The Adventure Company was a Canadian video game developer and a former publishing division of DreamCatcher Interactive. It was sold to THQ Nordic GmbH in 2011 following DreamCatcher's parent (JoWooD Entertainment) assets being sold after entering administration.
History The Adventure Company was first launched in January 2002 as a division and brand of DreamCatcher Interactive to distribute its adventure games titles under. The first title released under the new brand was The Cameron Files: Secret at Loch Ness which was released at the end of January 2002. The Adventure Company has worked with many developers including: Kheops Studio, THQ, Microïds, and Cryo Interactive. In 2006, DreamCatcher Interactive became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Austrian video game publisher JoWooD Entertainment.
In 2011, Nordic Games acquired JoWooD, its products and brands and some of the companies' subsidiaries. Following the acquisition JoWood and the Adventure Company became publishing labels for Nordic Games, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nordic Games Holding.
Published games Note: This list is for titles which The Adventure Company published. Re-releases of DreamCatcher Interactive games nor Nordic Games titles under The Adventure Company are not included. +TitlePlatform(s)Release dateDeveloper(s)The Cameron Files: Secret at Loch NessMicrosoft WindowsGaliléaArthur's Knights II: The Secret of MerlinMicrosoft WindowsCryo InteractiveThe Mystery of the NautilusMicrosoft WindowsT-bot InteractiveAuryn QuestMicrosoft WindowsDiscreet MonstersSyberiaMicrosoft WindowsMicroïds CanadaThe Cameron Files: Pharaoh's CurseMicrosoft WindowsGaliléaThe Mystery of the MummyMicrosoft WindowsFrogwaresThe Omega Stone: Riddle of the Sphinx IIMicrosoft WindowsOmni CreativeCurse of Atlantis: Thorgal's QuestMicrosoft WindowsCryo InteractiveDark Fall: The JournalMicrosoft WindowsXXV ProductionsThe Black MirrorMicrosoft WindowsFuture Games / Unknown IdentityTraitors Gate 2: CypherMicrosoft Windows258 Productions / Data Ductus GamesBroken Sword: The Sleeping DragonMicrosoft WindowsRevolution Software / Six by Nine / Sumo Digital (Sheffield)Mysterious Journey II: ChameleonMicrosoft WindowsDetalionBroken Sword: The Sleeping DragonXboxRevolution Software / Six by Nine / Sumo Digital (Sheffield)Law & Order II: Double or NothingMicrosoft WindowsLegacy InteractiveJack the RipperMicrosoft WindowsGaliléaThe Omega Stone: Riddle of the Sphinx IIMac OSTransGamingCrystal Key 2: The Far RealmMicrosoft WindowsEarthlight Productions / KheopsThe Egyptian ProphecyMicrosoft WindowsKheops StudioForever Worlds: Enter the UnknownMicrosoft WindowsHexagon EntertainmentAura: Fate of the AgesMicrosoft WindowsStreko-GraphicsMissing: Since JanuaryMicrosoft WindowsLexis NumériqueLights OutMicrosoft WindowsXXV ProductionsWanted: A Wild Western AdventureMicrosoft WindowsRevistronicAtlantis: EvolutionMicrosoft WindowsAtlantis InteractiveReturn to Mysterious IslandMicrosoft WindowsKheops StudioSentinel: Descendants in TimeMicrosoft WindowsDetalionThe Moment of SilenceMicrosoft WindowsHouse of TalesStill LifeMicrosoft WindowsMicroïds CanadaStill LifeXboxMicroïds CanadaECHO: Secrets of the Lost CavernMicrosoft WindowsKheops StudioVoyageMicrosoft WindowsKheops StudioNiBiRu: Age of SecretsMicrosoft WindowsFuture Games / DTP EntertainmentMissing: The 13th VictimMicrosoft WindowsLexis NumériqueAgatha Christie: And Then There Were NoneMicrosoft WindowsAWE ProductionsCrime Stories: From the Files of Martin MystèreMicrosoft WindowsArtematica EntertainmentKeepsakeMicrosoft WindowsWicked StudiosSafecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle AdventureMicrosoft WindowsKheops StudioEvidence: The Last RitualMicrosoft WindowsLexis NumériqueSecret Files: TunguskaMicrosoft WindowsFusionsphere Systems / Animation ArtsAgatha Christie: Murder on the Orient ExpressMicrosoft WindowsAWE ProductionsSecrets of the Ark: A Broken Sword GameMicrosoft WindowsRevolution Software / Sumo Digital (Sheffield)The Ugly Prince DucklingMicrosoft WindowsGuppyworksAura II: The Sacred RingsMicrosoft WindowsStreko-GraphicsThe Secrets of AtlantisMicrosoft WindowsAtlantis InteractiveDead ReefsMicrosoft WindowsStreko-GraphicsSam & Max: Season OneMicrosoft WindowsTelltale GamesAgatha Christie: Evil Under the SunMicrosoft WindowsAWE ProductionsNext LifeMicrosoft WindowsFuture GamesThe ExperimentMicrosoft WindowsLexis NumériqueAgatha Christie: And Then There Were NoneWiiAWE ProductionsCleopatra: Riddle of the TombMicrosoft WindowsKheops StudioSherlock Holmes: NemesisMicrosoft WindowsFrogwaresDracula: OriginMicrosoft WindowsFrogwaresMurder in the AbbeyMicrosoft WindowsAlcachofa SoftOutcryMicrosoft WindowsPhantomery InteractiveEverlight: Of Magic & PowerMicrosoft WindowsSilver Style EntertainmentThe Hardy Boys: The Hidden TheftMicrosoft WindowsXPEC EntertainmentSam & Max: Season OneWiiTelltale GamesAgatha Christie: Evil Under the SunWiiAWE ProductionsSherlock Holmes vs. Jack the RipperMicrosoft WindowsFrogwaresThe Mystery of the MummyNintendo DSMistic SoftwareThe Hardy Boys: The Perfect CrimeMicrosoft WindowsTrine GamesThe Hardy Boys: The Hidden TheftWiiXPEC EntertainmentAgatha Christie: The ABC MurdersNintendo DSBlack Lantern StudiosSafecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle AdventureNintendo DSFirehazard StudioSherlock Holmes vs. Jack the RipperXbox 360Spiders
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