Neogames is a
Swedish role-playing game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, or abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of player character, characters in a fictional Setting (narrative), setting. Players take responsibility for acting out ...
publisher situated in
Gothenburg
Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub ...
. They were, after the re-creation of
Target Games, the largest RPG publisher in Sweden.
The company is known for developing the three first editions of the
fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures.
The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
RPG license ''
Eon'', a
role-playing game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, or abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of player character, characters in a fictional Setting (narrative), setting. Players take responsibility for acting out ...
set in a fairly standard fantasy setting with
elves
An elf (: elves) is a type of humanoid supernatural being in Germanic folklore. Elves appear especially in North Germanic mythology, being mentioned in the Icelandic ''Poetic Edda'' and the ''Prose Edda''.
In medieval Germanic-speakin ...
,
dwarves and
magic
Magic or magick most commonly refers to:
* Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces
** ''Magick'' (with ''-ck'') can specifically refer to ceremonial magic
* Magic (illusion), also known as sta ...
. Its product line also includes the
cyberpunk
Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction in a dystopian futuristic setting said to focus on a combination of "low-life and high tech". It features futuristic technological and scientific achievements, such as artificial intelligence and cyberwa ...
role-playing game ''Neotech''.
On April 25, 2024, eighteen years after its headquarters moved to
Gotland
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after being sold to Kim Vässmar, Neogames was acquired by
Aristocrat Leisure
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for approximately $1.2 billion.
Founded by Carl Johan Ström, it has published several fantasy novels by Andreas Roman and
Dan Hörning
Dan Hörning (born 10 March 1970) is a Swedish historical fantasy author. His publishing house is Neogames, and up to now he has published four novels: ''Svärdsspel i Hadarlon'' (2000; Swordplay in Hardalon), ''Stormens vandrare'' (2006; in Eng ...
, most of them linked to the world of ''Eon''.
References
External links
Neogames homepage
Companies based in Gothenburg
Role-playing game publishing companies
2024 mergers and acquisitions
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