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Warhorse Studios
Czech video game developer
Czech video game developer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Warhorse Studios s.r.o. |
| logo | Warhorse Studios logo.svg |
| type | Subsidiary |
| industry | Video games |
| founded | |
| founders | |
| hq_location_city | Prague |
| hq_location_country | Czech Republic |
| key_people | |
| products | Kingdom Come: Deliverance |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | |
| num_employees | 250 |
| num_employees_year | 2024 |
| parent | Plaion (2019–present) |
| website |
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
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 produced Kingdom Come: Deliverance, which was released in February 2018. 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 . As of August 2019, Warhorse had 131 employees.
On 10 June 2021, it was announced that Warhorse Studios would be collaborating with Saber Interactive to develop a Kingdom Come: Deliverance port for the Nintendo Switch. Kingdom Come: Deliverance Royal Edition, which includes the game's five DLCs, was released in March 2024.
In April 2024, Warhorse Studios announced Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. By this time, the company employed about 250 people. The game was released in February 2025 and sold one million units in a single day. On 12th November, Warhorse announced a sales milestone of 4 million units sold.
Games developed
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) | 2018 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Amazon Luna, Nintendo Switch | Warhorse Studios, Deep Silver | |||
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | Deep Silver |
References
References
- Rossignol, Jim. (26 July 2011). "Czech Veterans Form New Studio, Warhorse".
- Makuch, Eddie. (25 July 2011). "2K Czech, Bohemia Interactive vets form Warhorse Studios".
- Dane, Patrick. (13 February 2018). "Kingdom Come: Deliverance Gets a Rousing Launch Trailer".
- Bailey, Kat. (2024-04-18). "Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Announced, Will be 'Twice as Big' as the Original: 'A Behemoth of a Game'".
- James, Sarah. (13 February 2019). "THQ Nordic acquire Kingdom Come: Deliverance makers Warhorse Studios".
- Wingefors, Lars. (27 August 2019). "THQ Nordic Annual Report 2018/19".
- Lane, Gavin. (10 June 2021). "Kingdom Come: Deliverance Switch Port Is Finally Confirmed".
- V, Amber. (2024-05-31). "Kingdom Come: Deliverance's ambitious Nintendo Switch port took 2 years of work, lead programmer reveals details".
- Wolens, Joshua. (2025-02-03). "Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 launch times and release date". PC Gamer.
- Chalk, Andy. (2025-02-05). "Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 sells more than 1 million copies in just 1 day". PC Gamer.
- (2025-11-12). "Steam :: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II :: 4 Million copies of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II sold!".
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