Funcom (1993)
Norway's Historic Gaming Giant Behind The Longest Journey, Anarchy Online, and Conan Exiles
Established in 1993 in Oslo by Erik Gloersen and partners, Funcom is Norway's largest and most historic video game development company. Famous for Ragnar Tørnquist's seminal narrative adventure The Longest Journey, the groundbreaking sci-fi MMORPG Anarchy Online, and the multi-million-selling survival sandbox Conan Exiles, Funcom was acquired in 2020 by Tencent.
The Longest Journey and the Sci-Fi MMO Frontier
In 1999, Funcom published The Longest Journey, a monumental point-and-click adventure written by Ragnar Tørnquist that earned critical adoration worldwide for protagonist April Ryan's parallel-world journey between science and magic. In 2001, Funcom launched Anarchy Online, the first major sci-fi MMORPG, pioneering instanced player dungeons, dynamic in-game advertising, and persistent cyberpunk worlds.
Conan Exiles Success and the Dune Era
Surviving multiple industry platform shifts, Funcom achieved record commercial success in 2018 with Conan Exiles, selling millions of copies on PC and consoles. Leveraging this survival expertise, Funcom secured the exclusive gaming rights to Frank Herbert's Dune universe to develop the ambitious open-world survival MMO Dune: Awakening, maintaining Norway's premier place in global game design.