Video games in the Netherlands
Video game development -- Game developers from the Netherlands
Table:
Company

Location

Founded

Type

Witan Entertainment

Haarlem

1992

entertainment, casual, serious, mobile games

Engine Software

Doetinchem

1995

entertainment, handheld, mobile games

Elements Interactive

Almere

1996

mobile games, software and websites

Triumph Studios

Delft

1997

core games

IJsfontein

Amsterdam

1997

serious games

MAD Multimedia

Groningen

1998

serious games

RANJ

Rotterdam

1999

serious games

Khaeon

The Hague

1999

core games

Nixxes Software

Utrecht

1999

video game conversions and software

Guerrilla Games

Amsterdam

2000

core games

Bright Alley

Utrecht

2000

serious games and gamification

Two Tribes

Harderwijk

2000

core games

Codeglue

Rotterdam

2000

core games

E-Semble bv

Delft

2000

serious games

NotTheFly Mobile Entertainment

Venlo

2000

mobile games

Zylom

Eindhoven

2001

casual games and game distributor

Gamebasics Studio

Zoetermeer

2004

mobile games

Monkeybizniz

Utrecht

2001

serious games

Trade Games International

The Hague

2002

core games

VSTEP

Rotterdam

2002

serious games

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Haarlem ( Dutch pronunciation : [ ˈɦaːrlɛm ] ( listen ) ; predecessor of Harlem in the English language ) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands . It is the capital of the province of North Holland and is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad , one of the most populated metropolitan areas in Europe . Haarlem had a population of 161,265 in 2019 . Haarlem was granted city status or stadsrechten in 1245 , although the first city walls were not built until 1270 . The modern city encompasses the former municipality of Schoten as well as parts that previously belonged to Bloemendaal and Heemstede . Apart from the city , the municipality of Haarlem also includes the western part of the village of Spaarndam . Newer sections of Spaarndam lie within the neighbouring municipality of Haarlemmermeer .
Engine Software is a Dutch video game developer , located in Doetinchem , the Netherlands , which specializes in handheld video games and digital platforms . They have also developed middleware for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS . Engine Software was founded in 1995 , and with that is the oldest game developer in the Netherlands still in business . They have worked on developing games for the Super NES , Game Boy Color , Game Boy Advance , Pocket PC , PC , digiBlast , Nintendo DS , PlayStation Portable and Nintendo 3DS . Part of the development work that the firm does is supporting other game developers ( like Vicarious Visions and A2M ) , collaborating with other developers on a larger platform penetration strategy , and working with publishers and licensors to create games based on licensed properties .
Doetinchem ( Dutch pronunciation : [ ˈdutɪnxəm ] ( listen ) ; Low Saxon : Deutekem ) is a city and municipality in the east of the Netherlands . It is situated along the Oude IJssel ( Old IJssel ) river in a part of the province of Gelderland called the Achterhoek . The municipality had a population of 57,555 in 2019 and consists of an area of 79.66 km2 ( 30.76 sq mi ) of which 0.60 km2 ( 0.23 sq mi ) is water . This makes Doetinchem the largest town ( by population ) in the Achterhoek . On 1 January 2005 , a municipal restructuring merged the neighbouring municipality of Wehl as well as the Zelhelmse Broek area with Doetinchem .
Almere ( Dutch pronunciation : [ ɑlˈmeːrə ] ( listen ) ) is a planned city and municipality in the province of Flevoland , Netherlands , bordering Lelystad and Zeewolde . The municipality of Almere comprises six official areas that are the districts of Almere Stad ( which is further split up into Almere Stad Oost , Almere Stad West and Almere Centrum ) , Almere Buiten and Almere Pampus ( which is currently being designed ) , and the boroughs of Almere Haven , Almere Hout and Almere Poort . Four of them feature official district or borough offices . Furthermore , it also comprises the unofficial historic district and neighborhood Oostvaardersdiep , which has an active semi-self-governing community , and the planned district of Almere Oosterwold . Almere is part of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area ( MRA ) . Almere is the newest city in the Netherlands : the land on which the city sits , the Southern Flevoland polder , was reclaimed from the IJsselmeer from 1959 to 1968 . The first house was finished in 1976 , and Almere became a municipality in 1984 . It has the largest population of the municipalities in Flevoland with 207,904 citizens in 2019 and the 7th largest in the Netherlands . In October 2007 , the city council of Almere made agreements with the government to expand the city to 350,000 inhabitants by 2030 .
Triumph Studios is a video game developer based in Delft , the Netherlands , founded in 1997 . The studio is known for their Age of Wonders and Overlord series and has developed several games for the PC , Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 . On June 30 , 2017 Paradox Interactive announced that it had acquired Triumph Studios .
Delft ( [ dɛlft ] ( listen ) ) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland , Netherlands . It is located between Rotterdam , to the southeast , and The Hague , to the northwest . Together with them , it is part of both Rotterdam-The Hague metropolitan area and the Randstad . Delft is a popular tourist destination in the country of The Netherlands . It is home to Delft University of Technology ( TU Delft ) , regarded as center of technological research and development in the Netherlands , Delft Blue pottery and the currently reigning House of Orange-Nassau . Historically , Delft played a highly influential role in the Dutch Golden Age . Delft has a special place in the history of microbiology . In terms of science and technology , thanks to the pioneering contributions of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and Martinus Beijerinck , Delft can be considered to be the true birthplace of microbiology , with its several sub-disciplines such as bacteriology , protozoology , and virology .
Amsterdam ( /ˈæmstərdæm/ , UK also /ˌæmstərˈdæm/ ; Dutch : [ ɑmstərˈdɑm ] ( listen ) ) is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands with a population of 872,680 within the city proper , 1,380,872 in the urban area and 2,410,960 in the metropolitan area . Found within the province of North Holland , Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the Venice of the North , attributed by the large number of canals which form a UNESCO World Heritage Site . Amsterdam 's name derives from Amstelredamme , indicative of the city 's origin around a dam in the river Amstel . Originating as a small fishing village in the late 12th century , Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world in the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century and became the leading centre for finance and trade . In the 19th and 20th centuries , the city expanded , and many new neighbourhoods and suburbs were planned and built . The 17th-century canals of Amsterdam and the 19-20th century Defence Line of Amsterdam are on the UNESCO World Heritage List . Sloten , annexed in 1921 by the municipality of Amsterdam , is the oldest part of the city , dating to the 9th century . As the commercial capital of the Netherlands and one of the top financial centres in Europe , Amsterdam is considered an alpha-world city by the Globalization and World Cities ( GaWC ) study group . The city is also the cultural capital of the Netherlands . Many large Dutch institutions have their headquarters there , including Philips , AkzoNobel , TomTom and ING . Also , many of the world 's largest companies are based in Amsterdam or have established their European headquarters in the city , such as leading technology companies Uber , Netflix and Tesla . In 2012 , Amsterdam was ranked the second best city to live in by the Economist Intelligence Unit ( EIU ) and 12th globally on quality of living for environment and infrastructure by Mercer .
Groningen ( /ˈɡroʊnɪŋən/ , also UK : /ˈɡrɒn-/ , US : /ˈxroʊn-/ , Dutch : [ ˈɣroːnɪŋə ( n ) ] ( listen ) ; Gronings : Grunnen ) is the main municipality as well as the capital city of the eponymous province in the Netherlands . It is the largest city in the north of the Netherlands and has 231,037 inhabitants ( 31 January 2019 ) on a total area of 180.21 km2 ( 69.58 sq mi ) , and land area of 168.93 km2 ( 65.22 sq mi ) with a population density of 1,367 per km2 ( 3,540 per square mile ) . It merged with Ten Boer and Haren municipalities in 1 January 2019 . The Groningen-Assen metropolitan area has about half a million inhabitants . Groningen is an old city ( more than 950 years ) and was the regional power of the north of the Netherlands , a semi-independent city-state and member of the German Hanseatic League . Groningen is a university city , with an estimated 31,000 students at the University of Groningen ( 1 October 2018 ) , and an estimated 28,000 at the Hanze University of Applied Sciences ( 1 October 2018 ) .
Rotterdam ( /ˈrɒtərdæm/ , UK also /ˌrɒtərˈdæm/ ; Dutch : [ ˌrɔtərˈdɑm ] ( listen ) ) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands . It is the second-largest Dutch city after the capital Amsterdam , and is located in the province of South Holland , at the mouth of the Nieuwe Maas channel leading into the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta at the North Sea . Its history goes back to 1270 , when a dam was constructed in the Rotte , after which people settled around it for safety . In 1340 , Rotterdam was granted city rights by the Count of Holland . The Rotterdam-The Hague metropolitan area , with a population of approximately 2.7 million , is the 13th-largest in the European Union and the most populous in the country . Located in the west of the Netherlands , Rotterdam is in the centre of the Rijnmond conurbation and lies at the southwest corner of the larger Randstad conurbation . A major logistic and economic centre , Rotterdam is Europe 's largest seaport , and had previously been the largest port of the world for a long time . It has a population of 651,446 as of January 2020 and is home to over 180 nationalities . Rotterdam is known for its Erasmus University , its riverside setting , lively cultural life , maritime heritage and modern architecture . The near-complete destruction of the city centre in the World War II Rotterdam Blitz has resulted in a varied architectural landscape , including sky-scrapers ( an uncommon sight in other Dutch cities ) designed by renowned architects such as Rem Koolhaas , Piet Blom and Ben van Berkel . The Rhine , Meuse and Scheldt give waterway access into the heart of Western Europe , including the highly industrialized Ruhr . The extensive distribution system including rail , roads , and waterways have earned Rotterdam the nicknames Gateway to Europe and Gateway to the World .
The Hague ( /heɪɡ/ ; Dutch : Den Haag [ dɛn ˈɦaːx ] ( listen ) or 's - Gravenhage [ ˌsxraːvə ( n ) ˈɦaːɣə ] ( listen ) ) is a city on the western coast of the Netherlands on the North Sea and the capital of the province of South Holland . It is also the seat of government of the Netherlands and hosts the International Court of Justice , one of the most important courts in the world . With a metropolitan population of more than 1 million , it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands , after Amsterdam and Rotterdam . The Rotterdam-The Hague metropolitan area , with a population of approximately 2.7 million , is the 13th-largest in the European Union and the most populous in the country . Located in the west of the Netherlands , The Hague is in the centre of the Haaglanden conurbation and lies at the southwest corner of the larger Randstad conurbation . The Hague is the seat of the Cabinet , the States General , the Supreme Court , and the Council of State of the Netherlands , but the city is not the constitutional capital of the Netherlands , which is Amsterdam . King Willem-Alexander lives in Huis ten Bosch [ a ] and works at the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague , together with Queen Máxima . Most foreign embassies in the Netherlands are located in the city . The Hague is also home to the world headquarters of Royal Dutch Shell and other Dutch companies . The Hague is known as the home of international law and arbitration . The International Court of Justice , the main judicial arm of the United Nations , is located in the city , as well as the International Criminal Court , the Permanent Court of Arbitration , Europol , and approximately 200 other international governmental organisations .
Utrecht ( /ˈjuːtrɛkt/ YOO-trekt , also UK : /juːˈtrɛxt/ yoo-TREKHT , Dutch : [ ˈytrɛxt ] ( listen ) ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands , capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht . It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation , in the very centre of mainland Netherlands ; it had a population of 357,179 as of 2019 . Utrecht 's ancient city centre features many buildings and structures , several dating as far back as the High Middle Ages . It has been the religious centre of the Netherlands since the 8th century . It lost the status of prince-bishopric but remains the main religious centre in the country . Utrecht was the most important city in the Netherlands until the Dutch Golden Age , when it was surpassed by Amsterdam as the country 's cultural centre and most populous city . Utrecht is host to Utrecht University , the largest university in the Netherlands , as well as several other institutions of higher education . Due to its central position within the country , it is an important transport hub for both rail and road transport ; the busiest train station in the Netherlands , Utrecht Centraal , is in the city of Utrecht . It has the second highest number of cultural events in the Netherlands , after Amsterdam . In 2012 , Lonely Planet included Utrecht in the top 10 of the world 's unsung places .
Guerrilla B.V. ( trade name : Guerrilla Games ) is a Dutch video game developer based in Amsterdam . The company was founded as Lost Boys Games in January 2000 through the merger of three smaller development studios as a subsidiary of multimedia conglomerate company Lost Boys . Lost Boys Games became independent the following year and was acquired by Media Republic in 2003 , which renamed the studio Guerrilla Games and sold it to Sony Computer Entertainment in 2005 . The company employs approximately 250 people under the leadership of joint studio heads Angie Smets , Jan-Bart van Beek , and Michiel van der Leeuw . It is best known for the Killzone game series and Horizon Zero Dawn .
Utrecht ( /ˈjuːtrɛkt/ YOO-trekt , also UK : /juːˈtrɛxt/ yoo-TREKHT , Dutch : [ ˈytrɛxt ] ( listen ) ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands , capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht . It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation , in the very centre of mainland Netherlands ; it had a population of 357,179 as of 2019 . Utrecht 's ancient city centre features many buildings and structures , several dating as far back as the High Middle Ages . It has been the religious centre of the Netherlands since the 8th century . It lost the status of prince-bishopric but remains the main religious centre in the country . Utrecht was the most important city in the Netherlands until the Dutch Golden Age , when it was surpassed by Amsterdam as the country 's cultural centre and most populous city . Utrecht is host to Utrecht University , the largest university in the Netherlands , as well as several other institutions of higher education . Due to its central position within the country , it is an important transport hub for both rail and road transport ; the busiest train station in the Netherlands , Utrecht Centraal , is in the city of Utrecht . It has the second highest number of cultural events in the Netherlands , after Amsterdam . In 2012 , Lonely Planet included Utrecht in the top 10 of the world 's unsung places .
Two Tribes B.V. is an independent video game developer based in Harderwijk , Netherlands . Founded in 2001 by Martijn Reuvers and Collin van Ginkel , it develops its own intellectual property and games for franchises . As announced on 10 March 2016 , the office closed in September 2016 , after the release of Rive . However , Two Tribes continues development of the Nintendo Switch version of Rive , as well as supporting older games .
Harderwijk ( pronunciation ( help·info ) ) ( Dutch Low Saxon : Harderwiek ) is a municipality and city almost at the exact geographical centre of the Netherlands . It is served by the Harderwijk railway station . Its population centres are Harderwijk and Hierden . Harderwijk is on the western boundary of the Veluwe . The southeastern half of the municipality is largely forests .
Venlo ( Dutch : [ ˈvɛnloː ] ( listen ) ) is a city and municipality in the southeastern Netherlands , within a couple of miles of the German border . It is situated in the province of Limburg . The municipality of Venlo counted 101,578 inhabitants as of January 2019 .
Eindhoven ( /ˈaɪnthoʊvən/ EYENT-hoh-vən , Dutch : [ ˈɛintɦoːvə ( n ) ] ( listen ) ) is the fifth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands , located in the south of the country . It had a population of 231,469 in 2019 , making it the largest city in the province of North Brabant . Eindhoven was originally located at the confluence of the Dommel and Gender . Neighbouring cities and towns include Son en Breugel , Nuenen , Geldrop-Mierlo , Helmond , Heeze-Leende , Waalre , Veldhoven , Eersel , Oirschot and Best . The agglomeration has a population of 337,487 . The metropolitan area consists of 419,045 inhabitants . The city region has a population of 753,426 . The Brabantse Stedenrij combined metropolitan area has about 2 million inhabitants .
Zoetermeer ( Dutch pronunciation : [ ˌzutərˈmeːr ] ( listen ) ) is a city in the Western Netherlands , in the province of South Holland . The municipality covers an area of 37.05 km2 ( 14.31 sq mi ) of which 2.50 km2 ( 0.97 sq mi ) is water . A small village until the late 1960s , it had 6,392 inhabitants in 1950 . By 2013 this had grown to 123,328 , making it the third largest population centre in the province of South Holland , after Rotterdam and The Hague . It is part of the Haaglanden conurbation . The name Zoetermeer ( Dutch for freshwater lake ) refers to the former lake north of the town ( reclaimed in 1614 ) . Because the name literally translates as sweet lake local residents have dubbed Zoetermeer Sweet Lake City .
Ship Simulator is a ship simulator , a type of vehicle simulation computer game which simulates maneuvering various ships in different environments , although without the effects of wind and current . It was developed by Dutch company VSTEP and released by the former company Lighthouse Interactive , which closed down in 2009 .