Nordic Games Publishing

Nordic Games Publishing at a Glance

Nordic Games Publishing is an Austrian company that began its publishing activities in 2008, though it traces roots back to a group established in 2002. The firm operated until 2017 and released 33 titles on PlayPile as a publisher while developing only one game itself. Their output grew significantly over time, with just seven games appearing in the 2000s compared to twenty-five releases during the 2010s. This expansion coincided with their strategy of acquiring intellectual property from other studios like JoWooD Entertainment AG and DreamCatcher Interactive Inc. The publisher focused heavily on PC for Microsoft Windows, where they released 23 titles. They also supported the Wii with fifteen games, while Linux, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 each received between three and five releases. Their catalog spans many genres, but music games were their most frequent release with nine titles. Adventure games followed closely with eight, while racing, point-and-click, and puzzle games each accounted for six or seven entries. They also dabbled in role-playing, shooter, simulator, strategy, and arcade categories. The quality of their work shows a mixed trend. The average IGDB rating across 21 rated titles is 59.1 out of 100. Only one game achieved a great score above 80. That title was We Sing Encore from 2010, which received an 80/100 rating. Another eleven games fell into the good range between 60 and 79. Seven titles landed in the mixed bracket of 40 to 59, and two games were rated poor with scores below 40. Their early releases included Nexus: The Jupiter Incident from 2004 and Dark Fall from 2002, which both scored well above 70. Costume Quest and The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles also received decent reviews in the late 2010s. However, their later output saw a decline in scores. Recent releases like The Guild 3 from September 2017 scored 59.3, while MX vs. ATV: Supercross - Encore dropped to 35 in October 2015. SpellForce 2: Demons of the Past and Deadfall Adventures also received ratings in the low 40s and 50s respectively. The company aimed to deliver quality products that met gamer expectations, but their performance on PlayPile suggests inconsistent results over their active years.

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