Owlcat Games

Owlcat Games
IndustryVideo games
FoundedJune 8, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-06-08)[1]
Headquarters
Nicosia
,
Cyprus
Key people
Oleg Shpilchevskiy
Alexander Mishulin
ProductsPathfinder video games
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
Number of employees
450[2]
ParentMy.Games (2016-2019)
Websiteowlcat.games

Owlcat Games is a video game developer founded in 2016 by Oleg Shpilchevskiy and Alexander Mishulin. It is headquartered in Cyprus,[3] with satellite office in Armenia. It is best known for developing computer role-playing games such as Pathfinder: Kingmaker (2018), its successor, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (2021), and Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (2023).

History

Owlcat Games was founded in 2016 in Moscow by game developers who had previously worked on titles such as Heroes of Might and Magic V, Silent Storm and Etherlords, and massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG) such as Allods Online and Skyforge.[4] After working extensively on MMORPGs, the studio pivoted to create single-player role-playing video games. Partnering with Paizo and publisher Deep Silver, the studio's first game, Pathfinder: Kingmaker, was partly funded through Kickstarter and released in 2018.[5] It received criticisms for its technical issues, and Owlcat spent months introducing patches and free updates to the game.[6]

Initially a studio within My.Games, Owlcat raised $1 million in funding from investment firm Gem Capital in December 2019 for the development of another Pathfinder game, and became an independent studio.[7] The sequel, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, once again partly funded through Kickstarter, was released in late 2021 and sold more than 1 million copies.[8] The company's next game, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, was released in December 2023.[9]

Games developed

Year Title Platform(s)
2018 Pathfinder: Kingmaker Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2021 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch
2023 Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One

References

  1. ^ "7 Years Anniversary to Owlcat Games". Owlcat Games. June 8, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "Who are Owlcats". Owlcat Games. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "Beon: the most technologically-advanced office in Cyprus". CyprusMail. April 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Owlcat Games Closes Out Community Quest with Epic Games Store Announcement and Epic-er Story Trailer" (Press release). June 1, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2023 – via Game Developer.
  5. ^ Valentine, Rebekah (October 1, 2018). "How Owlcat Games re-rolled tabletop into a video game". Gameindustry.biz. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  6. ^ Macgregor, Jody (August 27, 2021). "Thanks to Kingmaker's comeback, Owlcat could make Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous a sandbox as varied as a tabletop campaign". PC Gamer. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  7. ^ Valentine, Rebekah (December 4, 2019). "Owlcat Games raises $1m for new Pathfinder video game". Gameindustry.biz. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  8. ^ Carter, Justin (January 24, 2023). "Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous hits 1 million copies sold". Game Developer. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  9. ^ Purslow, Matt (June 2, 2022). "Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, a Classic-Style RPG, Announced by Pathfinder Developer Owlcat Games". IGN. Retrieved December 31, 2023.