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Press release:
Bordeaux, France – Nov. 28, 2022.
The Bordeaux-based (France) indie games publisher and developer Shiro Games are today very proud and thrilled to announce that “Northgard“, the acclaimed Viking strategy game has reached 3 million players since its original launch in 2018.

The studio has kept adding new content to the game since its release, lately with the Clan of the Eagle, now offering 15 clans to choose from, multiplayer options, and varying difficulty levels to suit any play style. More content is coming soon, to grant more challenge and novelty to historic and new players.

Alongside this huge accomplishment, the French indie studio also celebrates its 10 years anniversary this month. Based in Bordeaux, the video game developer and publisher recently welcomed 10 new hires, bringing the total number of employees to 60. The company has been growing strongly, supported by the historic success of Evoland and Northgard and the recent launches of Dune: Spice Wars and Wartales in Early Access, both garnering critical and public acclaim.

The studio manages a large part of its technology and has a diverse catalog of six games. Two unannounced projects are also currently being worked on and Shiro Games plans to hire 20 new people in the upcoming year. At the same time, the studio is also developing a publishing activity called Shiro Unlimited, to support young independent studios in the development of original titles such as Decarnation or Abyssals (planned for a release in 2023).

Check out Shiro Unlimited’s Anniversary Video Here.

“We founded Shiro Games with the goal of creating the video games we would like to play, and we have followed that path since the beginning. During a decade, we have created our own franchises from the ground up including Evoland, Northgard and Wartales, and worked with renowned partners in the industry on projects such as Dune: Spice Wars.” says Nicolas Cannasse, CEO of Shiro Game.

”We’re already working on two new games, our talented teams are growing, and we are ready to keep this creative mission alive in the years to come”.

For more information about Northgard, please visit the official website.

About Shiro Unlimited
Shiro Unlimited the publishing arm of independent game development studio, Shiro Games, created by video game veterans Sebastien Vidal and Nicolas Cannasse to bring new innovative games to life. Based in Bordeaux, France, the studio released its first project Evoland in 2013 and its acclaimed sequel Evoland 2 in 2015. Shiro Games then launched its popular Viking strategy game Northgard on Steam in 2018, which has gone on to sell more than 2.4 million units across various platforms, as well as the critically acclaimed 4X RTS game from a renowned franchise Dune: Spice Wars.

For more information on Shiro Unlimited, please visit the official website.