Warhorse Studios
Czech video game developer
Warhorse Studios s.r.o. is a Czech video game developer based in Prague. Founded in July 2011 by Dan Vávra and Martin Klíma, the studio is best known for developing the Kingdom Come series, which began with Kingdom Come: Deliverance in February 2018 and continued with Kingdom Come: Deliverance II in February 2025. In February 2019, the company was acquired by Plaion.
History
Warhorse Studios’ foundation was announced on 25 July 2011 by Dan Vávra, formerly a writer and game designer for 2K Czech, and Martin Klíma, formerly a producer for Bohemia Interactive. Early hires were Viktor Bocan and Zbyněk Trávnický.
The studio's first project was role-playing video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance, which was released on 13 February 2018. By February 2024, the game had sold six million units.
On 13 February 2019, the studio was acquired by Koch Media (renamed Plaion in 2022) for €42.8 million. As of August 2019, Warhorse had 131 employees.
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