Devolver Digital is an American video game publisher based in Austin, Texas. The company was founded in June 2009 by Harry Miller, Rick Stults, and Mike Wilson, who had co-founded publishing companies Gathering of Developers and Gamecock Media Group.[1][2] Devolver Digital began by publishing high-definition remakes of games in the Serious Sam series, their first game being Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter.[3] After success with these remakes and spin-off games based on the series, Devolver Digital began publishing games from other, smaller independent studios, one of the first being their breakout title Hotline Miami (2012).[4][5]
Devolver continued to expand its operations by publishing titles from smaller indie developers, such as Genital Jousting. During this time, it published financially successful video games including Shadow Warrior (2013), The Talos Principle (2014), Enter the Gungeon (2016), and Scum (2020).[6][7] By 2018, Devolver Digital had quickly grown to sixteen staff members and had published over a hundred games.[7][8] In August 2020, Devolver Digital published Mediatonic's Fall Guys, which generated $185 million within a month after release.[9] In March 2021, Epic Games acquired Mediatonic, and as a result, Devolver Digital sold all its publishing rights to Fall Guys.[10] Later that year, Devolver Digital became a public company while publishing titles such as Death's Door and Loop Hero.[11][12] By then, it had wholly acquired several developers, including Croteam, developer of Serious Sam series, Dodge Roll, developer of Enter the Gungeon, Firefly Studios, developer of Stronghold series and Nerial, developer of Reigns.[13][14]
Games
Year | Title | Developer(s) | Platform(s) |
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2009 | Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter | Croteam | Windows, Xbox 360[15] |
2010 | Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter | Croteam | Windows, Xbox 360[16] |
2011 | Serious Sam Double D | Mommy's Best Games | Windows[17] |
Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack! | Be-Rad Entertainment | Android, iOS, Windows[18] | |
Serious Sam: The Random Encounter | Vlambeer | Windows[19] | |
Serious Sam 3: BFE | Croteam | Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360[17] | |
2012 | Serious Sam: The Greek Encounter | Eric Ruth Games | Windows[20] |
To-Fu: The Trials of Chi | HotGen | Android,[21] Windows[22] | |
Spacelings | HotGen | Android,[23] Windows[22] | |
Hotline Miami | Dennaton Games | Android, Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One[24] | |
To-Fu 2 | HotGen | Windows[22] | |
2013 | Serious Sam Double D XXL | Mommy's Best Games | Windows, Xbox 360[25] |
Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition |
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Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita[26] | |
Dungeon Hearts | Cube Roots | iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows[27] | |
Shadow Warrior Classic Redux |
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Android, Linux, macOS, Windows[28] | |
Foul Play | Mediatonic | Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360[29] | |
Shadow Warrior | Flying Wild Hog | Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One[30] | |
Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior | RuneStorm | Windows[31] | |
Defense Technica | Kuno Interactive | macOS, Windows, Xbox 360[32][33] | |
2014 | Cosmic DJ | GL33k | iOS, macOS, Windows[34][35] |
Luftrausers | Vlambeer | Android, Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita[36] | |
Always Sometimes Monsters | Vagabond Dog | Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch [37][38] | |
Dungeon Hearts Blitz | Tangent | Android, iOS[39][40][41] | |
OlliOlli | Roll7 | Android, Linux, macOS, Windows[42] | |
Gods Will Be Watching | Deconstructeam | Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows[43] | |
The Expendabros | Free Lives | macOS, Windows[44] | |
Hatoful Boyfriend |
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Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita[45][46] | |
Heavy Bullets | Terri Vellmann | Linux, macOS, Windows | |
Sigils of Elohim | Croteam | Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows | |
The Talos Principle | Croteam | Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
Fork Parker's Holiday Profit Hike | Dodge Roll | macOS, Windows[47] | |
2015 | Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number |
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Android, Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One |
Titan Souls | Acid Nerve | Android, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita | |
Not a Hero | Roll7 | Android, Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
Ronin | Tomasz Wacławek | Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita | |
Breach & Clear: Deadline | Linux, macOS, Windows | ||
OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood | Roll7 | Android, Linux, macOS, Windows | |
Dropsy | Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows | ||
A Fistful of Gun | FarmerGnome | Windows | |
Broforce | Free Lives | Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
Downwell | Moppin | Android, iOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita | |
Pathologic Classic HD |
|
Windows | |
Noct (early access) | C3SK | Linux, macOS, Windows | |
Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star |
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Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita | |
2016 | #SelfieTennis | VRUnicorns | Windows |
Enter the Gungeon | Dodge Roll | Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
OmniBus | Buddy Cops, LLC | Linux, macOS, Windows | |
Reigns | Nerial | Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
Okhlos | Coffee Powered Machine | Linux, macOS, Windows | |
Mother Russia Bleeds | Le Cartel Studio | Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 | |
Shadow Warrior 2 | Flying Wild Hog | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
2017 | Stories Untold | No Code | macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Sub Rosa (early access) | Cryptic Sea | Linux, macOS, Windows | |
Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter | Croteam | Linux, Windows | |
Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter | Croteam | Linux, Windows | |
Golf for Workgroups (early access) | Cryptic Sea | Linux, macOS, Windows | |
Spaceplan | Jake Hollands | Android, iOS, macOS, Windows | |
Strafe | Pixel Titans | Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 4 | |
Block'hood | Plethora Project | Linux, macOS, Windows | |
Serious Sam's Bogus Detour | Crackshell | Linux, Windows | |
Absolver | Sloclap | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope | Croteam | Windows | |
Ruiner | Reikon Games | Linux, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
The Talos Principle VR | Croteam | Linux, Windows | |
Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE | Croteam | Linux, Windows | |
High Hell |
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macOS, Windows | |
Reigns: Her Majesty | Nerial | Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
2018 | Genital Jousting | Free Lives | Windows |
The Red Strings Club | Deconstructeam | Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
Crossing Souls | Fourattic | Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita | |
Umiro | Diceroll Studios | Android, iOS, macOS, Windows | |
Minit |
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Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
Block'hood VR |
|
Windows | |
The Swords of Ditto | Onebitbeyond | iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 | |
I Hate Running Backwards | Binx Interactive | Linux, Windows, Xbox One, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch | |
The Messenger | Sabotage Studio | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
Reigns: Game of Thrones | Nerial | Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
Gris | Nomada Studio | Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | |
2019 | Pikuniku | Sectordub | Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One |
Fork Parker's Crunch Out | Mega Cat Studios | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | |
Ape Out | Gabe Cuzzillo | Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
Weedcraft Inc | Vile Monarch | Windows | |
Katana Zero | Askiisoft | macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One | |
Observation | No Code | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
Gato Roboto | Doinksoft | Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One | |
Devolver Bootleg | Doinksoft | Windows | |
My Friend Pedro | DeadToast Entertainment | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
Gorn | Free Lives | Windows | |
Metal Wolf Chaos XD |
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Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
Witcheye | Moon Kid | Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
Heave Ho | Le Cartel Studio | Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
Serious Sam Classics: Revolution |
|
Windows | |
Exit the Gungeon |
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iOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, tvOS | |
Cricket Through the Ages | Free Lives | iOS, tvOS | |
Bleak Sword | More8Bit | iOS, tvOS | |
Painty Mob | Flee Punk | iOS, tvOS | |
2020 | Sludge Life |
|
Windows, Nintendo Switch |
Devolverland Expo | Flying Wild Hog | Windows | |
Carrion | Phobia Game Studio | Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | |
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout | Mediatonic | Windows, PlayStation 4 | |
Game of Thrones: Tale of Crows | That Silly Studio | iOS, macOS, tvOS | |
Serious Sam 4 | Croteam | Windows, Stadia, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | |
Disc Room |
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Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One | |
Reigns: Beyond | Nerial | iOS, macOS, tvOS | |
Enter the Gungeon: House of the Gundead |
|
Arcade | |
2021 | Olija | Skeleton Crew Studio | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Minit Fun Racer |
|
Windows | |
Loop Hero | Four Quarters | Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | |
Essays on Empathy | Deconstructeam | Windows | |
Boomerang X | Dang! | Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
Death's Door | Acid Nerve | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | |
Blightbound | Ronimo Games | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
My Friend Pedro: Ripe for Revenge | DeadToast Entertainment | Android, iOS | |
Inscryption | Daniel Mullins Games | Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | |
2022 | Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem | Timelock Studio, Croteam | Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S |
Shadow Warrior 3 | Flying Wild Hog | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
Tentacular | Firepunchd Games | Meta Quest 2, Windows | |
Weird West | WolfEye Studios | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | |
Serious Sam: Tormental | Gungrounds | Windows | |
Ragnorium | Vitali Kirpu | Windows | |
Trek to Yomi | Flying Wild Hog | Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | |
Card Shark | Nerial | Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
Demon Throttle | Doinksoft | Nintendo Switch | |
Cult of the Lamb | Massive Monster | Windows, MacOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | |
Return to Monkey Island | Terrible Toybox | Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | |
McPixel 3 | Sos Sosowski | Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 | |
2023 | Devolver Tumble Time | Nopopo | Android, iOS |
Terra Nil | Free Lives | Windows, macOS, Linux | |
Bleak Sword DX | more8bit | Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
Sludge Life 2 |
|
Windows | |
Karmazoo | Pastagames | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | |
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood | Deconstructeam | Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
Gunbrella | Doinksoft | Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
Wizard with a Gun | Galvanic Games | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | |
The Talos Principle 2 | Croteam | Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | |
2024 | Reigns: Three Kingdoms | Nerial | Nintendo Switch, Windows |
Phantom Abyss | Team WIBY | Windows, Xbox Series X/S | |
The Plucky Squire | All Possible Futures | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | |
Skate Story | Sam Eng | Windows, macOS | |
Pepper Grinder | Ahr Ech | Windows, Nintendo Switch[48] | |
Neva | Nomada Studio | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | |
Anger Foot | Free Lives | Windows, macOS | |
Stick It to the Stickman | Free Lives | Windows, macOS | |
Baby Steps | Gabe Cuzzillo | Windows, macOS, PlayStation 5 | |
TBA | Eitr | Eneme Entertainment | Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 4 |
Paradise Never | Kitty Lambda | Linux, macOS, Windows | |
Human: Fall Flat 2[49][50][51][52] | No Brakes Games | Windows, Consoles |
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