Purple Lamp

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

Formerly	Purple Lamp Studios (2018–2021)
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video games
Founded	2018
Headquarters	Vienna , Austria
Owner	Embracer Group
Number of employees	70^[1] (2022)
Parent	THQ Nordic
Website	www.purplelamp.com

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

History

Games developed

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	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One

Cancelled

• MisBits (after early access period)

References

1. "Embracer Annual Report & Sustainability Report 2021-2022" (PDF).
2. "About Us – Purple Lamp Studios". Purple Lamp. from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
3. "Sproing Publishing". Purple Lamp. 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.