Realmforge Studios

Realmforge Studios is a German video game developer based in Munich, specializing in strategy and management simulation games for PC and consoles. Founded in November 2008, the studio develops games across design, engineering, and 3D and 2D art production. Its work also includes console adaptations, cross-platform porting, expansions, and post-launch support.

The company emerged from a partnership between publisher Kalypso Media and the development team behind Boxed Dreams, creators of the adventure game Ceville. Boxed Dreams was absorbed into the newly established studio, with Kalypso initially holding a 60% majority interest. In December 2020, Kalypso acquired the remaining shares, making Realmforge a wholly owned development studio within the group.

Strategy and simulation

Realmforge’s early releases included the television station management simulator M.U.D. TV in 2010. The following year, it launched Dungeons, beginning the dungeon management franchise that became the studio’s principal series. Subsequent releases included Dungeons: The Dark Lord, Dungeons II, Dungeons 3, and Dungeons 4, released in November 2023.

The studio has continued developing the series through story expansions. Its Dungeons 4 work includes The Good, the Bad and the Evil, Not Another Multiverse, Tales from the Campfire, and Double Trouble. This combination of full game production and continuing expansion development forms a substantial part of its portfolio.

Broader development work

Beyond dungeon management, Realmforge developed the vampire stealth-action role-playing game Dark and the space station simulation Spacebase Startopia. Its work on the Tropico franchise includes the Tropico 6: Caribbean Skies add-on and Tropico 6 – Next Gen Edition. The studio has also expanded into action-adventure development with Rise of the Spellbaker, identified as an upcoming project in the supplied research.

Its supported platform capabilities span PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch, bringing its strategy and simulation experience to multiple console generations.