DECA Games

DECA Games is a game publisher and developer of video games that is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. The company's primary focus is on acquiring and operating older free-to-play games as a service. They are the current owners and developers of the massively multiplayer online shooter Realm of the Mad God.[2][3] The company has also acquired a number of free-to-play mobile games, including DragonVale and multiple titles from Japanese publisher GREE (including Crime City, Knights and Dragons, Modern War and Kingdom Age).[4][5]

Deca Games
IndustryVideo games
Founded2016 (2016)
HeadquartersBerlin, Germany
RevenueIncrease €156.05 million [1] (2022)
Number of employees
814[1] (2022)
ParentEmbracer Group
Subsidiaries
  • A Thinking Ape
  • Crazy Labs
  • Firescore
  • IUGO Mobile Entertainment
  • Jufeng Studio
Websitedecagames.com

In August 2020, the company was acquired by Embracer Group, which made it as the sixth major operative group in the company to focus on free-to-play mobile games.[6]

Acquisitions

DECA Games acquired mobile games Crime City, Kingdom Age, Knights and Dragons, and Modern War from Japanese publisher GREE on October 17, 2019.[5]

DECA Games acquired DragonVale from Backflip Studios, which closed at the end of 2019, on March 17, 2020.[7]

References
  1. "Embracer Annual Report & Sustainability Report 2021-2022" (PDF).
  2. "One company's cast-off can be Deca Games' treasure". GamesIndustry.biz. 28 October 2019.
  3. "Kabam vet leads Deca Games' charge into live operations for old games". August 17, 2017.
  4. McAloon, Alissa (17 March 2020). "Deca Games acquires DragonVale following Backflip Studios closure". www.gamasutra.com.
  5. Jordan, Jon; Editor, Contributing (17 October 2019). "Deca Games plays F2P's long tail, buying 4 one-time hits from GREE". pocketgamer.biz. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  6. Romano, Sal (August 13, 2020). "Embracer Group acquires 4A Games, DECA Games, New World Interactive, Palindrome Interactive, Pow Wow Entertainment, Rare Earth Games, Sola Media, and Vermila Studios". Gematsu.
  7. McAloon, Alissa (17 March 2020). "Deca Games acquires DragonVale following Backflip Studios closure". www.gamasutra.com. Retrieved 2021-05-15.


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