Kheops Studio
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Kheops Studio is an independent video game development studio created in September 2003. The company was co-founded by Benoît Hozjan (of Cryo Interactive
), who also serves as the Creative Director for the studio and Stéphane Petit (of Cryo Interactive
), who serves as Technical Director. Kheops develops adventure games for the PC platform and has already released several major successful games. The studio is best known for creating games that have been described by the developer as "cultural entertainment", that is, games which are heavily drawn from historical or literary sources to include a mixture of history and fiction.
Games are published by Microïds
, which acquired the brands and intellectual property of the video game company Cryo Interactive
gone bankrupt in 2002.
Cryo Interactive
Cryo Interactive Entertainment is a French video game development and publishing company founded in 1992, but existing unofficially since 1989 as a developer group under the name Cryo...
), who also serves as the Creative Director for the studio and Stéphane Petit (of Cryo Interactive
Cryo Interactive
Cryo Interactive Entertainment is a French video game development and publishing company founded in 1992, but existing unofficially since 1989 as a developer group under the name Cryo...
), who serves as Technical Director. Kheops develops adventure games for the PC platform and has already released several major successful games. The studio is best known for creating games that have been described by the developer as "cultural entertainment", that is, games which are heavily drawn from historical or literary sources to include a mixture of history and fiction.
Games are published by Microïds
Microïds
Microïds is a French software brand belonging to Anuman Interactive that publishes and develops video games. In recent years the company's collection of brands and game licenses has grown since being a part of MC2 France...
, which acquired the brands and intellectual property of the video game company Cryo Interactive
Cryo Interactive
Cryo Interactive Entertainment is a French video game development and publishing company founded in 1992, but existing unofficially since 1989 as a developer group under the name Cryo...
gone bankrupt in 2002.
Games developed
- The Egyptian Prophecy (2004)
- Crystal Key 2 (2004)
- Return to Mysterious IslandReturn to Mysterious IslandReturn to Mysterious Island is an adventure game for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh based on Jules Verne's novel The Mysterious Island. The game was released in 2004 for Microsoft Windows and updated and released for Mac OSX in 2008. It was developed by Kheops Studio and published by The...
(2005) - ECHO: Secrets of the Lost CavernECHO: Secrets of the Lost CavernEcho: Secrets of the Lost Cavern is a computer adventure game released in 2005. It was developed by Kheops Studio and published by The Adventure Company. It is very similar to previous Kheops Studio games; the interface and gameplay are almost identical to Return to Mysterious Island...
(2005) - Voyage: Inspired by Jules VerneVoyage: Inspired by Jules VerneVoyage: Inspired by Jules Verne is a point-and-click adventure game with pre-rendered graphics, developed by Kheops Studio and published by The Adventure Company for the PC in 2005...
(2005) - The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript (2006)
- SafeCracker The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure (2006)
- Destination Treasure IslandDestination Treasure IslandDestination Treasure Island is an adventure game released in 2007. Developed by Kheops Studio and published by Nobilis. The game comes from the creators of The Secrets of Da Vinci, Return to Mysterious Island, Voyage and many more.-Storyline:...
(2006) - Cleopatra a Queen's Destiny (2007)
- Nostradamus: The Last ProphecyNostradamus: The Last ProphecyNostradamus: The Last Prophecy is an adventure video game released in 2007 that was developed by Kheops, Mzone and Totm. It was a co-production by Elektrogames, Kheops Studio, MC2, Mzone and Totm, and is published in the US by MC2....
(2007) - Dracula 3 - The Path of the DragonDracula 3 - The Path of the DragonDracula 3: The Path of the Dragon is a 2008 horror adventure video game based on the characters from Bram Stoker's Dracula. It was developed for PC by Kheops Studio and published by Microïds. In 2010 an adapted version was released for Apple iPhone....
(2008) - Return to Mysterious Island IIReturn to Mysterious Island IIReturn to Mysterious Island 2 is a 2009 adventure video game by Kheops Studio and Microïds. It is a sequel to the 2004 video game Return to Mysterious Island, and is again based upon the work of Jules Verne, The Mysterious Island.- Development :...
(2009) - The Fall Trilogy: Separation (2009)
- The Fall Trilogy 2: Reconstruction (2010)
- The Fall Trilogy 3: Revelation (2011)