Black Forest Games

Black Forest Games at a Glance

Black Forest Games is a German studio based in Offenburg that was established in 2012, though their activity on PlayPile traces back to 2003. The company lists about 95 professionals who have worked together for over two decades. Their catalog contains twelve titles with five published and ten developed by the team. Most of their work focuses on Adventure games with seven entries, followed by six Platformers and four Puzzle games. They also have three Shooter titles and three Indie projects among their releases. The company shows a clear shift in output volume over time. They released only one game in the 2000s. Activity increased significantly in the 2010s with seven games, and they continued with three titles in the 2020s. Their platform reach is strongest on PC with nine releases. PlayStation 4 follows with seven games, while Xbox One has five. They have also released games for Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Wii U, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Mac. Quality varies across their portfolio. The average rating across ten titled games sits at 64 out of 100. This score reflects a range from great to poor results. They have one title rated above 80, which is Airline Tycoon Deluxe from 2003. Six other titles fall into the good range between 60 and 79. Two games are considered mixed, and one has a poor rating below 40. The Giana Sisters franchise appears frequently in their higher-rated list with Twisted Dreams versions scoring 78.1 and 79.8. Recent years show a different pattern. Their 2022 release Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed holds a 68.8 rating, while the original Destroy All Humans from 2020 scored 67.7. Fade to Silence from April 2018 sits at 50.9, which falls into the mixed category. The studio seems to have a mix of licensed work and original properties, but their overall output does not consistently hit high marks. While Airline Tycoon Deluxe remains their highest rated project, many recent entries land in the average or below average range.

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