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{{Infobox company | {{Infobox company | ||
| name = Ghost Ship Games ApS | | name = Ghost Ship Games ApS | ||
| logo = Ghost Ship Games.svg | | logo = Ghost Ship Games.svg | ||
| logo_class = logo-nobg skin-invert | |||
| type = [[Subsidiary]] | | type = [[Subsidiary]] | ||
| parent = [[Coffee Stain Studios|Coffee Stain Holding]] | | parent = {{ubl|[[Coffee Stain Studios|Coffee Stain Holding]] (2021–2025)|Coffee Stain Group (2025–present)}} | ||
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]] | | industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]] | ||
| founded = {{Start date and age|2016}} | | founded = {{Start date and age|2016}} | ||
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Søren Lundgaard|Mikkel Martin Pedersen|Henrik Edwards|Jonas Møller|Robert Friis|Philip Mygind}} | | founders = {{Unbulleted list|Søren Lundgaard|Mikkel Martin Pedersen|Henrik Edwards|Jonas Møller|Robert Friis|Philip Mygind}} | ||
| hq_location_city = [[Copenhagen]] | | hq_location_city = [[Copenhagen]] | ||
| hq_location_country = Denmark | | hq_location_country = Denmark | ||
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Søren Lundgaard ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])|Henrik Edwards ([[Chief technology officer|CTO]])}} | | key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Søren Lundgaard ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])|Henrik Edwards ([[Chief technology officer|CTO]])}} | ||
| num_employees = | | num_employees = 43 | ||
| website = {{URL|https:// | | divisions = Ghost Ship Publishing | ||
| website = {{URL|https://ghostship.dk/}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Ghost Ship Games ApS''' is a Danish [[video game developer]] based in [[Copenhagen]]. Founded in 2016, it is best known for developing ''[[Deep Rock Galactic]]''. | '''Ghost Ship Games ApS''' is a Danish [[video game developer]] and publisher based in [[Copenhagen]]. Founded in 2016, it is best known for developing ''[[Deep Rock Galactic]]''. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Ghost Ship Games was founded in the spring of 2016 by a team of five former employees of [[ | Ghost Ship Games was founded in the spring of 2016 by a team of five former employees of [[Press Play (company)|Press Play]] after that studio's closure. The company was funded the Danish government's Cap Nova, which focused on video games.<ref name=sold>{{cite web |last1=Kildebogaard |first1=Jesper |title=Seks venner ville skabe nyt computerspil: Solgte for en halv milliard fem år senere |url=https://finans.dk/tech/ECE14497489/seks-venner-blev-ivaerksaettere-paa-foerste-klasse-solgte-ghost-ship-games-for-en-halv-milliard-fem-aar-senere/ |website=Finans |language=da |date=14 October 2022}}</ref> CEO Søren Lundgaard was invited to join the company shortly after by game director Mikkel Martin Pedersen. Lundgaard and Pedersen had previously been co-workers at the defunct game studio [[Deadline Games]] for over ten years.<ref name='Pedersen Interview'>{{Cite web |url=https://gamerant.com/deep-rock-galactic-interview-ghost-ship-history-player-growth-3-million/ |title=Deep Rock Galactic Game Director Talks Rise From Six Founders to Three Million Players |last=Rochlin |first=Jason |date=17 December 2021 |website=Game Rant}}</ref> The newly formed team begin work on a co-op title that they envisioned as "basically combining ''[[Minecraft]]'' and ''[[Left 4 Dead]]''".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.psu.com/news/rock-and-stone-ghost-ship-games-ceo-soren-lundgaard-talks-deep-rock-galactics-upcoming-playstation-launch/ |title=Rock And Stone! Ghost Ship Games CEO Søren Lundgaard Talks Deep Rock Galactic's Upcoming PlayStation Launch |last=Carcasole |first=David |date=1 December 2021 |website=PlayStation Universe}}</ref> In February 2017, Swedish developer [[Coffee Stain Studios]] acquired a 30% stake in Ghost Ship Games and agreed to publish their first game, ''Deep Rock Galactic''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wccftech.com/coffee-stain-studios-publishing-expanding/ |title=Coffee Stain Studios: Expanding, Acquiring and Publishing |last=Wray |first=Chris |date=27 February 2017 |website=Wccftech}}</ref> | ||
Coffee Stain Publishing released ''Deep Rock Galactic'' into early access on 28 February 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/02/14/deep-rock-galactic-early-access-game-preview/|title=Deep Rock Galactic Comes to Early Access, Game Preview This Month| | Coffee Stain Publishing released ''Deep Rock Galactic'' into early access on 28 February 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/02/14/deep-rock-galactic-early-access-game-preview/|title=Deep Rock Galactic Comes to Early Access, Game Preview This Month| website=Comic Book| author=Tanner Dedmon |date= 14 February 2018 |accessdate=23 June 2018 |archive-date= 24 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624010425/https://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/02/14/deep-rock-galactic-early-access-game-preview/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Ghost Ship benefited from the community feedback that an early access model allowed for. Early reviews of the game were very positive and the game amassed 300,000 players by September 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-09-18-deep-rock-galactic-and-the-advantages-of-open-development |title=Deep Rock Galactic and the advantages of open development |last=Taylor |first=Ivy |date=19 September 2018 |website=GamesIndustry.biz}}</ref> The game officially left early access after more than two years on 13 May 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/deep-rock-galatic-leaves-early-access-this-may/1100-6476597/ |title=Deep Rock Galatic [sic] Leaves Early Access This May |last=Ramée |first=Jordan |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref> | ||
In August 2021, Coffee Stain's parent company [[Embracer Group]] acquired the remaining 70% of Ghost Ship Games, which made the studio a subsidiary of Coffee Stain Holding.<ref>{{cite web |title=Embracer Group acquires 3D Realms, CrazyLabs, Digixart, Easy Trigger, Force Field, Ghost Ship Games, Grimfrost, and Slipgate Ironworks |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/08/embracer-group-acquires-3d-realms-crazylabs-digixart-easy-trigger-force-field-ghost-ship-games-grimfrost-and-slipgate-ironworks |website=Gematsu |date=August 4, 2021 |access-date=August 5, 2021 |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805074808/https://www.gematsu.com/2021/08/embracer-group-acquires-3d-realms-crazylabs-digixart-easy-trigger-force-field-ghost-ship-games-grimfrost-and-slipgate-ironworks |url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2021, Ghost Ship announced that ''Deep Rock Galactic'' had sold three million copies and would be ported to [[PlayStation 4]] and [[PlayStation 5]] in January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/deep-rock-galactic-sells-3-million-units/|title=Deep Rock Galactic Sells 3 Million Units|date=11 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/12/acclaimed-co-op-shooter-deep-rock-galactic-digs-down-to-ps5-ps4-in-january|title=Acclaimed Co-Op Shooter Deep Rock Galactic Digs Down to PS5, PS4 in January|date=December 2021}}</ref> In June 2022 they announced they had sold 4 million copies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/548430/view/3347878488984502794|title=4 Million Units sold|date=June 2022}}</ref> | In August 2021, Coffee Stain's parent company [[Embracer Group]] acquired the remaining 70% of Ghost Ship Games, which made the studio a subsidiary of Coffee Stain Holding.<ref>{{cite web |title=Embracer Group acquires 3D Realms, CrazyLabs, Digixart, Easy Trigger, Force Field, Ghost Ship Games, Grimfrost, and Slipgate Ironworks |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/08/embracer-group-acquires-3d-realms-crazylabs-digixart-easy-trigger-force-field-ghost-ship-games-grimfrost-and-slipgate-ironworks |last=Romano |first=Sal |website=Gematsu |date=August 4, 2021 |access-date=August 5, 2021 |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805074808/https://www.gematsu.com/2021/08/embracer-group-acquires-3d-realms-crazylabs-digixart-easy-trigger-force-field-ghost-ship-games-grimfrost-and-slipgate-ironworks |url-status=live}}</ref> According to Finans, the founders received 528 million DKK.<ref name="sold" /> In November 2021, Ghost Ship announced that ''Deep Rock Galactic'' had sold three million copies and would be ported to [[PlayStation 4]] and [[PlayStation 5]] in January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/deep-rock-galactic-sells-3-million-units/|title=Deep Rock Galactic Sells 3 Million Units |last=Murray |first=Sean |website=TheGamer |date=11 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/12/acclaimed-co-op-shooter-deep-rock-galactic-digs-down-to-ps5-ps4-in-january|title=Acclaimed Co-Op Shooter Deep Rock Galactic Digs Down to PS5, PS4 in January |last=Tailby |first=Stephen |website=Push Square |date=December 2021}}</ref> In June 2022 they announced they had sold 4 million copies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/548430/view/3347878488984502794|title=4 Million Units sold|date=June 2022}}</ref> | ||
Ghost Ship Games announced a [[Publishing]] label for Danish game studios in February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Cass |date=2023-02-16 |title=Deep Rock Galactic dev launches publishing label for Danish studios |url=https://www.polygon.com/23599324/deep-rock-galactic-developer-ghost-ship-games-publishing |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=[[Polygon_(website)|Polygon]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The label's first three titles were subsequently announced as ''Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor'' (a single player spinoff of Deep Rock Galactic), ''SpellRogue'' and ''DarkSwarm''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/ghost-ship-publishing-unveils-first-three-games-it-will-be-supporting-3406481|title=Ghost Ship Publishing unveils first three games it will be supporting |last=Brown |first=Andy |date=1 March 2023|website=[[NME]] }}</ref> | |||
On May 20, 2026, Ghost Ship Games launched Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core, a cooperative roguelite first-person shooter spin-off, into Early Access on Steam.<ref>{{Cite news |last=published |first=Lincoln Carpenter |date=2026-05-19 |title=Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core launch times and release date |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/deep-rock-galactic-rogue-core-launch-times-release-date/ |access-date=2026-06-03 |work=PC Gamer |language=en}}</ref> | |||
== Games developed == | == Games developed == | ||
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! scope="row" | 2020 | ! scope="row" | 2020 | ||
| ''[[Deep Rock Galactic]]'' | | ''[[Deep Rock Galactic]]'' | ||
| | | Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | ||
| | | Coffee Stain Publishing | ||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | TBA | |||
|''Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core'' | |||
|Windows | |||
|Ghost Ship Publishing | |||
|} | |||
==Games published== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" | |||
|- | |||
! scope="col" | Year | |||
! scope="col" | Title | |||
! scope="col" | Platform(s) | |||
! scope="col" | Developer(s) | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="3" |2025 | |||
| ''SpellRogue'' | |||
| rowspan="2" |Windows | |||
| Guidelight Games | |||
|- | |||
|Guntouchables | |||
|Game Swing | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor]]'' | |||
|Windows, Xbox Series X/S, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 | |||
| Funday Games | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" |2027 | |||
|''Flask'' | |||
|macOS, Windows | |||
|Chop Chop Games | |||
|- | |||
|''Acorn: Seed of Resistance'' | |||
| rowspan="3" |Windows | |||
|Guidelight Games | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" |TBA | |||
| ''DarkSwarm'' | |||
| Bitfire Games | |||
|- | |||
|''Dinolords'' | |||
|Northplay | |||
|} | |} | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{Official website|https:// | * {{Official website|https://ghostship.dk/}} | ||
{{Embracer Group}} | {{Embracer Group}} | ||
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[[Category:2021 mergers and acquisitions]] | [[Category:2021 mergers and acquisitions]] | ||
[[Category:Companies based in Copenhagen]] | [[Category:Companies based in Copenhagen Municipality]] | ||
[[Category:Danish companies established in 2016]] | [[Category:Danish companies established in 2016]] | ||
[[Category:Embracer Group]] | [[Category:Embracer Group]] | ||
[[Category:Video game companies based in Copenhagen]] | |||
[[Category:Video game companies established in 2016]] | [[Category:Video game companies established in 2016]] | ||
[[Category:Video game companies of Denmark]] | [[Category:Video game companies of Denmark]] | ||
[[Category:Video game development companies]] | [[Category:Video game development companies]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:58, 1 October 2026
Ghost Ship Games ApS is a Danish video game developer and publisher based in Copenhagen. Founded in 2016, it is best known for developing Deep Rock Galactic.
History
Ghost Ship Games was founded in the spring of 2016 by a team of five former employees of Press Play after that studio's closure. The company was funded the Danish government's Cap Nova, which focused on video games.[1] CEO Søren Lundgaard was invited to join the company shortly after by game director Mikkel Martin Pedersen. Lundgaard and Pedersen had previously been co-workers at the defunct game studio Deadline Games for over ten years.[2] The newly formed team begin work on a co-op title that they envisioned as "basically combining Minecraft and Left 4 Dead".[3] In February 2017, Swedish developer Coffee Stain Studios acquired a 30% stake in Ghost Ship Games and agreed to publish their first game, Deep Rock Galactic.[4]
Coffee Stain Publishing released Deep Rock Galactic into early access on 28 February 2018.[5] Ghost Ship benefited from the community feedback that an early access model allowed for. Early reviews of the game were very positive and the game amassed 300,000 players by September 2018.[6] The game officially left early access after more than two years on 13 May 2020.[7]
In August 2021, Coffee Stain's parent company Embracer Group acquired the remaining 70% of Ghost Ship Games, which made the studio a subsidiary of Coffee Stain Holding.[8] According to Finans, the founders received 528 million DKK.[1] In November 2021, Ghost Ship announced that Deep Rock Galactic had sold three million copies and would be ported to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in January 2022.[9][10] In June 2022 they announced they had sold 4 million copies.[11]
Ghost Ship Games announced a Publishing label for Danish game studios in February 2023.[12] The label's first three titles were subsequently announced as Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (a single player spinoff of Deep Rock Galactic), SpellRogue and DarkSwarm.[13]
On May 20, 2026, Ghost Ship Games launched Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core, a cooperative roguelite first-person shooter spin-off, into Early Access on Steam.[14]
Games developed
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Deep Rock Galactic | Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | Coffee Stain Publishing |
| TBA | Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core | Windows | Ghost Ship Publishing |
Games published
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Developer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SpellRogue | Windows | Guidelight Games |
| Guntouchables | Game Swing | ||
| Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor | Windows, Xbox Series X/S, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 | Funday Games | |
| 2027 | Flask | macOS, Windows | Chop Chop Games |
| Acorn: Seed of Resistance | Windows | Guidelight Games | |
| TBA | DarkSwarm | Bitfire Games | |
| Dinolords | Northplay |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kildebogaard, Jesper (14 October 2022). "Seks venner ville skabe nyt computerspil: Solgte for en halv milliard fem år senere" (in da). https://finans.dk/tech/ECE14497489/seks-venner-blev-ivaerksaettere-paa-foerste-klasse-solgte-ghost-ship-games-for-en-halv-milliard-fem-aar-senere/.
- ↑ Rochlin, Jason (17 December 2021). "Deep Rock Galactic Game Director Talks Rise From Six Founders to Three Million Players". https://gamerant.com/deep-rock-galactic-interview-ghost-ship-history-player-growth-3-million/.
- ↑ Carcasole, David (1 December 2021). "Rock And Stone! Ghost Ship Games CEO Søren Lundgaard Talks Deep Rock Galactic's Upcoming PlayStation Launch". https://www.psu.com/news/rock-and-stone-ghost-ship-games-ceo-soren-lundgaard-talks-deep-rock-galactics-upcoming-playstation-launch/.
- ↑ Wray, Chris (27 February 2017). "Coffee Stain Studios: Expanding, Acquiring and Publishing". https://wccftech.com/coffee-stain-studios-publishing-expanding/.
- ↑ Tanner Dedmon (14 February 2018). "Deep Rock Galactic Comes to Early Access, Game Preview This Month". http://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/02/14/deep-rock-galactic-early-access-game-preview/. Retrieved on 23 June 2018.
- ↑ Taylor, Ivy (19 September 2018). "Deep Rock Galactic and the advantages of open development". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-09-18-deep-rock-galactic-and-the-advantages-of-open-development.
- ↑ Ramée, Jordan. "Deep Rock Galatic [sic] Leaves Early Access This May". https://www.gamespot.com/articles/deep-rock-galatic-leaves-early-access-this-may/1100-6476597/.
- ↑ Romano, Sal (August 4, 2021). "Embracer Group acquires 3D Realms, CrazyLabs, Digixart, Easy Trigger, Force Field, Ghost Ship Games, Grimfrost, and Slipgate Ironworks". https://www.gematsu.com/2021/08/embracer-group-acquires-3d-realms-crazylabs-digixart-easy-trigger-force-field-ghost-ship-games-grimfrost-and-slipgate-ironworks.
- ↑ Murray, Sean (11 November 2021). "Deep Rock Galactic Sells 3 Million Units". https://www.thegamer.com/deep-rock-galactic-sells-3-million-units/.
- ↑ Tailby, Stephen (December 2021). "Acclaimed Co-Op Shooter Deep Rock Galactic Digs Down to PS5, PS4 in January". https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/12/acclaimed-co-op-shooter-deep-rock-galactic-digs-down-to-ps5-ps4-in-january.
- ↑ "4 Million Units sold". June 2022. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/548430/view/3347878488984502794.
- ↑ Marshall, Cass (2023-02-16). "Deep Rock Galactic dev launches publishing label for Danish studios" (in en-US). https://www.polygon.com/23599324/deep-rock-galactic-developer-ghost-ship-games-publishing.
- ↑ Brown, Andy (1 March 2023). "Ghost Ship Publishing unveils first three games it will be supporting". https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/ghost-ship-publishing-unveils-first-three-games-it-will-be-supporting-3406481.
- ↑ published, Lincoln Carpenter (2026-05-19). "Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core launch times and release date" (in en). PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/deep-rock-galactic-rogue-core-launch-times-release-date/.