Targem Games

Targem Games is a game video game developer, based in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Established in 2002, the company has created 9 PC games of various genres: from RTS/RPG to TPS and racing. The company received several awards at the Russian Conference of Game Developers (KRI), including "Best Debut", "Best Game Design" and “Most innovative project”.

History

 * 2002 - The company is founded. The first contract with Buka for the creation of Battle Mages is signed.
 * 2003 - Battle Mages - an original RTS/RPG mix - the very first game of the company is released in Russia. Later the game is localized into several languages including Chinese. The work on add-on and a new big project starts.
 * 2004 - Battle Mages is released in US, Europe and China. The Add-on to Battle Mages named Battle Mages: Sign of darkness is released in Russia.
 * 2005 - Hard Truck Apocalypse is released in Russia under the title Ex Machina and is a success there. Next year the game hits the stores of US
 * 2006 - Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise of Clans is released.
 * 2007 - ExMachina: Arcade and Day Watch are released in Russia
 * 2008 - The company acquires status of certified Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 developers. The Swarm is released in Russia. GearGrinder is released in Russia.
 * 2009 - for the first time the company is presented at the Game connection Europe. GearGrinder is released world-wide. Clutch is released world-wide. It is a first game of the company that can be bought via Steam.