40:
339:, which was first released in Germany on 25 February 2002; shortly thereafter, on 2 April 2002, the company was renamed as Deck13 Interactive. The name "Deck13" was derived from "DM-Deck16", a game map from
1143:
1281:
1680:
1266:
1675:
436:. While a sequel was announced by the publisher, Deck13 was not named as the developer. Instead, the studio was announced to be working with
1690:
369:
was produced and released almost exactly one year later, reusing elements of the previous title. In August 2007, the adventure game
1685:
401:
was released in
September 2009 and was the first RPG to be published by the company. Afterwards, Deck13 Interactive was working on
1428:
1700:
1337:
1665:
1620:
721:
428:
301:
196:
1135:
282:. The company was founded in July 2001 by the team behind Artex Software, a studio that primarily developed video games for
1206:
1310:
341:
17:
1391:
1487:
292:. Originally bearing the name TriggerLab, the company was renamed to Deck13 after the release of its first game,
1695:
1237:
363:
by Artex
Software. As the product sold very well and won several awards (especially in Germany), the sequel
1670:
1409:
1186:
335:. The company was founded as TriggerLab in 2001 by Jan Klose and Florian Stadlbauer. TriggerLab developed
1606:
623:
359:
288:
450:
Florian
Stadlbauer announced that he had left the company and had since replaced by Mathias Reichert.
1365:
1254:
The small team back then came up with the name Deck13, inspired by the Unreal
Tournament Map Deck 16.
1527:
575:
297:
1547:
1191:
560:
392:
371:
188:
1342:
1101:
1067:
776:
759:
581:
437:
1520:
545:
365:
1480:
275:
271:
8:
1644:
1286:
793:
230:
68:
1166:
1513:
1260:
664:
612:
517:
447:
412:
353:
180:
156:
327:
Deck13 is the successor to Artex
Software, a development team that created the game
1171:
506:
491:
742:
1473:
1284:[Blood Knights: Launch trailer with Alyse for today's Xbox 360 release].
828:
Jade
Rousseau: Die Geheimen Evangelien – Episode 5: Die Geister der Vergangenheit
1214:
1113:
1107:
1081:
567:
408:
380:
349:
316:
225:
391:, was released in Germany on 19 November 2007. One of their latest games, the
1659:
1613:
823:
Jade
Rousseau: Die Geheimen Evangelien – Episode 4: Der Weg in die Finsternis
698:
692:
420:
403:
635:
Jade
Rousseau: The Secret Revelations – Episode 1: The Fall of Sant' Antonio
453:
In June 2020, Focus Home
Interactive acquired the company for €7.1 million.
1554:
1429:"3D Platforming Throwback Lunistice Receives Release Date - Hardcore Gamer"
787:
379:
series in terms of graphics and gameplay but which was set in
England and
1581:
1368:[Deck 13 crew to sail without Florian Stadlbauer going forward].
770:
1282:"Blood Knights: Launch-Trailer mit Alysa zum heutigen Xbox 360-Release"
818:
Jade Rousseau: Die Geheimen Evangelien – Episode 3: Das geheime Dossier
713:
668:
639:
524:
238:
58:
1627:
1574:
1315:
1020:
969:
The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle – Episode 2: A Bleaker Predicklement
753:
442:
307:
279:
203:
122:
813:
Jade Rousseau: Die Geheimen Evangelien – Episode 2: Die Bruderschaft
1599:
833:
Jade Rousseau: Die Geheimen Evangelien – Episode 6: Der Zorn Gottes
727:
606:
457:
433:
416:
397:
1241:
332:
312:
283:
1167:"Adventures in Germany and Beyond round table (Part 1) – Page 2"
864:
The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle – Episode 1: A Dreadly Business
1127:
1458:
597:
Polizeiliche Kriminalprävention der Länder und des Bundes
536:
Polizeiliche Kriminalprävention der Länder und des Bundes
254:
1465:
39:
456:
In February 2021, Deck13 opened a development studio in
1138:[The largest game studios in Germany in 2024].
1338:"Latest Deck13 game officially announced as The Surge"
1366:"Deck 13-Crew segelt kĂĽnftig ohne Florian Stadlbauer"
1392:"Focus Home Interactive acquires Deck13 Interactive"
1235:
296:, in 2002. Deck13 is best known for developing the
357:was released, which was a remake of the 1997 game
502:Carnival Cruise Lines Tycoon 2005: Island Hopping
1657:
1136:"Die größten Games-Studios in Deutschland 2024"
1481:
1265:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
1189:[Aiming for "the next big thing"].
1488:
1474:
1410:"Deck13 Interactive opens Montreal studio"
38:
1311:"Lords of the Fallen 2 to launch in 2017"
27:German video game developer and publisher
1681:Video game companies established in 2001
1308:
1133:
1426:
532:Luka und das geheimnisvolle Silberpferd
14:
1658:
375:was released which was similar to the
1469:
1279:
1676:German companies established in 2001
1187:""Das nächste große Ding" im Visier"
1164:
1146:from the original on 15 August 2024
24:
1134:Fröhlich, Petra (15 August 2024).
838:
463:
25:
1712:
1450:
1213:(in German). 2002. Archived from
1116:– German adventure game developer
1110:– German adventure game developer
1104:– German adventure game developer
1691:Video game development companies
1309:Purchese, Robert (29 May 2015).
808:The Mystery of the Seven Symbols
1686:Video game companies of Germany
1420:
1402:
1384:
1358:
1330:
1302:
1280:Sauer, Tom (1 November 2013).
1273:
1238:"Company / Deck13 Interactive"
1229:
1199:
1179:
1165:Böke, Ingmar (12 March 2018).
1158:
593:Luka und der verborgene Schatz
423:, which was released in 2013.
13:
1:
1701:2020 mergers and acquisitions
1372:(in German). 1 September 2016
1120:
679:Jack Keane 2: The Fire Within
1666:Companies based in Frankfurt
1427:LeClair, Kyle (7 May 2022).
1195:(in German). 20 August 2016.
801:
7:
1607:Black Sails: The Ghost Ship
1095:
709:Moorhuhn: Tiger and Chicken
624:Black Sails: The Ghost Ship
88:; 23 years ago
50:TriggerLab GmbH (2001–2002)
10:
1717:
1495:
360:Ankh: The Tales of Mystery
322:
315:-based subsidiary studio,
289:Ankh: The Tales of Mystery
1637:
1591:
1564:
1537:
1503:
1236:Deck13 Interactive GmbH.
1062:
979:
952:
899:
859:
704:
618:
555:
512:
426:In 2015, Deck13 released
311:. Deck13 also operates a
298:action role-playing games
249:
237:
224:
214:
172:
143:
133:
117:
100:
82:
74:
64:
54:
46:
37:
576:Ankh: Battle of the Gods
383:. The third part of the
1192:Frankfurter Neue Presse
264:Deck13 Interactive GmbH
33:Deck13 Interactive GmbH
1343:Focus Home Interactive
1102:Daedalic Entertainment
777:Focus Home Interactive
760:Focus Home Interactive
582:Daedalic Entertainment
438:Focus Home Interactive
389:The Battle of the Gods
348:In 2005, the humorous
1696:Video game publishers
946:Dragon Whisper Games
546:Ankh: Heart of Osiris
446:. In September 2016,
440:on the then-upcoming
366:Ankh: Heart of Osiris
272:video game developer
1671:Focus Entertainment
1645:Focus Entertainment
1621:Lords of the Fallen
1026:Radical Fish Games
794:Focus Entertainment
722:Lords of the Fallen
429:Lords of the Fallen
302:Lords of the Fallen
231:Focus Entertainment
216:Number of employees
197:Lords of the Fallen
165:(managing director)
34:
1528:Battle of the Gods
1416:. 8 February 2021.
1056:Monolith of Minds
1041:SuperSexySoftware
941:The Shape of Heart
916:Hover Cubes: Arena
110:Florian Stadlbauer
32:
18:Deck13 Interactive
1653:
1652:
1433:hardcoregamer.com
1217:on 8 October 2002
1093:
1092:
996:To Hell with Hell
988:Playwood Project
973:Rumpus Animation
933:Parallel Circles
868:Rumpus Animation
799:
798:
665:DTP Entertainment
613:DTP Entertainment
566:10tacle Studios,
448:managing director
413:Microsoft Windows
393:role-playing game
342:Unreal Tournament
261:
260:
157:managing director
16:(Redirected from
1708:
1490:
1483:
1476:
1467:
1466:
1462:
1461:
1459:Official website
1444:
1443:
1441:
1439:
1424:
1418:
1417:
1406:
1400:
1399:
1388:
1382:
1381:
1379:
1377:
1362:
1356:
1355:
1353:
1351:
1334:
1328:
1327:
1325:
1323:
1306:
1300:
1299:
1297:
1295:
1277:
1271:
1270:
1264:
1256:
1251:
1249:
1244:on 29 March 2023
1240:. Archived from
1233:
1227:
1226:
1224:
1222:
1203:
1197:
1196:
1183:
1177:
1176:
1172:Adventure Gamers
1162:
1156:
1155:
1153:
1151:
1131:
889:Super Snow Fight
843:
842:
647:Reading the Dead
507:Activision Value
492:Cryo Interactive
468:
467:
432:in co-operation
257:
162:Mathias Reichert
96:
94:
89:
42:
35:
31:
21:
1716:
1715:
1711:
1710:
1709:
1707:
1706:
1705:
1656:
1655:
1654:
1649:
1633:
1587:
1560:
1533:
1521:Heart of Osiris
1499:
1494:
1457:
1456:
1453:
1448:
1447:
1437:
1435:
1425:
1421:
1408:
1407:
1403:
1398:. 25 June 2020.
1390:
1389:
1385:
1375:
1373:
1370:GamesWirtschaft
1364:
1363:
1359:
1349:
1347:
1346:. 7 August 2015
1336:
1335:
1331:
1321:
1319:
1307:
1303:
1293:
1291:
1278:
1274:
1258:
1257:
1247:
1245:
1234:
1230:
1220:
1218:
1205:
1204:
1200:
1185:
1184:
1180:
1163:
1159:
1149:
1147:
1140:GamesWirtschaft
1132:
1128:
1123:
1098:
1087:Matthias Linda
1000:Lazurite Games
943:(early access)
918:(early access)
908:Varkian Empire
878:(early access)
876:Super Sky Arena
841:
839:Games published
804:
466:
464:Games developed
325:
268:TriggerLab GmbH
253:
245:Deck13 Montreal
244:
243:Deck13 Hamburg
217:
210:
168:
146:
136:
129:
125:
113:
92:
90:
87:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1714:
1704:
1703:
1698:
1693:
1688:
1683:
1678:
1673:
1668:
1651:
1650:
1648:
1647:
1641:
1639:
1635:
1634:
1632:
1631:
1624:
1617:
1610:
1603:
1595:
1593:
1589:
1588:
1586:
1585:
1578:
1570:
1568:
1562:
1561:
1559:
1558:
1551:
1543:
1541:
1535:
1534:
1532:
1531:
1524:
1517:
1509:
1507:
1501:
1500:
1493:
1492:
1485:
1478:
1470:
1464:
1463:
1452:
1451:External links
1449:
1446:
1445:
1419:
1401:
1383:
1357:
1329:
1301:
1272:
1228:
1198:
1178:
1157:
1125:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1118:
1117:
1114:King Art Games
1111:
1108:House of Tales
1105:
1097:
1094:
1091:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1082:Chained Echoes
1077:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1064:
1060:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1049:
1045:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:The Shattering
1034:
1030:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1016:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1004:
1003:
1001:
998:
992:
991:
989:
986:
981:
977:
976:
974:
971:
965:
964:
962:
959:
954:
950:
949:
947:
944:
937:
936:
934:
931:
925:
924:
922:
919:
912:
911:
909:
906:
901:
897:
896:
894:
891:
885:
884:
882:
879:
872:
871:
869:
866:
861:
857:
856:
853:
850:
847:
840:
837:
836:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
803:
800:
797:
796:
791:
784:
780:
779:
774:
767:
763:
762:
757:
750:
746:
745:
740:
735:
731:
730:
725:
717:
716:
711:
706:
702:
701:
696:
689:
685:
684:
681:
676:
672:
671:
662:
657:
653:
652:
649:
643:
642:
637:
631:
630:
627:
620:
616:
615:
610:
603:
599:
598:
595:
590:
586:
585:
579:
571:
570:
568:Strategy First
564:
557:
553:
552:
549:
542:
538:
537:
534:
528:
527:
523:BHV Software,
521:
514:
510:
509:
504:
499:
495:
494:
490:Modern Games,
488:
486:Stealth Combat
483:
479:
478:
475:
472:
465:
462:
409:hack-and-slash
381:colonial India
350:adventure game
337:Stealth Combat
324:
321:
317:Deck13 Hamburg
294:Stealth Combat
270:) is a German
259:
258:
251:
247:
246:
241:
235:
234:
233:(2020–present)
228:
222:
221:
220:90 (2024)
218:
215:
212:
211:
209:
208:
200:
193:
185:
176:
174:
170:
169:
167:
166:
163:
160:
153:
149:
147:
144:
141:
140:
137:
134:
131:
130:
127:
121:
119:
115:
114:
112:
111:
108:
104:
102:
98:
97:
84:
80:
79:
78:Artex Software
76:
72:
71:
66:
62:
61:
56:
52:
51:
48:
44:
43:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1713:
1702:
1699:
1697:
1694:
1692:
1689:
1687:
1684:
1682:
1679:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1667:
1664:
1663:
1661:
1646:
1643:
1642:
1640:
1636:
1630:
1629:
1625:
1623:
1622:
1618:
1616:
1615:
1614:Blood Knights
1611:
1609:
1608:
1604:
1602:
1601:
1597:
1596:
1594:
1590:
1584:
1583:
1579:
1577:
1576:
1572:
1571:
1569:
1567:
1563:
1557:
1556:
1552:
1550:
1549:
1545:
1544:
1542:
1540:
1536:
1530:
1529:
1525:
1523:
1522:
1518:
1516:
1515:
1511:
1510:
1508:
1506:
1502:
1498:
1491:
1486:
1484:
1479:
1477:
1472:
1471:
1468:
1460:
1455:
1454:
1434:
1430:
1423:
1415:
1411:
1405:
1397:
1393:
1387:
1371:
1367:
1361:
1345:
1344:
1339:
1333:
1318:
1317:
1312:
1305:
1289:
1288:
1283:
1276:
1268:
1262:
1255:
1243:
1239:
1232:
1216:
1212:
1208:
1202:
1194:
1193:
1188:
1182:
1174:
1173:
1168:
1161:
1145:
1142:(in German).
1141:
1137:
1130:
1126:
1115:
1112:
1109:
1106:
1103:
1100:
1099:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1083:
1079:
1078:
1075:
1073:A Grumpy Fox
1072:
1070:
1069:
1065:
1061:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1047:
1046:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1032:
1031:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1022:
1018:
1017:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1005:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
993:
990:
987:
985:
982:
978:
975:
972:
970:
967:
966:
963:
960:
958:
957:Shift Happens
955:
951:
948:
945:
942:
939:
938:
935:
932:
930:
927:
926:
923:
920:
917:
914:
913:
910:
907:
905:
902:
898:
895:
892:
890:
887:
886:
883:
880:
877:
874:
873:
870:
867:
865:
862:
858:
854:
852:Developer(s)
851:
848:
845:
844:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
805:
795:
792:
790:
789:
785:
782:
781:
778:
775:
773:
772:
768:
765:
764:
761:
758:
756:
755:
751:
748:
747:
744:
743:Städel Museum
741:
739:
736:
733:
732:
729:
726:
724:
723:
719:
718:
715:
712:
710:
707:
703:
700:
699:Kalypso Media
697:
695:
694:
693:Blood Knights
690:
687:
686:
682:
680:
677:
674:
673:
670:
666:
663:
661:
658:
655:
654:
650:
648:
645:
644:
641:
638:
636:
633:
632:
628:
626:
625:
621:
617:
614:
611:
609:
608:
604:
601:
600:
596:
594:
591:
588:
587:
583:
580:
578:
577:
573:
572:
569:
565:
563:
562:
558:
554:
550:
548:
547:
543:
540:
539:
535:
533:
530:
529:
526:
522:
520:
519:
515:
511:
508:
505:
503:
500:
497:
496:
493:
489:
487:
484:
481:
480:
477:Publisher(s)
476:
473:
470:
469:
461:
459:
454:
451:
449:
445:
444:
439:
435:
431:
430:
424:
422:
421:PlayStation 3
418:
414:
410:
406:
405:
404:Blood Knights
400:
399:
394:
390:
386:
382:
378:
374:
373:
368:
367:
362:
361:
356:
355:
351:
346:
344:
343:
338:
334:
330:
320:
318:
314:
310:
309:
304:
303:
299:
295:
291:
290:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
256:
252:
248:
242:
240:
236:
232:
229:
227:
223:
219:
213:
206:
205:
201:
199:
198:
194:
191:
190:
186:
183:
182:
178:
177:
175:
171:
164:
161:
158:
154:
151:
150:
148:
142:
138:
132:
124:
120:
116:
109:
106:
105:
103:
99:
85:
81:
77:
73:
70:
67:
63:
60:
57:
53:
49:
45:
41:
36:
30:
19:
1626:
1619:
1612:
1605:
1598:
1580:
1573:
1565:
1555:Jack Keane 2
1553:
1546:
1538:
1526:
1519:
1512:
1504:
1496:
1436:. Retrieved
1432:
1422:
1413:
1404:
1395:
1386:
1376:23 September
1374:. Retrieved
1369:
1360:
1350:23 September
1348:. Retrieved
1341:
1332:
1322:23 September
1320:. Retrieved
1314:
1304:
1294:23 September
1292:. Retrieved
1285:
1275:
1253:
1246:. Retrieved
1242:the original
1231:
1219:. Retrieved
1215:the original
1210:
1201:
1190:
1181:
1170:
1160:
1148:. Retrieved
1139:
1129:
1080:
1066:
1051:
1036:
1019:
1007:
995:
983:
968:
961:Klonk Games
956:
940:
928:
915:
904:Obliteracers
903:
893:Patrick God
888:
881:Hammer Labs
875:
863:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
788:Atlas Fallen
786:
769:
752:
737:
720:
708:
691:
678:
659:
646:
634:
622:
605:
592:
574:
559:
544:
531:
516:
501:
485:
455:
452:
441:
427:
425:
402:
396:
388:
384:
376:
370:
364:
358:
352:
347:
340:
336:
328:
326:
306:
300:
293:
287:
267:
263:
262:
239:Subsidiaries
202:
195:
187:
179:
118:Headquarters
55:Company type
29:
1592:Other games
1582:The Surge 2
1438:17 November
1290:(in German)
1221:3 September
1052:Resolutiion
929:Flat Heroes
921:Gametology
771:The Surge 2
135:Area served
75:Predecessor
69:Video games
1660:Categories
1548:Jack Keane
1539:Jack Keane
1211:TriggerLab
1121:References
714:Koch Media
669:Viva Media
640:Phenomedia
561:Jack Keane
525:Viva Media
407:, a comic
372:Jack Keane
286:, such as
266:(formerly
255:deck13.com
189:Jack Keane
145:Key people
59:Subsidiary
1628:CrossCode
1575:The Surge
1566:The Surge
1316:Eurogamer
1150:15 August
1068:Lunistice
1021:CrossCode
1012:Uncanaut
802:Cancelled
754:The Surge
683:Astragon
651:Astragon
629:Astragon
443:The Surge
308:The Surge
280:Frankfurt
278:based in
276:publisher
204:The Surge
152:Jan Klose
139:Worldwide
123:Frankfurt
107:Jan Klose
1600:Venetica
1287:PC Games
1261:cite web
1144:Archived
1096:See also
738:Imagoras
728:CI Games
607:Venetica
584:, Xider
458:Montreal
434:CI Games
417:Xbox 360
398:Venetica
387:series,
345:(1999).
173:Products
101:Founders
65:Industry
47:Formerly
1638:Related
1414:Gematsu
1396:Gematsu
1248:29 June
1008:vridniX
984:Wartile
660:Haunted
395:called
333:RISC OS
323:History
313:Hamburg
284:RISC OS
250:Website
128:Germany
91: (
83:Founded
1497:Deck13
1207:"News"
849:Title
551:Xider
474:Title
226:Parent
207:series
192:series
184:series
1063:2022
1048:2020
1033:2019
980:2018
953:2017
900:2016
860:2015
846:Year
783:2023
766:2019
749:2017
734:2015
705:2014
688:2013
675:2012
656:2011
619:2010
602:2009
589:2008
556:2007
541:2006
513:2005
498:2004
482:2002
471:Year
1514:Ankh
1505:Ankh
1440:2022
1378:2016
1352:2016
1324:2016
1296:2016
1267:link
1250:2023
1223:2019
1152:2024
855:Ref
518:Ankh
419:and
411:for
385:Ankh
377:Ankh
354:Ankh
331:for
329:Ankh
305:and
274:and
181:Ankh
93:2001
86:2001
1662::
1431:.
1412:.
1394:.
1340:.
1313:.
1263:}}
1259:{{
1252:.
1209:.
1169:.
667:,
460:.
415:,
319:.
126:,
1489:e
1482:t
1475:v
1442:.
1380:.
1354:.
1326:.
1298:.
1269:)
1225:.
1175:.
1154:.
159:)
155:(
95:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.