Warhorse Studios Explained

Warhorse Studios s.r.o.
Type:Subsidiary
Industry:Video games
Hq Location City:Prague
Hq Location Country:Czech Republic
Products:
Num Employees:250
Num Employees Year:2024
Parent:Plaion (2019–present)

Warhorse Studios s.r.o. is a Czech video game developer based in Prague. Founded in July 2011 by Dan Vávra and Martin Klíma, the studio produced , which was released in February 2018. In February 2019, the company was acquired by Plaion.

History

Warhorse Studios’ foundation was announced on 25 July 2011 by Dan Vávra, formerly a writer and game designer for 2K Czech, and Martin Klíma, formerly a producer for Bohemia Interactive.[1] [2] Early hires were Viktor Bocan and Zbyněk Trávnický.

The studio's first project was role-playing video game , which was released on 13 February 2018.[3]

On 13 February 2019, the studio was acquired by Koch Media for .[4] As of August 2019, Warhorse had 131 employees.[5]

On 10 June 2021, it was announced that Warhorse Studios would be collaborating with Saber Interactive to develop a Kingdom Come: Deliverance port for the Nintendo Switch.[6]

On 11 April, 2024, Warhorse Studios announced that a new game would be revealed on 18 April 2024,[7] which was .[8]

Games developed

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TitlePlatform(s)Publisher(s)
2018Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Amazon Luna, Nintendo SwitchWarhorse Studios, Deep Silver
2025Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/SDeep Silver

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Czech Veterans Form New Studio, Warhorse . Jim . Rossignol . 26 July 2011 . . 30 September 2016 . 29 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170929163807/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/07/26/czech-veterans-form-new-studio-warhorse/ . live .
  2. Web site: 2K Czech, Bohemia Interactive vets form Warhorse Studios . Eddie . Makuch . 25 July 2011 . . 14 September 2019 . 17 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200717054206/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/2k-czech-bohemia-interactive-vets-form-warhorse-studios/1100-6324955/ . live .
  3. Web site: Kingdom Come: Deliverance Gets a Rousing Launch Trailer . Patrick . Dane . 13 February 2018 . . 13 February 2019 . 13 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190213184952/https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/02/13/kingdom-come-deliverance-gets-rousing-launch-trailer/ . live .
  4. Web site: THQ Nordic acquire Kingdom Come: Deliverance makers Warhorse Studios . Sarah . James . 13 February 2019 . . 18 February 2019 . 19 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190219072844/https://www.pcgamer.com/thq-nordic-acquire-kingdom-come-deliverance-makers-warhorse-studios/ . live .
  5. Web site: THQ Nordic Annual Report 2018/19 . Lars . Wingefors . 27 August 2019 . . 3 September 2019 . 3 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190903202650/https://mb.cision.com/Main/15049/2890795/1096896.pdf . live .
  6. Web site: Kingdom Come: Deliverance Switch Port Is Finally Confirmed. Nintendo Life. 10 June 2021.
  7. WarhorseStudios . 1778498252104740955 . New Game Reveal.
  8. Web site: New Game Reveal from Warhorse Studios - Livestream. YouTube. 18 April 2024.