33 Video games developed in Croatia

Doodle Jump is a platforming video game developed and published by American studio Lima Sky, for Windows Phone, iPhone OS, BlackBerry, Android, Java Mobile (J2ME), Nokia Symbian, and Xbox 360 for the Kinect platform. It was released worldwide for iPhone OS on March 15, 2009, and was later released for Android and Blackberry on March 2, 2010, Symbian on May 1, 2010, and Windows Phone 7 on June 1, 2011. It was released for the iPad on September 1, 2011. Since its release, the game has been generally well received. The game is currently available on nine platforms.

Embryo is a 3D first-person shoot 'em up video game released in 1994 for Commodore Amiga. It was developed by Croatian developer Beyond Arts and published by Black Legend. The player assumes the role of a pilot who manns an advanced fighter in order to drive the aliens invading the Earth away. The game bears semblance to flight simulation games, but is described as pure mayhem without any emphasis on realism.

Faraway: Puzzle Escape is an escape the room puzzle video game developed by Pine Studio for iOS and Android platforms. The game is available as free-to-try and has been compared to the Myst video game series.

Gas Guzzlers Extreme is a combat racing game, released on October 8, 2013 for Microsoft Windows. The game uses the PranaEngine, developed by Gamepires. The purpose of the game is to dominate the tracks by racing and/or shooting opponents. The game offers a total of 7 race types such as Classic Race, Power Race, Battle Race, Knockout, Capture The Flag, (Team) Deathmatch, and Last Man Standing. Gas Guzzlers Extreme includes 18 different vehicles and 12 weapons that can be used in 40 tracks and 8 different arenas.

I Hate Running Backwards is a 2018 shoot 'em up game developed by Binx Interactive and published by Devolver Digital. One or two players traverse procedurally generated levels using several characters, including Sam "Serious" Stone, the protagonist of the Serious Sam series. The screen scrolls vertically as the player character runs backwards and shoots at enemies approaching from the bottom of the screen. The player can use two weapons, a melee attack, and an "ultimate" ability. The weapons can be exchanged through collectables, the melee attack destroys parts of the destructible environment and deflect projectiles, and the ultimate ability requires the prior defeat of several enemies.

Inked is a puzzle platformer developed by Somnium Games and published by Starbreeze Publishing. It was first demoed at the 2016 Reboot Infogamer convention in Zagreb. The story follows two protagonists; a rogue samurai called Nameless Hero, who is on a quest for his love Aiko, and Adam, a comic book artist. The game is notable for using a specific art style, similar to papercraft visuals, but using a ballpoint pen on a grid texbook for outlining. The game has been released on 26 April 2018 via Steam.

Legends of Dawn is a single-player open world role-playing video game developed by the Croatian developer Dreamatrix Game Studios and published by Valve via their digital distribution platform Steam. It was released worldwide on 27 June 2013 for Microsoft Windows. Set within a fictional world of Narr, which spans several continents, the player is free to explore and progress at his own pace.

Raid: World War II is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game that lets players team up as the Raid crew and fight through events of World War II. The game was developed by Lion Game Lion and was published by Starbreeze Studios for Microsoft Windows.

Scum is an upcoming multiplayer online survival game, developed by Croatian studio Gamepires, available under the Steam Early Access program. The game is described as a "prison riot survival game" and will feature an open world. It entered Steam's early access program on 29 August 2018, with a full release scheduled for sometime in 2020. The game uses Unreal Engine 4.

Serious Sam 2 is a first-person shooter video game released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox and the sequel to the 2001 video game Serious Sam. It was developed by Croteam and was released on 11 October 2005. The game was initially published by 2K Games, a Take-Two Interactive subsidiary. The game was later made available on Steam on 31 January 2012. While the game was originally released only for Microsoft Windows and Xbox, an unofficial Linux version of the game was created and is being handled by Linux Installers for Linux Gamers.

Serious Sam 3: BFE is a first-person shooter video game developed by Croatia-based indie development studio Croteam and published by Devolver Digital. It is part of the Serious Sam series and the prequel to the 2001 video game, Serious Sam. The game takes place in 22nd-century Egypt, during Mental's invasion on Earth, as implied in The First Encounter. The game features a 16-player online, as well as 4-player splitscreen co-op campaign mode. The game was first released for Microsoft Windows on 22 November 2011. The OS X support for the game followed shortly after and was released on 23 April 2012. The Linux version of the game started being worked on after a high number of requests, where the first Linux-related update was the porting of the game's dedicated server. The game itself, however, was released one day after Valve opened the beta branch for "Steam for Linux", namely 20 December 2012.

Serious Sam 4 is a 2020 first-person shooter developed by Croatian studio Croteam and published by Devolver Digital. It is part of the Serious Sam series and a prequel to Serious Sam 3: BFE. The game was announced in April 2018, originally as Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass, was released in September 2020 for Microsoft Windows and Stadia, and is set to release for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2021.

Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope is a 2017 first-person shooter game for virtual reality (VR) developed by Croteam VR and published by Devolver Digital. One or two players fight waves of enemies, including bosses, across five thematic planets. The enemies approach from a 180° field and the player can use dual-wielded weapons while moving across a limited space. To develop The Last Hope and experiment with other VR implementations, Croteam VR was established as a specialised division of Croteam. Devolver Digital announced the game at E3 in June 2016 and launched it in early access that October. After several updates, it was released in September 2017 for Microsoft Windows with compatibility for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift VR headsets. The Last Hope received mostly positive reviews, with post-release reception lauding the game's gameplay and visuals while criticising difficulty spikes and issues with the online multiplayer mode.

Serious Sam: The First Encounter is a first-person shooter video game developed by Croteam and originally published by Gathering of Developers. First released on Microsoft Windows on 21 March 2001. It had been in development since 1996 and had videos showing its early gameplay in 2000. The First Encounter was originally developed by Croteam as a demonstrator for their engine and the reason why some countries saw its initial release priced at less than half the price of other games in the genre. This game was followed by a sequel, Serious Sam: The Second Encounter released 11 months later.

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter is a first-person shooter video game developed by Croteam and originally published by Gathering of Developers. First released on Microsoft Windows on 5 February 2002. It is the second episode following Serious Sam: The First Encounter released a year prior. Both episodes were combined into one game and ported to the Xbox. High-definition remakes of both episodes were released in 2009 and 2010 on Microsoft Windows, and were later ported to the Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One video game consoles.

Serious Sam: Tormental is an upcoming top-down shooter and rogue-lite game developed by Gungrounds and published by Croteam Incubator. One or two players traverse procedurally generated levels set in the mind of Mental, the antagonist of the Serious Sam series. They use two weapons each, of which the primary weapon can be enhanced through "mods" found throughout the game. The unlockable player characters can also perform dodge rolls and a unique special ability. Enemies, including bosses, variously use melee and projectiles. Upon the player character's defeat, the player is reset to the start of the game.

SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell is an independent video game developed by Pine Studio and published by Headup Games. It was released on Steam on July 29, 2016, on Xbox One in September 2017, on PlayStation 4 in October 2017 and onto GOG.com on October 12, 2018. It is a first person platformer where you race against time using a variety of power-ups, inspired by speedrunning sessions in games like Quake or Super Meat Boy. The name "SEUM" was derived from ColloSEUM, the working title of the game.

Solstice Chronicles: MIA is an isometric sci-fi shooter video game, developed by Ironward and published by Nkidu Games inc. for Microsoft Windows. The game was released on July 26, 2017 on Steam. It is a spinoff of the previous game The Red Solstice. It is a twin-stick shooter, inspired by games such as Alien Shooter.

Space Force: Rogue Universe is a space simulation video game developed by Croatian Provox Games. The game was released in North America in April 2007 by DreamCatcher Games, and was released in Europe by JoWooD Productions and available in August 2007. It was followed by Space Force: Captains.

Spherical Worlds is a shoot 'em up video game developed by 4-Matted and published by Neo Software, released for Amiga platforms in 1996. The game plays from a top-down perspective, from which the player the player controls a spherical battle droid, shooting their way through an enemy battleship. The player can equip the droid with weapon and tool enhancements, such as additional weapons, power-ups, extra lives, and guided missiles, through a special weapon shop shown between game levels.

Starpoint Gemini is a real-time, simulation, role-playing game focused on the control and strengths of individual vessels and their command crews. The game is set in a science-fiction universe where various thriving technological directions exist side by side. Players will freely traverse the rich and filled vastness of the Gemini star system, fight skirmishes with rogue ships, trade commodities, mine ore from asteroids, research anomalies, buy new vessels, enlarge their fleet, upgrade their ships with state-of-the-art technology, increase their experience and rank to learn more powerful maneuvers and ultimately use all that in large scale engagements against other fleets and battlestations.

Starpoint Gemini 2 is a space trading and combat simulator developed by the Croatian-based Little Green Men Games development studio. It is a direct sequel to Starpoint Gemini, which was released in 2010.

Starpoint Gemini 3 is a space combat and role-playing video game developed by LGM Games, currently in early access mode and set for full release later in 2019. The game is the third instalment in the Starpoint Gemini series and a direct successor to Starpoint Gemini 2. Unlike the previous instalments, the game focuses on story-driven elements and aerial dogfights, cockpit view and modular upgrades of the ship. The story is written by Darko Macan. The game will use LGM's proprietary WhaleX game engine.

Starpoint Gemini Warlords is a blend of space trading and combat simulator, role-playing and 4X video game developed by Croatian-based Little Green Men Games and published by Iceberg Interactive. Starpoint Gemini Warlords is a spin-off title to the space sim Starpoint Gemini 2, which was released in 2014.

The Talos Principle is a 2014 puzzle video game developed by Croteam and published by Devolver Digital. It was simultaneously released on Linux, OS X and Windows in December 2014. It was released for Android in May 2015, for PlayStation 4 in October 2015, for iOS in October 2017, for Xbox One in August 2018, and Nintendo Switch in December 2019. Virtual reality-enabled versions for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive were released on 18 October 2017.

Unity of Command (UoC) is a 2011 turn-based strategy game developed by one man studio 2x2 Games. Unity of Command is an operational-level wargame that spans the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front. Playable from both Axis and Soviet side, it recreates enormous battles of maneuver in a turn-based strategy setting.

Unity of Command II is a turn-based wargame developed by 2x2 Games, and co-produced by Croteam. The game was released on November 12, 2019. It is the sequel to Unity of Command.

Urban Jungle is a freeware educational driving game. The game features a virtual version of the city centre of the Croatian city of Rijeka. The player drives a car through the city, performing missions for money while taking care not to break traffic rules; a later update also added a driving school simulation.

Viktor, a Steampunk Adventure is a point n' click adventure game developed by Zagreb-based Studio Spektar. It boasts a cartoony steampunk setting placed in an imagined version of Agram, Austria-Hungary where characters are replaced by animals. The adventure follows Viktor, a boar disillusioned with his role as a janitor, and sets on a journey to become the next Emperor of Austria-Hungary. It was first released on Steam in March, 2017.

Vruće Ljetovanje is an adventure game published by Suzy Soft for ZX Spectrum in 1985. It was written and developed by Ivan Gerenčir and Milan Pavičević, with graphics done by artist Igor Kordey. The game is notable for being the first Yugoslav adventure game with full color graphics, as well as the first adventure game from Croatia. The game depicts the daily life of Srećko, and his family, who are preparing for a trip to their summer vacation on the coastline, and as such portrays the daily life in the former country. It was published simultaneously in Serbo-Croatian and Slovenian language and retailed at 900 Yugoslav dinars.

The Ward is a 2000 point and click adventure video game developed by Fragile Bits. It was first published in Croatia under the name Poslanik by LMI, followed by an international release by On-Deck Interactive in January 2001.

Bear With Me is a point n' click adventure game developed by Exordium Games. It is described as an "episodic noir adventure game", and was released in three episodes, first in August 2016, final in October 2017. A prequel, The Lost Robots, was released in July 2019. The game draws inspiration from film noir and features Amber and her friend - detective Ted E. Bear, who are set on an adventure to find Amber's missing brother Flint. Bear With Me: The Complete Collection, a compilation of the first three episodes, was released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux, MacOS, and Microsoft Windows on July 9, 2019.

Zotrix is a twin-stick shooter video game developed by Zero Bit games and released on Windows in 2015 and on PlayStation 4 in 2016. A sequel, Zotrix 2, was announced in 2016, but not released as of 2019.