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THQ Nordic Mobile

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2000
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51-200
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About THQ Nordic Mobile

THQ Nordic Mobile is a German video game developer and publisher focused on premium mobile games, platform adaptations, and indie releases. Founded in 2000 in Giebelstadt, Bavaria, the business developed from an early mobile-games specialist into a cross-platform team working across iOS, Android, PC, consoles, handhelds, and virtual reality.

Following its August 2026 commercial rebrand from HandyGames, THQ Nordic Mobile serves as THQ Nordic’s dedicated mobile publishing arm while continuing the established team’s development and publishing work. Its internal development branch, HandyGames Studios, continues to create original games and support mobile porting pipelines.

Development, publishing and porting

The company provides full-cycle game development spanning concept, design, 2D and 3D art, and programming. Its publishing operation covers international marketing, digital distribution, live operations, localisation, community management, quality assurance, and compatibility testing.

A central capability is adapting PC and console games for contemporary mobile devices and handheld architectures, alongside cross-platform optimisation for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. The studio also develops strategy and economic-simulation games, including the long-running Townsmen franchise, and has worked in virtual reality through Townsmen VR.

Selected work

Its catalogue includes the Townsmen games, Aces of the Luftwaffe, Endling – Extinction is Forever, Wreckfest, Titan Quest, Clouds & Sheep, and the 1941 Frozen Front, 1942 Pacific Front, and 1944 Burning Bridges titles. Publishing and mobile-porting work has also included SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, and Gothic Classic.

THQ Nordic Mobile is part of THQ Nordic GmbH and the wider Embracer Group ecosystem. The company remains active, combining original production with the publishing and mobile adaptation of games for an international audience.

More about THQ Nordic Mobile

Leadership and campus

  • Markus Kassulke and Christopher Kassulke are the company’s managing directors. They founded the business in 2000 with Udo Bausewein.
  • The Giebelstadt campus includes the in-house restaurant Local Loots, an on-site gym, company apartments for relocating staff, and EV charging stations.

Corporate milestone

In July 2026, the legal corporate name changed from www.handy-games.com GmbH to THQ Nordic Mobile GmbH. The continuing in-house development entity, HandyGames Studios GmbH, remains part of the company’s Giebelstadt operation.

Notable credits

14 credits
  • Townsmen
  • Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt
  • Townsmen VR
  • Aces of the Luftwaffe
  • Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron
  • Endling – Extinction is Forever
  • Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure
  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated
  • SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake
  • Wreckfest
  • Titan Quest: Legendary Edition
  • Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
  • Gothic Classic
  • Clouds & Sheep 2

Offices

Current and former locations of THQ Nordic Mobile

3 locations

  • Giebelstadt Headquarters

    Headquarters
    i_Park Klingholz 13, 97232 Giebelstadt, Bavaria, GermanyGiebelstadt, Bavaria, Germany

    Sole direct operating facility for publishing, distribution, administration, in-house development, and porting pipelines.

    +49 (0) 9334 9757-0
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  • Romania

    Romania

  • Bucharest office

    Former office
    Bucharest, Romania

    Former foreign branch office active during the late 2000s.

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