Deca Games, stylized as DECA, is a game publisher and developer of video games that is headquartered in

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. The company's primary focus is on acquiring and operating older

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. They are the current owners and developers of the

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''. The company has also acquired a number of free-to-play mobile games, including ''

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'' and multiple titles from Japanese publisher GREE (including ''Crime City'', ''Knights and Dragons'', ''Modern War'' and ''Kingdom Age''). In August 2020, the company was acquired by

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, which made it as the sixth major operative group in the company to focus on free-to-play mobile games. Beginning in 2024, Deca began the process of taking over development of

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from Cryptic Studios, with several Cryptic Studios personnel transitioning to Deca.

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was reorganized under Deca Games as a support studio. IUGO Mobile Entertainment, a former subsidiary, was shut down by Embracer Group in March 2025.

Acquisitions

Deca Games acquired mobile games ''Crime City'', ''Kingdom Age'', ''Knights and Dragons'', and ''Modern War'' from Japanese publisher GREE on October 17, 2019. Deca Games acquired ''

'' from

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, who closed down the game's developer

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at the end of 2019, on March 17, 2020. On February 21, 2023, Deca Games acquired the rights to various games developed by Next Games, including '' The Walking Dead: No Man's Land'', due to Next Games' acquisition by

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References

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