Piranha Bytes

Piranha Bytes GmbH was a German video game developer based in Essen. It was best known for their Gothic and Risen series of role-playing video games. Piranha Bytes was... Wikipedia

• Formerly called:  Piranha Bytes Software GmbH (1997–2002), Pluto 13 GmbH (2002–2019)
• Former type:  Subsidiary
• Industry:  Video games
• Founded:  1997 in Bochum, Germany
• Founders:  Alex Brüggemann, Michael Hoge, Stefan Nyul, Tom Putzki
• Defunct:  June 30, 2024 (June 30, 2024)
• Key people:  Michael Rüve (managing director)
• Products:  Gothic series, Risen series, ELEX series
• Number of employees:  33(2021)
• Parent:  Phenomedia (1999–2002), THQ Nordic (2019–2024)
• Website:  piranha-bytes.com
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo