Point Blank Games
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- 2016
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About Point Blank Games
Point Blank Games is an independent game development studio originating in Berlin, Germany, known for Shock Tactics and Stray Blade. Its work spans turn-based squad strategy and third-person action role-playing games for PC and consoles, with capabilities covering gameplay design, programming, 3D art, environments and character animation.
The team's origins date to around 2013–2014, before its operating company was incorporated in January 2016. Its first released game, Shock Tactics, brought together science-fiction combat and turn-based tactical play. The project appeared in Square Enix Collective and was published by EuroVideo Medien in April 2017.
The studio subsequently developed Stray Blade, an action RPG published by 505 Games and released on April 20, 2023, for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. The game combines melee combat with dynamic world progression. Its development followed the federally supported Expedition Blades prototype, which received €197,252 in funding in 2020. The studio also produced the Valley of Strays downloadable expansion.
Point Blank Games' technical specialties include responsive melee combat, animation systems, artificial intelligence and Unreal Engine 4 development. Alongside its released games, the company secured concept funding in 2022 for Humboldt: Reise zum Chimborazo and State of Nature, receiving €198,440 and €191,743 respectively.
The company's commercial-register record documents dissolution and entry into liquidation on March 20, 2024. Its development history and released games remain distinct from the subsequent corporate winding-up process.
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Leadership
Co-founder Leonard Kausch previously served as managing director and game director and became the company's liquidator in March 2024. The report also identifies Sara Kausch as a co-founder and Marc Philipe Rossier as creative director and managing director; it does not establish a continuing executive role for Rossier during liquidation.
Development culture
During Stray Blade production, the studio described an anti-crunch approach emphasizing employee health, flexible hours and creative autonomy. These are company-described workplace practices.
Early support and business development
- The team received an EXIST Gründerstipendium startup fellowship in 2014.
- Point Blank Games joined the Global Top Round accelerator in 2019/2020. GTR provided investment and business development support; its representative subsequently described helping the studio grow from five to approximately 25 people.
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Where Point Blank Games is based
- Berlin, Germany
Berlin office
- Rheinsberger Straße 1, 14612 FalkenseeFalkensee, Brandenburg, Germany
Falkensee office
Registered corporate office and liquidation seat recorded on March 20, 2024; not established as a development studio.
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