# HandyGames

www.handy-games.com GmbH (trade name: HandyGames) is a German video game developer and publisher based in Giebelstadt. In July 2018, the company was acquired by THQ Nordic.

## History

The company was founded in 2000 by brothers Christopher and Markus Kassulke along with Udo Bausewein. In 2006, HandyGames released its first free, ad-funded game and began the gradual transition to a largely ad-funded business model. Since 2010, all new HandyGames mobile titles are either free or freemium. By 2014 HandyGames had 150,000 app downloads per month and more than 100 million downloads in total. They have developed all the Townsmen games.
In 2012, HandyGames expanded onto other platforms like PC or Smart TVs. In January 2014 and 2015, the company were main sponsors for the "HandyGames Charity Day" in Würzburg, which aimed to raise funds for cancer research. On both occasions the event was able to raise roughly 50000 Euros.
HandyGames was one of the first companies to launch games for wearable technology in 2014. The games are compatible with Android Wear devices, including the Moto 360 by Motorola, the Huawei Watch, the Sony SmartWatch and the LG G Watch.
The company began developing VR (virtual reality) games 2015 and released titles like "Hidden Temple – VR Adventure". They can be played in 360° mode or in VR using one of the supported head-mounted displays like Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, or Google Cardboard. Simultaneously, HandyGames began developing games for the Eighth generation of video game consoles like the PlayStation 4, Xbox One or later the Nintendo Switch.
On 9 July 2018, THQ Nordic announced that it had acquired HandyGames and all of its intellectual property. THQ Nordic said that the studio management and all employees remain with the company.
Townsmen Expeditions (working title), which will mark the most recent entry in the Townsmen IP, received €150,000 development funding from Creative Europe. As of 2020, HandyGames employs 60 people.
In May 2021, Embracer Group announced the acquisition of Massive Miniteam by HandyGames, which will be fully integrated within the HandyGames organization, under the operative group THQ Nordic.

## Awards

* Deutscher Entwicklerpreis — Bestes Studio (Best German Studio)

## Games

| Title | Platform | Release date | Developer |
| Townsmen | Java | 2003 | HandyGames |
| Townsmen 2 | Java | 2003 | HandyGames |
| Townsmen 3 | Java | 2005 | HandyGames |
| Sexy Puzzle 2 | Java | 2006 | HandyGames |
| Porn Manager | Java | 2006 | HandyGames |
| Bulldozer Inc. | Java | 2006 | HandyGames |
| Townsmen 4 | Java | 2007 | HandyGames |
| Porn Manager 2 | Java | 2007 | HandyGames |
| Townsmen 5 | Java | 2008 | HandyGames |
| The Egyptians | Java | 2008 | HandyGames |
| 4 in a Wheel | Java | 2008 | HandyGames |
| AD 1066 – William the Conqueror | Java | 2008 | HandyGames |
| The Great Bible Game | Java | 2008 | HandyGames |
| Romans and Barbarians | Java | 2008 | HandyGames |
| Little Firefighter | Java | 2008 | HandyGames |
| Sexy Twins 1 | Java | 2008 | HandyGames |
| Townsmen 6 Revolution | Java | 2009 | HandyGames |
| Townsmen 6 Revolution | Android | February 4, 2011 | HandyGames |
| The Great Beer Quiz | Java | 2009 | HandyGames |
| World of Dice | Java | 2009 | HandyGames |
| Porn Tycoon | Java | 2010 | HandyGames |
| Casino Crime | Java | 2010 | HandyGames |
| Shark or Die | Java | 2010 | HandyGames |
| Guns 'n' Glory | Java | 2010 | HandyGames |
| Truth or Lies | iPhone | February 15, 2011 | HandyGames |
| Romans and Barbarians Gold | Java | 2011 | HandyGames |
| The Egyptians Gold | Java | 2011 | HandyGames |
| Cyberlords: Arcology | Java | 2011 | HandyGames |
| Cyberlords: Arcology | Android | 2011 | HandyGames |
| Clouds and Sheep | Android | 2011 | HandyGames |
| Clouds and Sheep | iOS | 2011 | HandyGames |
| Guns 'n' Glory WW2 | Android | 2011 | HandyGames |
| Guns 'n' Glory WW2 | iOS | 2011 | HandyGames |
| Aporkalypse: Pigs of Doom | Java | 2011 | HandyGames |
| Aporkalypse: Pigs of Doom | Android | 2011 | HandyGames |
| Happy Vikings | Android | 2011 | HandyGames |
| 1941 Frozen Front | Android, iOS | 2013 | HandyGames |
| Townsmen | Android | August 3, 2013 | HandyGames |
| Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron | Microsoft Windows | July 24, 2018 | HandyGames |
| Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron | PlayStation 4 | July 24, 2018 | HandyGames |
| Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron | Xbox One | July 24, 2018 | HandyGames |
| Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Owltimate Edition | Nintendo Switch | September 28, 2018 | Black Forest Games |
| Townsmen | Nintendo Switch | November 9, 2018 | HandyGames |
| Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron - Nebelgeschwader | Microsoft Windows | November 13, 2018 | HandyGames |
| Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron - Nebelgeschwader | Nintendo Switch | November 13, 2018 | HandyGames |
| Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron - Nebelgeschwader | PlayStation 4 | November 13, 2018 | HandyGames |
| Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron - Nebelgeschwader | Xbox One | November 13, 2018 | HandyGames |
| Jagged Alliance: Rage! | Microsoft Windows | December 6, 2018 | Cliffhanger Productions |
| Jagged Alliance: Rage! | PlayStation 4 | December 6, 2018 | Cliffhanger Productions |
| Jagged Alliance: Rage! | Xbox One | December 6, 2018 | Cliffhanger Productions |
| Clouds & Sheep 2 | Nintendo Switch | December 21, 2018 | HandyGames |
| Dynamite Fishing: World Games | Nintendo Switch | December 21, 2018 | HandyGames |
| Stunt Kite Party | Nintendo Switch | February 8, 2019 | HandyGames |
| Rad Rodgers: Radical Edition | Nintendo Switch | February 26, 2019 | Slipgate Studios |
| Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt | Microsoft Windows | February 26, 2019 | HandyGames |
| SpellForce: Heroes & Magic | Android | April 26, 2019 | Hex Games |
| SpellForce: Heroes & Magic | iOS | April 26, 2019 | Hex Games |
| Stunt Kite Party | Microsoft Windows | June 7, 2019 | HandyGames |
| Stunt Kite Party | PlayStation 4 | June 7, 2019 | HandyGames |
| Stunt Kite Party | Xbox One | June 7, 2019 | HandyGames |
| ChessFinity | Android | July 4, 2019 | Orkitec |
| ChessFinity | iOS | July 4, 2019 | Orkitec |
| Battle Chasers: Nightwar - Mobile Edition | Android | August 1, 2019 | Airship Syndicate |
| Battle Chasers: Nightwar - Mobile Edition | iOS | August 1, 2019 | Airship Syndicate |
| This Is the Police 2 | Android | September 12, 2019 | Weappy |
| This Is the Police 2 | iOS | September 12, 2019 | Weappy |
| Lock's Quest | Android | September 26, 2019 | Digital Continue |
| Lock's Quest | iOS | September 26, 2019 | Digital Continue |
| Little Big Workshop | Macintosh | October 17, 2019 | Mirage Game Studios |
| Little Big Workshop | Microsoft Windows | October 17, 2019 | Mirage Game Studios |
| Through the Darkest of Times | Macintosh | January 30, 2020 | Paintbucket Games |
| Through the Darkest of Times | Microsoft Windows | January 30, 2020 | Paintbucket Games |
| Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt | PlayStation 4 | February 20, 2020 | HandyGames |
| Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt | Xbox One | February 20, 2020 | HandyGames |
| Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt – The Seaside Empire | Microsoft Windows | February 20, 2020 | HandyGames |
| Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt – The Seaside Empire | Nintendo Switch | February 20, 2020 | HandyGames |
| Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt – The Seaside Empire | PlayStation 4 | February 20, 2020 | HandyGames |
| Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt – The Seaside Empire | Xbox One | February 20, 2020 | HandyGames |
| Spitlings | Stadia | February 25, 2020 | Massive Miniteam |
| Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron – Extended Edition | Android | February 28, 2020 | HandyGames |
| Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron – Extended Edition | iOS | February 28, 2020 | HandyGames |
| Rebel Cops | Android | April 23, 2020 | Weappy |
| Rebel Cops | iOS | April 23, 2020 | Weappy |
| Through the Darkest of Times | Android | May 7, 2020 | Paintbucket Games |
| Through the Darkest of Times | iOS | May 7, 2020 | Paintbucket Games |
| Spitlings | Microsoft Windows | August 4, 2020 | Massive Miniteam |
| Spitlings | Nintendo Switch | August 4, 2020 | Massive Miniteam |
| Spitlings | PlayStation 4 | August 4, 2020 | Massive Miniteam |
| Spitlings | Xbox One | August 4, 2020 | Massive Miniteam |
| Through the Darkest of Times | Nintendo Switch | August 13, 2020 | Paintbucket Games |
| Through the Darkest of Times | PlayStation 4 | August 13, 2020 | Paintbucket Games |
| Through the Darkest of Times | Xbox One | August 13, 2020 | Paintbucket Games |
| Little Big Workshop | Xbox One | September 24, 2020 | Massive Miniteam |
| Little Big Workshop | PlayStation 4 | September 24, 2020 | Massive Miniteam |
| Little Big Workshop | Nintendo Switch | October 1, 2020 | Massive Miniteam |
| Neighbours back From Hell | Microsoft Windows | October 8, 2020 | FarbWorks |
| Neighbours back From Hell | Nintendo Switch | October 8, 2020 | FarbWorks |
| Neighbours back From Hell | PlayStation 4 | October 8, 2020 | FarbWorks |
| Neighbours back From Hell | Xbox One | October 8, 2020 | FarbWorks |
| Chicken Police: Paint it Red! | Microsoft Windows | November 5, 2020 | The Wild Gentlemen |
| Chicken Police: Paint it Red! | Nintendo Switch | November 5, 2020 | The Wild Gentlemen |
| Chicken Police: Paint it Red! | PlayStation 4 | November 5, 2020 | The Wild Gentlemen |
| Chicken Police: Paint it Red! | Xbox One | November 5, 2020 | The Wild Gentlemen |
| Little Big Workshop | Stadia | November 6, 2020 | Massive Miniteam |
| El Hijo: A Wild West Tale | Stadia | December 3, 2020 | Honig Studios |
| El Hijo: A Wild West Tale | Microsoft Windows | December 3, 2020 | Honig Studios |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated | Android | January 21, 2021 | HandyGames |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated | iOS | January 21, 2021 | HandyGames |
| Titan Quest: Legendary Edition | Android | February 2, 2021 | HandyGames |
| Titan Quest: Legendary Edition | iOS | February 2, 2021 | HandyGames |
| Pile Up! Box by Box | Microsoft Windows | March 18, 2021 | Seed by Seed |
| El Hijo: A Wild West Tale | Nintendo Switch | March 25, 2021 | Quantumfrog |
| El Hijo: A Wild West Tale | PlayStation 4 | March 25, 2021 | Quantumfrog |
| El Hijo: A Wild West Tale | Xbox One | March 25, 2021 | Quantumfrog |
| Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt | GeForce Now | June 10, 2021 | HandyGames |
| Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt – The Seaside Empire | GeForce Now | June 10, 2021 | HandyGames |
| Chicken Police: Paint it Red! | Android | June 29, 2021 | HandyGames |
| Chicken Police: Paint it Red! | iOS | June 29, 2021 | HandyGames |
| Skydrift Infinity | Microsoft Windows | July 29, 2021 | HandyGames |
| Skydrift Infinity | Nintendo Switch | July 29, 2021 | HandyGames |
| Skydrift Infinity | PlayStation 4 | July 29, 2021 | HandyGames |
| Skydrift Infinity | Xbox One | July 29, 2021 | HandyGames |
| Neighbours back From Hell | Android | August 3, 2021 | HandyGames |
| Neighbours back From Hell | iOS | August 3, 2021 | HandyGames |
| Pile Up! Box by Box | Nintendo Switch | August 17, 2021 | Seed by Seed |
| Pile Up! Box by Box | PlayStation 4 | August 17, 2021 | Seed by Seed |
| Pile Up! Box by Box | Xbox One | August 17, 2021 | Seed by Seed |
| El Hijo: A Wild West Tale | Amazon Luna | September 9, 2021 | Quantum Frog |
| Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams | Amazon Luna | September 9, 2021 | Black Forest Games |
| Pile Up! Box by Box! | Amazon Luna | September 9, 2021 | Seed by Seed |
| Spitlings | Amazon Luna | September 9, 2021 | Massive Miniteam |
| Chicken Police: Paint it Red! | MacOS | November 4, 2021 | The Wild Gentlemen |
| Chicken Police: Paint it Red! | Stadia | December 6, 2021 | The Wild Gentlemen |
| One Hand Clapping | Android | December 14, 2021 | Bad Dream Games |
| One Hand Clapping | iOS | December 14, 2021 | Bad Dream Games |
| One Hand Clapping | GeForce Now | December 14, 2021 | Bad Dream Games |
| One Hand Clapping | Microsoft Windows | December 14, 2021 | Bad Dream Games |
| One Hand Clapping | Nintendo Switch | December 14, 2021 | Bad Dream Games |
| One Hand Clapping | PlayStation 4 | December 14, 2021 | Bad Dream Games |
| One Hand Clapping | Stadia | December 14, 2021 | Bad Dream Games |
| One Hand Clapping | Xbox One | December 14, 2021 | Bad Dream Games |
| Scarf | GeForce Now | December 23, 2021 | Uprising Studios |
| Scarf | Microsoft Windows | December 23, 2021 | Uprising Studios |
| El Hijo: A Wild West Tale | Android | January 25, 2022 | HandyGames |
| El Hijo: A Wild West Tale | iOS | January 25, 2022 | HandyGames |
| Townsmen VR | HTC Vive | March 24, 2022 | HandyGames |
| Townsmen VR | Oculus Rift | March 24, 2022 | HandyGames |
| Townsmen VR | PlayStation VR | March 24, 2022 | HandyGames |
| Chicken Police: Paint it Red! | PlayStation 5 | March 30, 2022 | The Wild Gentlemen |
| Chicken Police: Paint it Red! | Xbox Series X/S | March 30, 2022 | The Wild Gentlemen |
| One Hand Clapping | Xbox Series X/S | March 31, 2022 | Bad Dream Games |
| One Hand Clapping | PlayStation 5 | April 5, 2022 | Bad Dream Games |
| This Is the President | Android | May 10, 2022 | HandyGames |
| This Is the President | iOS | May 10, 2022 | HandyGames |
| Townsmen: A Kingdom Rebuilt | Netflix | May 24, 2022 | HandyGames |
| Through the Darkest of Times | Stadia | June 1, 2022 | Paintbucket Games |
| Endling: Extinction is Forever | Microsoft Windows | July 19, 2022 | Herobeat Studios |
| Endling: Extinction is Forever | Nintendo Switch | July 19, 2022 | Herobeat Studios |
| Endling: Extinction is Forever | PlayStation 4 | July 19, 2022 | Herobeat Studios |
| Endling: Extinction is Forever | Xbox One | July 19, 2022 | Herobeat Studios |
| Neighbours Back from Hell | Stadia | July 28, 2022 | FarbWorks |
| Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Microsoft Windows | August 23, 2022 | Massive Miniteam |
| Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Nintendo Switch | August 23, 2022 | Massive Miniteam |
| Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | PlayStation 4 | August 23, 2022 | Massive Miniteam |
| Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | PlayStation 5 | August 23, 2022 | Massive Miniteam |
| Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Xbox One | August 23, 2022 | Massive Miniteam |
| Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Xbox Series X/S | August 23, 2022 | Massive Miniteam |
| Chicken Police: Paint it Red! | Amazon Luna | October 20, 2022 | The Wild Gentlemen |
| Endling: Extinction is Forever | PlayStation 5 | November 3, 2022 | Herobeat Studios |
| Endling: Extinction is Forever | Xbox Series X/S | November 3, 2022 | Herobeat Studios |
| Wreckfest Mobile | Android | November 16, 2022 | HandyGames |
| Wreckfest Mobile | iOS | November 16, 2022 | HandyGames |
| Perish | Microsoft Windows | February 2, 2023 | Item 42 |
| De-Exit: Eternal Matters | Microsoft Windows | April 14, 2023 | SandBloom Studio |
| De-Exit: Eternal Matters | PlayStation 4 | April 14, 2023 | SandBloom Studio |
| De-Exit: Eternal Matters | Xbox One | April 14, 2023 | SandBloom Studio |
| De-Exit: Eternal Matters | PlayStation 5 | April 14, 2023 | SandBloom Studio |
| De-Exit: Eternal Matters | Xbox Series X/S | April 14, 2023 | SandBloom Studio |
| Airhead | Microsoft Windows | TBA | Octato |
| Airhead | Nintendo Switch | TBA | Octato |
| Airhead | PlayStation 4 | TBA | Octato |
| Airhead | Xbox One | TBA | Octato |
| Endling: Extinction is Forever | Android | TBA | HandyGames |
| Endling: Extinction is Forever | iOS | TBA | HandyGames |
| A Rat's Quest: The Way Back Home | Microsoft Windows | TBA | The Dreamerians |
| A Rat's Quest: The Way Back Home | Nintendo Switch | TBA | The Dreamerians |
| A Rat's Quest: The Way Back Home | PlayStation 4 | TBA | The Dreamerians |
| A Rat's Quest: The Way Back Home | Xbox One | TBA | The Dreamerians |
| Devil and the Fairy | HTC Vive | TBA | HandyGames |
| Devil and the Fairy | Meta Rift | TBA | HandyGames |
| Devil and the Fairy | Steam VR | TBA | HandyGames |
| Lethal Honor: Order of the Apocalypse | Microsoft Windows | TBA | Viral Studios |
| Lethal Honor: Order of the Apocalypse | Nintendo Switch | TBA | Viral Studios |
| Lethal Honor: Order of the Apocalypse | PlayStation 4 | TBA | Viral Studios |
| Lethal Honor: Order of the Apocalypse | Xbox One | TBA | Viral Studios |