Frogwares Game Development Studio

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Frogwares Game Development Studio is an independent game development company based in Kiev, Ukraine. Founded in 2000, the company also had branches in Paris, France and Dublin, Ireland. However, in 2011 the Paris location is no longer listed in their contact information. Frogwares Ireland Ltd. was founded for dealing with Western developers because the Euro was a more stable currency than the Ukrainian Hrywnja. While the Dublin branch is officially the main office, all development activities take place in Kiev.

The company is well known for PC games in the adventure genre and especially for those inspired by the fictional characters Dracula and Sherlock Holmes.

In 2008 Frogwares released its first games for the casual gaming market - Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet and Secret Missions: Mata Hari and the Kaiser's Submarines.

The company has announced that at least one game for the Wii platform is in development as well as additional PC games.

On February 4, 2011, the company announced the addition of a new studio, Waterlily Games, which "will focus on Frogware's growing role in the casual game marketplace." The first title in development by the new studio is Dracula: Origin 2.

Credited on 32 Games from 2002 to 2023

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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One (2021 on Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5...)
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments + Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter (2021 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch)
The Sinking City: Deluxe Edition (2021 on Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series)
The Sinking City (Deluxe Edition) (2019 on Nintendo Switch)
The Sinking City (2019 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter (2016 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Crimes & Punishments: Sherlock Holmes (2014 on Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3...)
Journey: The Heart of Gaia (2013 on Windows)
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Frozen City (2012 on Nintendo 3DS)
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes (2012 on Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3...)
Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles (2012 on Windows)
Sherlock Holmes Collection (2012 on Windows)
Dracula: Love Kills (2011 on Windows)
Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles (Collector's Edition) (2010 on Windows, iPad, iPhone)
Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House (2010 on Nintendo DS)
Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis - Remastered Edition (2010 on Windows)
Secret Mission: The Forgotten Island (2010 on Windows, Macintosh, iPhone...)
World of Battles (2009 on Windows)
Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine (2009 on Windows, Macintosh)

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History +

February 4, 2011

company announces the formation of the new studio for the development of casual games Waterlily Games

April 2000

Frogwares opens its doors - first in Ireland, and then Ukraine and France

Trivia +

Contact info as of Dec. 2003:

Frogwares

22 Northumberland Road

Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Ireland

Tel: 353 1 679 44 79

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