Purple Lamp Explained

Purple Lamp GmbH
Former Name:Purple Lamp Studios (2018–2021)
Type:Subsidiary
Industry:Video games
Num Employees:70[1]
Num Employees Year:2022
Hq Location City:Vienna
Hq Location Country:Austria
Parent:THQ Nordic

Purple Lamp GmbH (formerly Purple Lamp Studios) is an Austrian video game developer based in Vienna.[2] It was founded as an independent company in 2018 by employees from Sproing Interactive after Sproing filed for insolvency in 2016 and closed down in 2017. They had also acquired the rights to the Sproing brand and certain games previously made by them, and kept the games active by operating a subdivision under the name Sproing Publishing.[3]

In November 2020, the company was acquired by Embracer Group, and was placed under THQ Nordic as the parent company.[4]

Games developed

YearTitlePlatform(s)Publisher(s)Notes
2020Sea of ThievesWindowsXbox Game StudiosPorted to Steam
Amazon Luna, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Stadia, Windows, Xbox OneTHQ Nordic, HandyGames
2022The Guild 3WindowsTHQ NordicWith GolemLabs
2023Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/STHQ Nordic, HandyGames
2024Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/STHQ Nordic

Cancelled

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Embracer Annual Report & Sustainability Report 2021-2022. 4 June 2024. 8 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220708215526/https://embracer.com/year-in-brief-22/assets/pdf/Embracer-Annual-Report-and-Sustainability-Report-2022_EN.pdf. live.
  2. Web site: About Us – Purple Lamp Studios. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200629230409/https://www.purplelamp.com/about-us/. 29 June 2020. 19 November 2020. Purple Lamp. en-US.
  3. Web site: Sproing Publishing. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112235714/https://www.purplelamp.com/sproing-publishing. 12 November 2020. 19 November 2020. Purple Lamp. en-US.
  4. Web site: Embracer Group acquires 34BigThings, Flying Wild Hog, Nimble Giant Entertainment, Purple Lamp Studios, Snapshot Games, Zen Studios, more. 18 November 2020. 18 November 2020. 18 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201118065235/https://www.gematsu.com/2020/11/embracer-group-acquires-34bigthings-flying-wild-hog-nimble-giant-entertainment-purple-lamp-studios-snapshot-games-zen-studios-more. live.