DotEmu

DotEmu at a Glance

DotEmu is a French publisher and developer based in Paris that has been active since 1998, though its current iteration began in 2007 when founders Xavier Liard and Romain Tisserand established the company. The firm initially operated a digital distribution service without digital rights management but closed this store in 2017 to focus entirely on game development. In 2015, the founders sold the original company and moved on to other ventures before Cyrille Imbert took over as chief executive officer. Later, in 2021, the studio was acquired by Focus Home Interactive for roughly €38.5 million. The company has produced a modest number of titles with a clear shift in output over the decades. DotEmu released only three games during the 1990s and six more in the 2010s. Their activity surged in the 2020s, where they launched 17 games. They have published 24 titles and developed nine others, with a total of 26 entries on PlayPile. Their portfolio leans heavily toward Arcade and Indie genres, followed by Adventure and Hack and slash styles. Most of their work targets PC and Nintendo Switch, with significant presence on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well. Quality control appears generally strong based on the 16 titles with ratings. The average score sits at 77.5 out of 100, with nine games rated as great and six as good. There is only one mixed title and no poor-rated releases in the dataset. Their highest-scoring projects include Pharaoh: A New Era from 2023 and Metal Slug 2 from 1998, both scoring above 88. Recent releases like Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound and Absolum have also maintained high scores of 85.3 and 88.9 respectively. Upcoming titles such as Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! and Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes are scheduled for release in 2026. The company continues to support small teams through its Arcade Crew label established in 2018 while managing a steady stream of ports and remakes alongside original developments.

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