Plug In Digital is a French video game publisher and distributor. They were founded in 2012 and established two subsidiaries since then: Dear Villagers, who publish mid-market games for personal computers and consoles, and PID Games, who publish games of all varieties.
History
Francis Ingrand founded Plug In Digital in 2012 in Paris. Seven years later, they relocated to Montpellier. They initially focused on assisting studios and video game publishers with digital distribution. They handle sales, marketing, and other distribution issues. They expanded into China in 2019. They acquired Black Shell Media's publishing operations in 2021 and took over their contracts. They announced an NFT program in 2022 but canceled it due to a backlash. In 2023, they acquired game development studio Celsius Online.
Subsidiaries
In 2017, Plug In Digital established Playdius, a subsidiary specializing in publishing independent video games for personal computers, mobile devices, and game consoles. Playdius was renamed to Dear Villagers in 2019, citing a desire to better communicate their focus on the core and hardcore demographics. As part of this rebranding, Dear Villagers refocused on PC and consoles, though they said they may publish mobile ports of existing games. New mobile games are published directly by Plug In Digital instead. Games published by Dear Villagers aim for an AA (mid-market) budget. Hardcore Gamer described games published by Dear Villagers as having gameplay that is easy to learn but hard to master.
PID Games was established in 2020. According to the brand manager, they have "no rules" and focus entirely on publishing any interesting video games, regardless of genre, nationality, or platform. Compared to Dear Villagers, they're open to such projects as publishing a new developer's first game or inexpensive mobile games.
Games published
Plug In Digital
Dungeon Souls
The Fan
Overture
Raining Blobs
SanctuaryRPG
Zombie Party
Dear Villagers
A Normal Lost Phone
Astria Ascending
Ashwalkers: A Survival Journey
Away: Journey To The Unexpected
BAFL: Brakes Are For Losers
Boiling Bolt
Born of Bread
Bury Me, My Love
Chroniric XIX
Dead in Vinland
The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos
Edge of Eternity
Fabledom
The Forgotten City
Fort Solis
Hover
Impulsion
Jengo
Naheulbeuk's Dungeon Master
Neurovoider
Old School Musical
Pankapu
Recompile
Revita
Souldiers
Somewhere: The Vault Papers
Spitkiss
ScourgeBringer
Splasher
Stay
Strikers Edge
sU and The Quest for Meaning
Terra Memoria
PID Games
Abandon Ship
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
An Ankou
Alt-Frequencies (Switch) Bibots Blon Cassiodora Crypto Against All Odds Elypse Fireball Wizard Ghost of a Tale (PS4 and Switch) Gravity Circuit Guardians of Elderon Guild of Ascension Healer's Quest Heck Deck Hellslave Iris and the Giant (Switch) Lempo Let Me Out Letters: A Written Adventure Lords of Exile Lost Eidolons (PS5, Xbox Series X/S) Lost Words: Beyond the Page (iOS, And) Machinika Museum Mari and Bayu - The Road Home Out of Space (PS4, Xbox One, Switch) Paper Beast (Windows) PictoQuest (Switch, Win, iOS, Android) Pompom: The Great Space Rescue Post Human W.A.R. Roto Force Run: The World In-Between Saviorless Sigma Theory (iOS, And, Switch) Skábma: Snowfall Tacape Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion Unmemory Vernal Edge
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Companies based in Occitania (administrative region) Distribution companies of France Organizations based in Montpellier French companies established in 2012 Video game publishers Video game companies of France
