cdv Software Entertainment

cdv Software Entertainment at a Glance

If you are browsing PlayPile to find German publishers with a strong history in strategy games, cdv Software Entertainment is worth noting. Founded in 2000 and active until 2007, the company released 28 titles on our platform. They served primarily as a publisher with 27 games, while acting as a developer for just two of them. Their catalog spans multiple genres, but their focus was heavily skewed toward strategy. They published 13 Real Time Strategy games and another 13 general strategy titles. Simulator games made up six entries, while shooters and role-playing games each accounted for four releases. The remaining games included adventure, platform, arcade, and point-and-click titles. Most of their work appeared on PC, with 27 out of 28 games available for Microsoft Windows. They also released three Linux versions, one Mac version, and single ports for PlayStation 2 and DOS. Their output was almost entirely concentrated in the 2000s. They only published three games in the 1990s before releasing 25 titles during the following decade. This shift marks a clear expansion of their operations after the turn of the millennium. The quality of their portfolio is generally decent but inconsistent. The average rating across 17 rated titles stands at 67.9 out of 100. Four of their games achieved great scores above 80, while nine others landed in the good range between 60 and 79. However, three titles received mixed reviews, and one game scored below 40. Their highest-rated releases include Codename: Panzers - Phase One with an 87.2 score, followed by Blitzkrieg 2 at 81.8. Divine Divinity, Sudden Strike, and Cossacks: European Wars also performed well during their peak years. By the end of their active period in 2007, the quality seemed to dip slightly compared to their mid-2000s output. Recent releases from that year included Shadowgrounds Survivor with a 74.7 rating and Attack on Pearl Harbor at 71.5. Other titles from late 2007 like Escape from Paradise City and The History Channel: Great Battles of Rome received scores of 56 and 59 respectively. Theatre of War, released in late 2006, scored exactly 60. While they did not produce a massive volume of games over two decades, their strategy focus remains a defining trait of their short but notable run in the industry.

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