Owlcat Games Explained

Owlcat Games
Foundation:	^[1]
Hq Location City:	Nicosia
Hq Location Country:	Cyprus
Key People:	Oleg Shpilchevskiy Alexander Mishulin
Industry:	Video games
Products:	Pathfinder video games Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
Parent:	My.Games (2016-2019)
Num Employees:	450^[2]

Owlcat Games is a video game developer founded in 2016 by Oleg Shpilchevskiy and Alexander Mishulin. It is headquartered in Cyprus,^[3] with satellite offices in Moscow and Armenia. It is best known for developing computer role-playing games such as (2018), its successor, (2021), and Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (2023).

History

Owlcat Games was founded in 2016 in Moscow by game developers who had previously worked on titles such as Heroes of Might and Magic V, Silent Storm and Etherlords, and massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG) such as Allods Online and Skyforge.^[4] After working extensively on MMORPGs, the studio pivoted to create single-player role-playing video games. Partnering with Paizo and publisher Deep Silver, the studio's first game, , was partly funded through Kickstarter and released in 2018.^[5] It received criticisms for its technical issues, and Owlcat spent months introducing patches and free updates to the game.^[6]

Initially a studio within My.Games, Owlcat raised $1 million in funding from investment firm Gem Capital in December 2019 for the development of another Pathfinder game, and became an independent studio.^[7] The sequel, , once again partly funded through Kickstarter, was released in late 2021 and sold more than 1 million copies.^[8] The company's next game, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, was released in December 2023.^[9]

Games Developed

!Year!Title!Platform(s)

2018		Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2021		Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch
2023	Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader	Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One

Games Published

!Year!Title!Developer!Platform(s)

TBA	Rue Valley	Emotion Spark Studio	Microsoft Windows
TBA	Shadow of the Road	Another Angle Games	Microsoft Windows

Notes and References

1. Web site: 7 Years Anniversary to Owlcat Games. Owlcat Games. June 8, 2023. December 31, 2023.
2. Web site: Who are Outcats. Owlcat Games. December 31, 2023.
3. News: April 4, 2024 . Beon: the most technologically-advanced office in Cyprus . CyprusMail.
4. Owlcat Games Closes Out Community Quest with Epic Games Store Announcement and Epic-er Story Trailer. Game Developer. June 1, 2021. December 31, 2023.
5. Web site: How Owlcat Games re-rolled tabletop into a video game. Rebekah. Valentine. Gameindustry.biz. October 1, 2018. December 31, 2023.
6. Web site: Thanks to Kingmaker's comeback, Owlcat could make Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous a sandbox as varied as a tabletop campaign. Jody. Macgregor. PC Gamer. August 27, 2021. December 31, 2023.
7. Web site: Owlcat Games raises $1m for new Pathfinder video game. Rebekah. Valentine. Gameindustry.biz. December 4, 2019. December 31, 2023.
8. Web site: Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous hits 1 million copies sold. Justin. Carter. Game Developer. January 24, 2023. December 31, 2023.
9. Web site: Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, a Classic-Style RPG, Announced by Pathfinder Developer Owlcat Games. Matt. Purslow. IGN. June 2, 2022. December 31, 2023.