Purple Lamp GmbH (formerly Purple Lamp Studios) is an Austrian video game developer based in Vienna.[2] It was founded as an independent company in 2018 by employees from Sproing Interactive after Sproing filed for insolvency in 2016 and closed down in 2017. They had also acquired the rights to the Sproing brand and certain games previously made by them, and kept the games active by operating a subdivision under the name Sproing Publishing.[3]

Purple Lamp GmbH
FormerlyPurple Lamp Studios (2018–2021)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
Headquarters,
Austria
Number of employees
70[1] (2022)
ParentTHQ Nordic (2020–present)
Websitewww.purplelamp.com

In November 2020, the company was acquired by Embracer Group, and was placed under THQ Nordic as the parent company.[4]

History

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Games developed

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Year Title Platform(s) Publisher(s) Notes
2020 Sea of Thieves Windows Xbox Game Studios Ported to Steam
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated Amazon Luna, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Stadia, Windows, Xbox One THQ Nordic, HandyGames
2022 The Guild 3 Windows THQ Nordic With GolemLabs
2023 SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S THQ Nordic, HandyGames
2024 Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S THQ Nordic
2025 Untitled SpongeBob SquarePants Game Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S THQ Nordic, HandyGames

Cancelled

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References

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  1. ^ "Embracer Annual Report & Sustainability Report 2021-2022" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ "About Us – Purple Lamp Studios". Purple Lamp. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Sproing Publishing". Purple Lamp. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Embracer Group acquires 34BigThings, Flying Wild Hog, Nimble Giant Entertainment, Purple Lamp Studios, Snapshot Games, Zen Studios, more". 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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