Deca Games, stylized as DECA, is a game publisher and developer of video games that is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. The company's primary focus is on acquiring and operating older free-to-play games as a service. They are the current owners and developers of the massively multiplayer online shooter Realm of the Mad God.[2][3] The company has also acquired a number of free-to-play mobile games, including DragonVale and multiple titles from Japanese publisher GREE (including Crime City, Knights and Dragons, Modern War and Kingdom Age).[4][5]
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
| Revenue |  €156.05 million[1] (2022) |
Number of employees | 814[1] (2022) |
| Parent | Embracer Group (2020-present) |
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| Website | decagames |
In August 2020, the company was acquired by Embracer Group, which made it as the sixth major operative group in the company to focus on free-to-play mobile games.[6]
Acquisitions
Deca Games acquired mobile games Crime City, Kingdom Age, Knights and Dragons, and Modern War from Japanese publisher GREE on October 17, 2019.[5]
Deca Games acquired DragonVale from Hasbro, who closed down the game's developer Backflip Studios at the end of 2019, on March 17, 2020.[7]
In February 21, 2023, Deca Games acquired the rights to various games developed by Next Games, including The Walking Dead: No Man's Land, due to Next Games' acquisition by Netflix.[8]