Daedalic Entertainment

Daedalic Entertainment is a German video game publisher based in Hamburg. Founded in 2007, the company built its reputation through narrative adventures and point-and-click games before expanding its publishing work with independent developers. Since July 2023, it has focused exclusively on publishing external games following the closure of its internal development department.

The company supports independent projects through financing, publishing, distribution and marketing. Its services encompass co-publishing, brand strategy, international public relations, localization, quality assurance management and developer support. Distribution covers PC and console platforms, with digital storefront and physical retail releases forming part of its publishing offering. Community management and porting support also feature among its capabilities.

Daedalic’s publishing catalogue spans several genres alongside the narrative games associated with its earlier development work. Published projects include the submarine simulation Barotrauma, tactical strategy game Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, cooperative railway builder Unrailed! and illustrated strategy game Inkulinati. These games were created by external development teams, with Daedalic serving as publisher. Its broader catalogue includes Hidden Deep, Iratus: Lord of the Dead, Partisans 1941, Potion Tycoon and New Cycle.

Historically, Daedalic also developed games internally. Its development portfolio includes the Deponia series, Edna & Harvey, The Whispered World, The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav, Memoria, Silence and Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth. These projects established the company’s association with character-led storytelling and adventure games. Later internal productions included State of Mind and The Lord of the Rings: Gollum.

Nacon acquired the company in April 2022, retaining its executive management and Hamburg operations. Following the 2023 restructuring, Daedalic continued operating as a publisher under Nacon. Its current business centres on curating, funding, marketing and distributing independent games internationally, drawing on a catalogue that combines its historical in-house productions with games made by external studios.