HandyGames

www.handy-games.com GmbH, doing business as HandyGames, is a German video game developer based in Giebelstadt. In July 2018, the company was acquired by THQ Nordic.

History

The company was founded in 2000 by brothers Christopher and Markus Kassulke along with Udo Bausewein. In 2006, HandyGames released its first free, ad-funded game and began the gradual transition to a largely ad-funded business model. Since 2010, all new HandyGames mobile titles are either free or freemium. By 2014 HandyGames had 150,000 app downloads per month and more than 100 million downloads in total.

In 2012, HandyGames expanded onto other platforms like PC or Smart TVs. In January 2014 and 2015, the company were main sponsors for the "HandyGames Charity Day" in Würzburg, which aimed to raise funds for cancer research. On both occasions the event was able to raise roughly 50000 Euros.

HandyGames was one of the first companies to launch games for wearable technology in 2014. The games are compatible with Android Wear devices, including the Moto 360 by Motorola, the Huawei Watch, the Sony SmartWatch and the LG G Watch.

The company began developing VR (Virtual Reality) Games 2015 and released titles like "Hidden Temple - VR Adventure". They can be played in 360° mode or in VR using one of the supported head-mounted displays like Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, or Google Cardboard. Simultaneously, HandyGames began developing games for the Eighth generation of video game consoles like the PlayStation 4, Xbox One or later the Nintendo Switch.

On 9 July 2018, THQ Nordic announced that it had acquired HandyGames and all of its intellectual property. THQ Nordic said that the studio management and all employees remain with the company.

Townsmen Expeditions (Working Title), which will mark the most recent entry in the Townsmen IP, received 150.000€ development funding from Creative Europe. As of July 2018, the company employs 65 people.

Games

Year	Title	Platforms
		iOS	Android	PC	PS4	Xbox	Switch	TV	J2ME	WP
2003	Townsmen-Series	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Ja	No
2008	Gothic 3: The Beginning	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Ja	No
2010	infeCCt	Ja	Ja	No	No	No	No	No	Ja	No
2010	Guns'n'Glory	Ja	Ja	No	No	No	No	No	Ja	No
2011	Super Dynamite Fishing	Ja	Ja	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
2011	Townsmen 6	No	Ja	No	No	No	No	No	Ja	No
2011	Aporkalypse	No	Ja	No	No	No	No	No	Ja	No
2011	Happy Vikings	Ja	Ja	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
2011	Guns'n'Glory WW2	No	Ja	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
2011	Clouds & Sheep	Ja	Ja	No	No	No	No	Ja	No	No
2012	Farm Invasion USA	Ja	Ja	No	No	No	No	Ja	Ja	No
2012	Townsmen	Ja	Ja	Ja	No	No	No	No	No	Ja
2012	Save the Puppies	Ja	Ja	No	No	No	No	Ja	No	No
2012	Epic Battle Dude	Ja	Ja	Ja	No	No	No	No	No	Ja
2012	Rocket Island	Ja	Ja	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
2012	Guns'n'Glory Heroes	Ja	Ja	Yes*	No	No	No	Ja	No	No
2013	Aces of the Luftwaffe	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	No	No	Ja	Ja	Ja
2013	1941 Frozen Front	Ja	Ja	Yes*	No	No	No	Ja	Ja	Ja
2013	Guns'n'Glory Zombies	Ja	Ja	No	No	No	No	Ja	No	No
2013	Ninja Hero Cats	Ja	Ja	No	No	No	No	Ja	No	No
2014	Stage Dive Legends	Ja	Ja	Ja	No	No	No	Ja	No	Ja
2014	Super Party Sports: Football	Ja	Ja	Ja	No	Ja	No	Ja	No	Ja
2014	Devils And Demons	Ja	Ja	Yes*	No	No	No	No	No	Ja
2014	Dynamite Fishing – World Games	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	No	Ja	No	Ja
2015	1942 Pacific Front	Ja	Ja	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
2015	Max - My Fitness Dog	Ja	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
2015	Hidden Temple - Adventure	Ja	No	No	No	No	No	Ja	No	No
2015	Clouds & Sheep 2	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	No	Ja	No	No
2015	1944 Burning Bridges	Ja	Ja	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
2016	1943 Deadly Desert	Ja	Ja	Ja	No	No	No	No	No	No
2017	Aces of the Luftwaffe - Squadron	No	No	No	No	No	Ja	No	No	No
2018	Jagged Alliance: Rage!	No	No	Ja	Ja	Ja	No	No	No	No
2018	Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams – Owltimate Edition	No	No	No	No	No	Ja	No	No	No
2019	Through the Darkest of Times	No	No	Ja	No	No	No	No	No	No

Virtual Reality Games

Year	Title	VR Platform
		Rift	GearVR	Vive	PSVR
2015	I Slay Zombies - VR Shooter	No	Ja	No	No
2015	Hidden Temple - VR Adventure	No	Ja	No	No
2016	Panzer Panic VR	Ja	Ja	Ja	No
2017	Stunt Kite Masters VR	Ja	No	Ja	Ja
2018	Devil and the Fairy	Ja	No	Ja	No
2018	Townsmen VR	Ja	No	Ja	No

Wearable Games

Year	Title	Wearable
		Sony SmartWatch	Motorola Moto 360	Samsung Gear Live	LG G Watch	LG G Watch R	Asus ZenWatch	Huawei Watch
2014	Remote Effects Pro	Ja	No	Ja	Ja	No	No	No
2014	SPS: Football Wearable edition	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja
2014	Guns'n'Glory Heroes - Wear	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja
2014	Vegas Fruit Slots - Wear	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja
2015	My Fitness Racer	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja
2015	Max – My Fitness Dog	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja
2015	My Fitness Maze	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja
2015	Kitty – My Fitness Cat	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja
2015	Photo Party Puzzle	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja
2015	Bouncing Bandit	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja	Ja

Apps

Year	Title	Platform
		iOS	Android
2015	nice Collection – Watch Face	Ja	Ja
2015	diamond Collection – Watch Face	Ja	Ja
2015	party Collection – Watch Face	Ja	Ja
2015	style Collection – Watch Face	Ja	Ja
2015	Clouds & Sheep – AR Effects	Ja	Ja
2016	Pick by Watch	Ja	Ja

Awards

• German Game Developer Award 2006: Best Game / Story and Best Sound
• German Game Developer Award 2008: Best Mobile Game
• Samsung Smart App Challenge 2012: 1st prize
• Samsung Smart App Challenge 2013: 2nd prize
• Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2014: Innovationspreis (innovation award)
• Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2015: Bestes Studio (Best German Game Studio)
• Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2015: Bestes Mobile Game (Best German Mobile Game)
• Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2015: Sonderpreis für soziales Engagement (Social Commitment Award)
• Deutscher Computerspielpreis 2018: Bestes Game Design

External links

• Official webpage