DECA Games
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2016
- Employees
- 201-500
- Offices
- 3
About DECA Games
DECA Games is a games publisher, developer and LiveOps specialist focused on extending the life of mature free-to-play and games-as-a-service titles across mobile, browser and PC platforms. Founded in 2016 by Ken Go, the company acquires or assumes responsibility for established games and supports them with ongoing development, player services and community-led operations.
Its approach centers on preserving and revitalising titles whose original development teams may no longer be positioned to operate them long term. DECA combines telemetry and data analysis with community management, economy design, live events, feature updates, bug fixes and customer support. Rather than rebuilding legacy games wholesale, its teams work to stabilise existing codebases, introduce LiveOps tools and maintain regular communication with players.
Live game operations
DECA's services span the operational lifecycle of online games:
- Full-stack LiveOps, transition management and lifecycle extension
- Community, social and player-support operations
- Live-event planning and execution
- Feature development, updates and bug fixing
- Economy design, monetisation optimisation and in-app advertising support
- Data science and telemetry analysis
The company operates a distributed, remote-first model, with teams working across more than 30 countries. Its Berlin headquarters provides executive management, corporate administration and LiveOps leadership, alongside operating teams in Bulgaria and China.
Catalogue and platform experience
DECA's portfolio includes Realm of the Mad God Exalt, DragonVale, The Walking Dead: No Man's Land, Knights & Dragons, Zombie Catchers, Almost a Hero, Celtic Heroes, Robbery Bob, Dead Trigger 2, Shadowgun Legends, Star Trek Online and Neverwinter.
A notable example of its revitalisation work is Realm of the Mad God, which DECA migrated from its legacy Flash-browser technology to Unity as Realm of the Mad God Exalt. The company also manages long-running mobile, browser and MMORPG titles, supporting players through continuous content, events and technical maintenance.
DECA Games is part of the Embracer Group and operates through Deca Live Operations GmbH, with a focus on sustaining established game communities and catalogues over the long term.
More about DECA Games
History and operating model
- Founder: Ken Go founded DECA Games in 2016 after previously building Kabam's European publishing operations in Berlin.
- Acquisition: Embracer Group acquired DECA Games in August 2020 in a transaction valued at approximately €25 million plus earnout incentives, later using DECA as one of its primary operative groups for mobile and free-to-play acquisitions.
- Distributed teams: The company describes a remote-first model using flat hierarchies, autonomous pods and data-driven game management across more than 30 countries.
Technical preservation
For Realm of the Mad God, DECA migrated the legacy Flash browser game to Unity as Realm of the Mad God Exalt. The report states that this work doubled active daily users without paid marketing spend.
Notable credits
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Where DECA Games is based
- Unter den Linden 21, 10117 Berlin, GermanyBerlin, Germany
DECA Games Berlin
HeadquartersGlobal executive management, corporate administration, live operations leadership, and core game development.
- 53 B Stefan Stambolov Str., 5000 Veliko Tarnovo, BulgariaVeliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
DECA Games EOOD
Development, regional live operations, customer support, and game publishing operations for European App Store and Google Play titles.
- Beijing, China
Beijing Deca Interactive Entertainment Technology Co., Ltd.
Regional game operations, partner integrations, and mobile development support.
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