KING Art
KING Art aus Bremen bezeichnet sich selbst als unabhängiges Studio, hat rund 110 Mitarbeiter und setzt auf Story-Spiele, Rollenspiele und Strategie.
KING Art is a studio (AA, Deutsches Studio) based in Bremen, Deutschland. PlayInsider covers 1 game by KING Art: Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War IV.
KING Art is a game developer from Bremen and describes itself as an independent studio. According to their own, the studio brings around 25 Jahre Erfahrung with them, employs about 110 people and has implemented about 50 in this time. It is known as Zq1 mainly for Zq3, the The-Dwarves games and the Zq4. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV.
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The Studio KING Art
KING Art calls itself an independent developer. The focus is on story games, role play and strategy. The office of the studio is located in Bremen, the company headquarters is the KING Art GmbH in the Kleinen Waagestraße. Managing directors are according to Impressum Marc König and Jan Theysen.
As KING Art works as a licensed developer for the platforms of Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Apple and Google. Currently, the team is developing a classic real-time strategy game and a cooperative action shooter, according to Studio.
Well-known games from KING Art
The biggest success was celebrated by KING Art with the Echtzeitstrategiespiel Iron Harvest from 2020. It is set in an alternate 1920s world where giant diesel punk mechs trudge across the battlefields. The publisher was Deep Silver.
Previously, the studio has made a name for itself with the Adventure-Reihe The Book of Unwritten Tales and The Critter Chronicles. In addition, there are the fantasy role-playing games around The Dwarves and the Strategiespiel Battle Worlds: Kronos.
Awards
At Deutschen Entwicklerpreis, KING Art was awarded “Studio of the Year” several times, including 2017 and 2021. Iron Harvest also won the “Game of the Year” award there. In March 2024, the studio also received 2.6 Millionen Euro from the federal government's Games Fund for a new real-time strategy game.
Current project: Dawn of War IV
With Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, KING Art continues the well-known strategy series. According to Deep Silver, the game will be released for PC on December 3, 2026. All details can be found in our article Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV: Everything We Know About the Release.
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| KING Art | |
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| Company | KING Art GmbH |
| Seat | Bremen, Germany |
| Management | Marc König, Jan Theysen |
| Personnel | about 110 (according to Studio) |
| Experience | about 25 years, about 50 projects |
| Priorities | Story games, role-playing games, strategy |
| Known for | Iron Harvest, The Dwarves, The Book of Unwritten Tales |
| Current project | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV |
More information about KING Art can be found on the official page of the studio.
