Yager Development GmbH is a German video game developer based in Berlin.
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Video games |
Founded | 1999 |
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Headquarters | , Germany |
Key people | Timo Ullmann (managing director) |
Number of employees | 145[1] (2023) |
Parent | Tencent (2021–present) |
Website | yager.de |
Yager was founded in 1999 by Uwe Beneke, Roman Golka, Philipp Schellbach, Timo Ullmann and Mathias Wiese.[2][3] They are best known for developing Yager (2003) and Spec Ops: The Line (2012). The studio also worked with Deep Silver on Dead Island 2, until Deep Silver cut ties with Yager in July 2015, three years into the game's development.[4] Subsequently, Yager Productions GmbH, the Yager Development sub-studio set up for the development of Dead Island 2, filed for insolvency later that month.[5] The Cycle, described as a "competitive quest game", launched as an early access game in 2019 and was fully released in 2022, but was sunset in 2023.[6][7] As of January 2024, the company employs about 130 people.[8]
The company received an investment from Tencent Holdings in February 2020, giving Tencent a minority ownership. According to Yager, Tencent's investment was to help with their development and publication of their current and future games.[9] Tencent increased its stake in Yager acquiring a majority stake in June 2021.[10]
Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) |
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2003 | Yager | Microsoft Windows, Xbox | DreamCatcher Interactive, Kemco, THQ |
2012 | Spec Ops: The Line | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | 2K Games |
2017 | Dreadnought | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 | Grey Box |
2022 | The Cycle: Frontier | Microsoft Windows | Yager Development |