{{Use American English|date=April 2025}} {{Short description|Polish video game company}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Expand Ukrainian|11 bit studios|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox company | name = 11 bit studios Spółka Akcyjna | logo = 11 Bit Studios logo.png | caption = | type = Public | traded_as = {{WSE|11B|isin=PL11BTS00015}} | foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|2010|09|11}} | location = Warsaw, Poland | key_people = Przemysław Marszał | area_served = | industry = Video games | products = {{Unbulleted list|''Frostpunk''|''Frostpunk 2''|''The Alters''|''This War of Mine''}} | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | num_employees = 299 | num_employees_year = 2025 | parent = | subsid = | homepage = {{URL|1=http://www.11bitstudios.com/}} | footnotes = }} '''11 bit studios S.A.''' is a Polish video game developer and publisher based in Warsaw. The studio was founded in September 2010 by former members of CD Projekt and Metropolis Software. The studio is most known for developing ''Anomaly: Warzone Earth'' (2011), ''This War of Mine'' (2014), ''Frostpunk'' (2018), ''Frostpunk 2'' (2024) and ''The Alters'' (2025).
==History== The company was officially formed on 11 September 2010, founded by CD Projekt and Metropolis Software developers and staff members.<ref name=joystiq>{{cite web |url = https://www.engadget.com/2010-10-07-11-bit-studios-formed-by-cd-projekt-metropolis-software-vets.html |title = 11 bit studios formed by CD Projekt, Metropolis Software vets |last = Mitchell |first = Richard |publisher = AOL |date = 7 October 2010 |accessdate= 1 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=ign>{{cite web |url= http://www.ign.com/companies/11-bit-studios |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121022105512/http://www.ign.com/companies/11-bit-studios |url-status= dead |archive-date= 22 October 2012 |title= 11 Bit Studios |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=IGN |accessdate = 1 March 2013}}</ref> Currently, they employ approximately 299 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=11 Bit Studios SA, 11B:WSE profile |url=https://markets.ft.com/data/equities/tearsheet/profile?s=11B:WSE |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313233543/https://markets.ft.com/data/equities/tearsheet/profile?s=11B%3AWSE |archive-date=2025-03-13 |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Financial Times}}</ref> The company's goal is to create games suitable for both hardcore gamers as well as casual gamers.<ref name=joystiq /> They are well known for developing ''Anomaly: Warzone Earth'', a real-time strategy reversed tower defense,<ref name=anomaly>{{cite web |url = http://www.11bitstudios.com/games/7/anomaly-warzone-earth |title = Anomaly Warzone Earth |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher = 11 bit studios |accessdate = 1 March 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140207181434/http://www.11bitstudios.com/games/7/anomaly-warzone-earth |archive-date = 7 February 2014 |url-status = dead }}</ref> and ''This War of Mine'', which was often praised by critics for its depiction of civilians in a city under a siege similar to the siege of Sarajevo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/this-war-of-mine/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=This War of Mine for PC Reviews|website=Metacritic|date=December 2014|accessdate=16 December 2014}}</ref>
The studio's 2018 release, ''Frostpunk'', sold over 250,000 copies in its first three days. ''Frostpunk'' depicts a dystopian Victorian England that has been overtaken by the frost, and the player is tasked with managing humanity's last city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techraptor.net/content/humble-stores-11-bit-studios-publisher-sale-includes-frostpunk-moonlighter-and-more|title=Humble Store's 11 bit studios Publisher Sale Includes Frostpunk, Moonlighter, and More|date=31 January 2019|website=TechRaptor.net|language=en-US|access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> In 2020, it was revealed that the company was investing $21 million to fund the development of three projects and four games signed to its publishing labels. One of them, ''Frostpunk 2'', was announced on 12 August 2021 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-07-07-11-bit-studios-commits-usd21m-to-production-of-seven-games|title=11 Bit Studios commits $21m to production of seven games|first=Matthew|last=Handrahan|date=7 July 2020|accessdate=9 May 2021}}</ref> and released on 20 September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frostpunk 2 release date |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/frostpunk-2/guide |last=Irwin |first=Dave |date=2024-10-26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104114740/https://www.pcgamesn.com/frostpunk-2/guide |archive-date=2025-01-04 |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=PCGamesN}}</ref>
== Games == ===Developed=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Title !! Year !! Platform(s) |- | ''Anomaly: Warzone Earth'' || 2011 || Android, iOS, Linux, OS X, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |- | ''Anomaly: Korea''|| rowspan="3" | 2012 || Android, iOS, Linux, OS X, Microsoft Windows |- | ''Funky Smugglers'' || rowspan="2" | Android, iOS |- | ''Sleepwalker's Journey'' |- | ''Anomaly 2'' || 2013 || Android, iOS, Linux, OS X, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 |- | ''Anomaly Defenders'' || rowspan="2" | 2014 || Android, iOS, Linux, OS X, Microsoft Windows |- | ''This War of Mine'' || Android, iOS, Linux, OS X, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S |- | ''Frostpunk'' || 2018 || Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |- | ''Frostpunk 2'' || 2024 || rowspan="2" | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S |- | ''The Alters'' || 2025 |- |''Frostpunk: 1886'' |2027 |Microsoft Windows |}
=== Published ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" ! Title !! Year !! Developer !! Platform(s) |- | ''Spacecom ''|| 2014 || Flow Combine || Android, Linux, OS X, Microsoft Windows |- | ''Beat Cop ''|| rowspan="2" | 2017 || Pixel Crow || Android, Linux, OS X, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch |- | ''Tower 57 ''|| Pixwerk || Linux, OS X, Microsoft Windows |- | ''Moonlighter'' || 2018 || Digital Sun || rowspan="2" | Linux, OS X, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch |- | ''Children of Morta''|| 2019 || Dead Mage |- | ''South of the Circle''|| 2022 || State of Play || Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch |- | ''The Invincible''|| 2023 || Starward Industries || rowspan="2" | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S |- | ''The Thaumaturge''|| rowspan="3"|2024 || Fool's Theory |- |''Creatures of Ava'' || Inverge Studios, Chibig || Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S |- | ''Indika'' || Odd Meter || Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch |- |''Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault'' || rowspan="2"|2025 || Digital Sun || Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 |- |''Death Howl'' || The Outer Zone || Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch |- |''Crop'' || TBA || Carbonara Games || Microsoft Windows |}
=== Canceled === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Title !Platform(s) !class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- |''Project 8'' |Windows |<ref>{{Cite web|title=11 BIT STUDIOS CANCELS PROJECT 8, LAYS OFF EMPLOYEES|url=https://insider-gaming.com/11-bit-studios-cancels-project-8-lays-off-employees/|access-date=20 December 2024|website=Insider Gaming|last1=Straw|first1=Mike|date=19 December 2024}}</ref><ref>[https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/frostpunk-creators-cancel-project-8-and-lay-off-staff-amid-concerns-that-narrative-driven-story-rich-games-dont-sell "Frostpunk creators cancel 'Project 8' and lay off staff amid concerns that 'narrative-driven, story-rich games' don't sell"] . ''Rock Paper Shotgun''. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.</ref> |}
== Charity == The company announced in November 2022 that it would transfer proceeds from one of its most popular releases—''This War of Mine''—to organizations helping Ukraine rebuild from Russia's invasion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-14 |title=11 Bit Studios Celebrates This War Of Mine Anniversary With Ukraine Charity Drive |url=https://www.thegamer.com/11-bit-studios-this-war-of-mine-anniversary-ukraine-charity/ |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=TheGamer |language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|https://www.11bitstudios.com/}} {{11 Bit Studios}} {{Authority control}}
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