Arrowhead Game Studios is an independent Swedish video game developer. It was established in 2008 by a group of Luleå University of Technology students studying in Skellefteå.[2][3] The company gradually moved to Stockholm in 2011–2012.[3] As of 2023, the studio employed about 100 people.[4]
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| Company type | AB |
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| Industry | Video games |
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Area served | Worldwide |
Number of employees | ~100[1] (2023) |
| Website | ArrowheadGameStudios.com |
History
Their first game, Magicka, won the Game of the Year award at the Swedish Game Awards 2008.[5] In 2011, Magicka was released, published by Paradox Interactive, after a contract with the publisher was signed in 2009.[2]
In the following years, Arrowhead developed The Showdown Effect, a 2.5D multiplayer action game inspired by 1980s and 1990s action movies, for which they stuck with Paradox Interactive to publish it in 2013, and Gauntlet, a co-op dungeon action game, which was published by WB Games in 2014.[2]
In 2015, Arrowhead developed Helldivers, which was published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Windows.[2] A sequel, Helldivers 2, was first teased in 2021 and released in 2024 by Sony Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation 5 and Windows.[6]
Games
| Title | Genre(s) | Publisher(s) | Platform(s) | |
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| 2011 | Magicka | Action-adventure | Paradox | Windows |
| 2013 | The Showdown Effect | Action | Paradox | Windows, OS X |
| 2014 | Gauntlet | Hack and slash, dungeon crawl | WB Games | Windows, PS4 |
| 2015 | Helldivers | Shoot 'em up | Sony Computer Entertainment | Windows, PS3, PS4, Vita |
| 2024 | Helldivers 2 | Third-person shooter | Sony Interactive Entertainment | Windows, PS5 |
Awards
- Magicka won the Game of the Year award at the Swedish Game Awards 2008.[5]
- Helldivers was nominated for "Action Game of the Year" and won for "Handheld Game of the Year" at the 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards held by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.[7]