- Business
- 5th Planet Games A/S operates as a video games publisher and financier headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, founded in 2011. It develops, finances, and publishes games across multiple platforms including mobile, PC, and consoles, with a focus on casual and semi-casual games characterized by short play sessions and multiplayer capabilities for higher retention and monetization. Its game portfolio includes titles such as Atom Eve, BEFORE YOUR EYES, WrestleQuest, Escape Academy, Closer the Distance, Funko Fusion, Hugo series including Hugo Troll Race 2, Tintin Match, and Darkest Dungeon II among others. The company also publishes and distributes ancillary entertainment content including TV, films, music, audio, board games, and merchandise. It operates primarily in global markets with offices in Copenhagen and Berlin.
Recent major changes for 5th Planet Games include expanding its physical distribution network for video games through new partnerships in 2024-2025. It entered the physical distribution market via a partnership with Nordisk Interactive A/S covering Nordic and Baltic regions and further extended this network in 2025 with Glomerk SA for distribution in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. This expansion targets physical editions of games such as Collectors and Deluxe Editions, which complement its digital offerings. Additionally, the company has strengthened its strategic alliance with Skybound Entertainment, gaining access to significant global intellectual property including The Walking Dead and Invincible franchises, enhancing its game development and publishing scope beyond mobile to consoles and PC. The company has also invested in the Icelandic film and TV production company Sagafilm ehf, reflecting a diversification into broader entertainment content.
These developments position 5th Planet Games as an integrated entertainment publisher engaged in gaming and related media, leveraging global IPs, expanding physical distribution, and maintaining a diversified product lineup across mobile, PC, and console platforms. Its strategic partnerships and investments underline its ambition to broaden content access and expand market reach within the interactive home entertainment and media sectors. This information reflects the company's status as of late 2025.