KING Art Games
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- 2000
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About KING Art Games
KING Art Games is an independent video game developer based in Bremen, Germany. Founded in 2000, the studio creates games for PC and consoles, with a portfolio spanning story-driven adventures, role-playing games and strategy. Its history also includes projects for mobile devices and browser platforms, reflecting a development business that has completed approximately 50 game projects over more than two decades.
The studio established its reputation through narrative point-and-click adventures. The Book of Unwritten Tales series combines fantasy storytelling with the genre’s puzzle-based format, while The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief takes players into a mystery set in the 1960s. Its subsequent work includes The Raven Remastered and the 2017 reboot of Black Mirror.
From adventures to strategy
KING Art expanded into turn-based strategy with Battle Worlds: Kronos and into tactical fantasy role-playing with The Dwarves, adapted from Markus Heitz’s novels. These projects sit alongside its adventure catalogue and demonstrate the studio’s work across different approaches to storytelling, combat and game systems.
Released in 2020, Iron Harvest brought the studio into real-time strategy with an alternate-history 1920+ setting based on the world created by Polish artist Jakub Różalski. The game was followed by Iron Harvest: Operation Eagle in 2021. As of the November 2026 research, KING Art was developing Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV with publishing partner Deep Silver / PLAION, described in the research as the studio’s largest production to date.
Development capabilities
The company undertakes full-cycle game development and design, commissioned production and work-for-hire projects. Its capabilities include prototyping, narrative design, world-building and multiplatform porting, alongside co-publishing partnerships. Beyond its PC and console productions, KING Art has collaborated with Upjers on browser and mobile games including My Free Zoo, My Little Farmies, Undermaster and Zoo 2: Animal Park.
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Leadership
Jan Theysen and Marc König founded the studio. The report identifies Theysen as Creative Director and König as Technical Director, and lists both as managing directors.
Working practices
The studio describes its operating culture as explicitly avoiding crunch and hire-and-fire practices. It also reports sourcing 100% green energy and working with global specialist collaborators alongside its in-house teams. Its industry engagement includes game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche and bremen digitalmedia.
Recognition and milestones
- The report records studio-level “Studio of the Year” recognition in 2017 and 2020.
- Iron Harvest won “Best German Game”, “Best Game Design” and “Best Sound Design” at the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis. These are awards for the game.
- Battle Worlds: Kronos was successfully funded through Kickstarter in 2013, in a campaign the report describes as one of the earliest high-profile German examples.
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Where KING Art Games is based
- Bremen, Germany
Bremen offices
HeadquartersAbout this office
**Office** Status: active Headquarters Address: Kleine Waagestraße 1, 28195 Bremen, Germany Phone: +49 (0) 421 322 76 0 Current corporate headquarters and sole permanent operating studio. --- **Office** Status: inactive / historical Address: Tiefer 5, 28195 Bremen, Germany Former company address cited in historical legal filings before relocation to Kleine Waagestraße 1.
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