Warhorse Studios

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 Kingdom Come: Deliverance, which was released in February 2018. In February 2019, the company was acquired by Plaion.

Warhorse Studios s.r.o.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded25 July 2011 (2011-07-25)
Founders
Headquarters
Prague
,
Czech Republic
Key people
ProductsKingdom Come: Deliverance
Revenue1,130,000 Czech koruna (2016) Edit this on Wikidata
−20,442,000 Czech koruna (2016) Edit this on Wikidata
−26,483,000 Czech koruna (2016) Edit this on Wikidata
Total assets237,516,000 Czech koruna (2016) Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
200 (2022)
ParentPlaion (2019–present)
Websitewarhorsestudios.cz

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.[2] The studio's first project was role-playing video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance, which was released on 13 February 2018.[3] On 13 February 2019, the studio was acquired by Koch Media for €42.8 million.[4] As of August 2019, Warhorse had 131 employees.[5]

On June 10, 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]

Games developed
Year Title Platform(s) Publisher(s)
2018 Kingdom Come: Deliverance Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One Warhorse Studios, Deep Silver

References
  1. Rossignol, Jim (26 July 2011). "Czech Veterans Form New Studio, Warhorse". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. Makuch, Eddie (25 July 2011). "2K Czech, Bohemia Interactive vets form Warhorse Studios". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. Dane, Patrick (13 February 2018). "Kingdom Come: Deliverance Gets a Rousing Launch Trailer". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  4. James, Sarah (13 February 2019). "THQ Nordic acquire Kingdom Come: Deliverance makers Warhorse Studios". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  5. Wingefors, Lars (27 August 2019). "THQ Nordic Annual Report 2018/19" (PDF). Cision. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  6. "Kingdom Come: Deliverance Switch Port Is Finally Confirmed". Nintendo Life. 10 June 2021.
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