Astragon Entertainment GmbH is a German

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based in

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. Originally a subsidiary of the German video game

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Astragon Sales & Services GmbH (formerly Rondomedia Marketing & Vertriebs GmbH). The company become known for being the original worldwide publisher of the

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series and continues to do so in German territories. They were originally headquartered in

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but moved to Mönchengladbach in 2004. Astragon formerly specialised in publishing simulation games for

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, but in 2008 they moved into other areas, when they published more

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like ''Wendy: Holidays at Rosenborg'' for the

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. They have released several English language games under their Just Play It! label, including '' Myst IV: Revelation'' and '' CSI: Dark Motives''. Astragon publish games by

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and iWin in the German language market. Currently, the company is primarily focused on publishing simulation games for a variety of platforms. Titles include the

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series (for PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android), the

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series (for PC, PS4 and Xbox One), the

series (for PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch) and additional titles like commercial fishing simulation Fishing: Barents Sea, the upcoming Firefighting Simulator and FPV drone racing simulation game Liftoff: Drone Racing and Police Simulator: Patrol Officers. In September 2015, Astragon became the 100th GAME member of the association of the German games industry called ''GAME – Bundesverband der deutschen Games-Branche e.V.''. In 2019, the company moved to Düsseldorf. In July 2021, the two companies merged and now operate as astragon Entertainment. In January 2022, the company was acquired by

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in a deal worth £83 million.

Computer software

In addition, Astragon publishes computer software. They have published archiving software, educational CDs, multimedia tools and some design programs.

PC Games

* '' Farming Simulator 22'' * '' Police Simulator: Patrol Officers'' * ''

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'' * '' Bus Simulator 18'' * '' Bus Simulator 16'' * ''

'' * Firefighting Simulator

References

External links

Official website

MobyGames database
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