16, 2009 - PC, Wii, PS3, PSV
Edna & Harvey: The Breakout - June 5, 2008 - iOS, PC
Ankh: Battle of the Gods - November 15, 2007 - PC
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