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German video game publisher From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Astragon Entertainment GmbH is a German video game publisher based in Düsseldorf, Germany.[1] Originally a subsidiary of the German video game distributor Astragon Sales & Services GmbH (formerly Rondomedia Marketing & Vertriebs GmbH),[2][3] the company became known for being the original worldwide publisher of the Farming Simulator series and continues to publish it across the world.
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Astragon was originally headquartered in Hagen, but moved to Mönchengladbach in 2004.[1] Astragon formerly specialised in publishing simulation games for Microsoft Windows, but in 2008 they moved into other areas, when they published more casual games like Wendy: Holidays at Rosenborg for the Nintendo DS.[4]
They have released several English language games under their Just Play It! label, including Myst IV: Revelation and CSI: Dark Motives.[5] Astragon publishes games by Big Fish Games and iWin in the German language market.[6]
The company has publishing simulation games for a variety of platforms. Titles include the Construction Simulator series, the Bus Simulator series, the Farming Simulator series, and additional titles including commercial fishing simulation Fishing: Barents Sea, Firefighting Simulator, FPV drone racing simulation game Liftoff: Drone Racing, and Police Simulator: Patrol Officers.[7]
In September 2015, Astragon became the 100th GAME member of the association of the German games industry called GAME – Bundesverband der deutschen Games-Branche e.V..[8][9]
In 2019, the company moved to Düsseldorf.[10] In July 2021, the Astragon Sales & Services merged with its subsidiary with the new company operating as astragon Entertainment.[11] In January 2022, the company was acquired by the Team17 Group in a deal worth £83 million.[12]
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Software
In addition to games, Astragon has published archiving software, educational CDs, multimedia tools and design programs.
PC and console games
- Farming Simulator series (Germany only)[13]
- Bus Simulator series[14]
- Construction Simulator series
- The Farm (2008)
- Disco Tycoon (2010)
- Dive to the Titanic (2010)
- Camping Manager 2012 (2012)
- Jack Keane 2 - The Fire Within (2013)
- Water Park Tycoon (2014)
- TransOcean: The Shipping Company (2014)
- Ropeway Simulator 2014 (2014)
- Mystery of Neuschwanstein (2015)
- Coast Guard (2015)
- CITYCONOMY: Service for your City (2015)
- Oil Enterprise (2016)
- TransOcean 2: Rivals (2016)
- Gravity Island (2016)
- Police Tactics: Imperio (2016)
- Industry Manager: Future Technologies (2016)
- Take Off - The Flight Simulator (2017)
- TransRoad: USA (2017)
- Fishing: Barents Sea (2018)
- Police Simulator: Patrol Duty (2019)
- Drone Swarm (2020)
- Firefighting Simulator - The Squad (2020)
- Railroads Online (2021)
- Police Simulator: Patrol Officers (2022)[15]
- Firefighting Simulator - Ignite (2025)
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