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Demiurge Studios

American video game developer

Summary

American video game developer

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name	Demiurge Studios, Inc.
logo	Demiurge Studios.svg
type	Subsidiary
industry	Video games
founded	in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
founders
hq_location_city	Cambridge, Massachusetts
hq_location_country	U.S.
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Demiurge Studios, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was founded in 2002 by Albert Reed, Chris Linder, and Tom Lin.

History

The studio was originally founded in a residential house in Pittsburgh before moving to Boston with space provided by Harmonix. In August 2013, Looking Glass Studios co-founder Paul Neurath and Three Rings Design founder Daniel James joined Demiurge. In February 2015, Demiurge was acquired by Japan-based company Sega and became part of their mobile gaming subsidiary, Sega Networks. On April 2, 2020, Sega sold Demiurge Studios back to its co-founder and chairman Albert Reed, and Geoffrey Hyatt with plans to return to support work for AAA game studios.

On August 18, 2021, the company was acquired by Sweden-based Embracer Group and became a subsidiary of Saber Interactive. In March 2024, Embracer sold off Saber and many of its studios. However, Demiurge remains under Embracer.

Games

Year	Title	Platform(s)	2002	2009	2012	2013	2015	2017	2018
FlipTrip	Windows
Mass Effect: Pinnacle Station	Windows, Xbox 360
Shoot Many Robots	Android, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
Marvel Puzzle Quest	Android, iOS, Windows
Puzzle & Glory	Android, iOS
Crazy Taxi Gazillionaire
Sega Heroes

References

(January 9, 2008). "Video game companies in Massachusetts".
Gilbert, Ben. (2011-03-14). "The many hats of Demiurge Studios".
Handrahan, Matthew. (2013-08-07). "Demiurge Studios adds Looking Glass founder to board".
Sarkar, Samit. (2015-02-19). "Sega acquires Demiurge Studios, but not its best-known game, Marvel Puzzle Quest".
Sinclair, Brendan. (April 2, 2020). "Demiurge co-founder buys the studio back from Sega".
(August 18, 2021). "Embracer Group acquires Demiurge Studios, Fractured Byte, and Smartphone Labs".
McEvoy, Sophie. (2024-03-14). "Embracer sells Saber Interactive for $247m".

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