Warhorse studio is the best example, I think. They had nothing, had to rely on Kickstarter to make their first game, nobody thought it would even work, someone eventually gave them a chance, and BAM. Kingdom Come: Deliverance was born. Came out in 2018. 6 million copies sold so far, cca 6k players on the daily still today. And a sequel on the way.
"The Rise Of European Game Studios" "The Comeback Of Asian Game Studios" while everyone is complainig about "The Downfall Of Western Game Studios" In the ende it´s "big corp. studios are failing, mid studios are yearned for" Which is why we should be suspicious of CD Project Red by now well, should have been back then
First reason, is that following trends and existing patterns where numbers are clear, is first mistake. Second mistake is over developing of too much expensive games - basicaly babank gamble. Third is ESG, DEI ans similar programs oriented not for talent and creativity, but just investments and social justice bulshit.
Czech Republic - Mafia, Operation Flashpoin/ArmA, KCD, Euro/American Truck Simulator, Factorio, Space Engineers, Hidden & Dangerous, Vietcong...a lot of success here as well. I'm really proud of our gaming industry, they've done some marvelous games.
Hidden & Dangerous 1 & 2 are the most underrated tactical shooters in gaming history. I would say they were ahead of their time but up to this point, no other game could match their game mechanics. The second game makes my jaw drop with all of it little details and without the first game my childhood would not be complete. Also Love from Poland.
I welcoming this European gaming industry thriving in the background.. Literally most European countries are having developers making games, even to the point if gaming keeps growing in Europe that the gaming industry within Europe could create an essential market for Europe as the EU would look at this opportunity as the ultimate European softpower move towards the world.
OwlCat games is Located in Cyprus with subsidiaries in Armenia and Russia. After the Success of their Pathfinder and Warhammer 40k Games they decided to make the jump into more ambicious projects similar to the ones quoted in the videos.
Great video! I really hope european studios keep growing in magnitude but also in number. In Italy we have never had a great scene, but our Jyamma Games just released Enotria, I wonder if they will inspire others to join the fray
Thank you so much for this comment and for watching the video! I really appreciate it. I've seen Enotria, didn't know they were from Italy. Is great to see that there are emerging studios from there as well!
There are 44 game development companies listed on the Polish stock exchange. The biggest are Cd Projekt Red, Techland, Playway, and 11 Bit Studios. Every year, new domestic studios are created in Poland but also branches of big foreign brands such as Activision or Microsoft Studios, so this industry is certainly the future of the Polish economy.
As a French person, I am quite proud to be in one of the countries with the most game studios in Europe. I particularly love Asobo and Don't Nod. We also have publishers like Focus Entertainment who publish good games. We also have very good music composers and I also find the French dubbing of video games to be of good quality (more than in the French versions of films and series)
great video, it's good to show most of the great european video game studios. if you can, show the less popular european studios who makes littles game or are indie games. that would be great.
Spain is coming up too. Both cooperating with bigger foreign studios (Metroid Dread), and with their own young studios. The Game Kitchen us really going up in the world with The Last Door, Blasphemous and Blasphemous II.
@@notsocasualYT fun fact, for Blasphemous they needed a crowdfunding, and one of their benefactors was Larian Studios. You can see them on the créditos. There are other fun anecdotes too, like the game earning 666% of what they expected in the kickstarter, or that moment a catholic organisation tried to sue them out of existence. I recommend you take a look at it.
You get it wrong man. CD project sold 18 000 copies of Baldurs Gate in the FIRST DAY(according to polish eurogamer article) in Poland, over 50 000 in couple months in "premiere price", and over 150 000 for the sales including expansions. 18 000 total would be not great probably - the price was lower than in other countries due to lower wages in Poland(+piracy was just a standard here, as we were just a couple of years after we "released" from the communism and started to feel more like a part of the western world). Add to this the cost of all things that were included in our release, cost of localisation, taxes and licensing and you won't have a big margin probably. Also I don't think that interplay would be so happy if they've sold only 18 000 copies.
Just a small correction: though the Netflix CYBERPUNK Series is a direct partnership with CD Projekt RED, The Witcher seres IS NOT. It was a direct negotiation with the Author of the Book Series and the Game studios didn't have a single say in it.
Thanks for mentioning. I actually considered them for a while to add them in this video, but when I was researching them for this video I found out that they were acquired by Embraced, and for this one, I wanted to focus mostly on independent studios. I definitely plan on covering them in the future, as there seems quite a lot to cover 😅
So because Tencent bought Techland it is no longer Polish? Strange logic. So for example Crystal Dynamics is no longer American because Embracer bought it? Now they are Swedish? As far as I know Techland has no foreign subsidiary, their studios are based in Poland and have the same Polish CEO since the beginning. By your logic Cd Projekt Red is also not Polish because there are many foreign investors in the company.
Piranha Bytes is officially gone, and spiritually even before that. Hopefully Alkimia Interactive becomes a great successor with the Gothic Remake. Crytek (Crysis-series and CryEngine) DICE (Battlefield-series, though EA for over a decade now) Blue Bytes (Anno-series since Anno 1404)
Dedication to the craft over profit maximization. It is a boring answer that sounds more romantic than it is: By trying to address the largest possible market share, a game is prone to losing players to more specific gaming experiences. Skyrim is palatable to many, but the world of RPGs has a lot more to offer to those who want to delve deep. European games for now tend to be the more niche kind.This may change in the future, but man, I do prefer the European way of classic business conduct by a mile. No excessive uber monetization turning games into game-skinned slot machines. Who wants that when they can have a real game for the same price? Eventually there will be a new generation of passionate studios in the US and the cycle will begin anew.
You don't even have to go over maximising profits. Make a great game for your niche and fanbase and earn just 10€0 as a safe bet or make a game for everyone and earn €1000? well and aim for something with massive competition and market penetration, most likely fail and earn only 5€ The thing is, the people who decide this in the big corps lose nothing if they fail, but earn a hell of a lot if they actually manage to pull off big in the ‘for everyone’ market they got too arrogant and cocky so still make decent decisions move fast, break things? well and begone if something breaks and be already on to your next big coup
Thanks for mentioning then! Im looking forward for Indiana as well, but to be fair, I tried not to focus on any studios owned by big publishers. Since all recent closures and layoffs, unfortunately, no one is safe
well, the hype about 2077 was rockstar level even quite beyond the quality of the game and the fulfilment of expectations? not at all, oh noo not even close
Cyberpunk 2077 has sold 30 million copies to date, even after rough launch. Besides, apart from sales, Rockstar has long ceased to be a benchmark for quality. And looking at the hellish development of GTA 6, I don't predict a sweet future.
The recipe is simple. Stop focusing on crap prescribed by priests of the woke religion and endless remakes. Focus on good storytelling and creating new worlds and characters.
