Ascaron Entertainment is a video game developer based in Germany. It was originally founded as Ascon, but adopted its present name in October 1996.

Ascaron has its headquarters in Gütersloh, a town in western Germany. It has a development studio in Aachen and an international office in Birmingham, in the United Kingdom.

Ascaron has traditionally had a particular focus on stragegy and management games. Among its early successes were the Patrician series (a trading simulation) and the Anstoss series (a soccer team management simulation). More recently, the company has developed games such as Port Royale (a pirate game) and Sacred (an RPG).

Games

• The Patrician (1992)
• On the Ball (1993)
• Hanse - Die Expedition (1994)
• Elisabeth I (1995)
• Pole Position (1996)
• Anstoss 2 (1997)
• Extreme 500 (1998)
• Anstoss 3 (2000)
• Patrician II (2000)
• Anstoss Action (2001)
• Ballerburg (2001)
• Patrician III (2002)
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• Sacred (2004)
• Port Royale 2 (2004)
• Arena Wars (2004)
• Vermeer 2 (2004)

External link

• Official website