Playdead

Not to be confused with Play Dead.
This article is about the video game developer. For the act of playing dead, see apparent death.

Playdead ApS
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Founders
  • Arnt Jensen
  • Dino Patti
Headquarters
Copenhagen
,
Denmark
Key people
Arnt Jensen
Products
Number of employees
70+[1] (2023)
Websiteplaydead.com

Playdead ApS is a Danish independent video game developer based in Copenhagen. Game designers Arnt Jensen and Dino Patti created the company in 2006 to develop Limbo, which was released in 2010 to critical acclaim.[2][3] After a year of Xbox 360 exclusivity, Playdead released ports of the game to PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, macOS, iOS and Android.

During Xbox's E3 2014 conference, Playdead announced their second game, Inside, which was a spiritual successor to Limbo. It was released for Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and PlayStation 4 in 2016 to critical acclaim, and was hailed as a worthy successor to Limbo.

  1. ^ "Playdead Company". Playdead. 2023.
  2. ^ Alexander, Leigh (18 February 2010). "Road To The IGF: Limbo's Dino Patti". Gamasutra. UBM TechWeb. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  3. ^ Gillen, Kieron (22 February 2010). "IGF Factor 2010: Limbo". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 19 July 2016.