Daybreak Game Company
Daybreak Games is a worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games and emergent gameplay best known for its blockbuster hits and franchises, including the original standalone battle royale game, H1Z1, EverQuest, EverQuestII, PlanetSide2 and DC Universe Online. Daybreak also publishes The Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online for Standing Stone Games. The forward-thinking publisher, developer and creator of compelling online entertainment for a variety of gaming platforms is headquartered in San Diego, and has development studios in Austin, TX; Boston, MA; and South Korea. To learn more, visit: .
Daybreak Game Company at a Glance
Daybreak Game Company operates out of San Diego with additional studios in Texas, Massachusetts, and South Korea. The company traces its roots back to 2004 but the specific entity known as Daybreak was founded in 2015. Their catalog on PlayPile contains ten titles, though they have worked on more games across their active years from 2004 through 2018. They released two games in the 2000s and five during the 2010s. No new releases appear in the data after 2018. Their portfolio focuses heavily on role-playing games with eight entries in that genre. Adventure is another major category with six titles, while shooters make up four of their projects. The remaining genres include tactical games, arcade, hack and slash, fighting, simulator, strategy, and indie titles. Platform support is strongest on PC for Microsoft Windows where all ten listed games appear. PlayStation 4 holds five titles, while the older PlayStation 3 has just one. Single titles exist for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Mac. The quality of their work shows a range of average to decent scores rather than widespread acclaim. The average IGDB rating across eight rated titles sits at 63.9 out of 100. There are no games in the great category above 80. Five titles fall into the good range between 60 and 79, while three others land in the mixed bracket from 40 to 59. No titles received a poor rating below 40. Their highest rated games include Dungeons & Dragons Online from 2006 with a score of 77.5 and PlanetSide 2 from 2012 at 77. EverQuest II released in 2004 scored 75.6, while Z1: Battle Royale from 2018 reached 70.2. DC Universe Online sits at 68.2. Later releases like Just Survive and Landmark struggled with scores of 53 and 50 respectively. The bio describes them as a worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, yet the data shows their output slowed significantly after 2015 with fewer titles appearing in recent years compared to their earlier peak.
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