See Master thread for links to other countries threads and poll, read rules, and tell me which country should receive a thread next:
https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/249268/master-thread-favorite-games-from-different-countries/
Turning to Spain for this thread. Quite an interesting country, gaming-wise. Not a super power like Sweden or France, but has had a decent amount of huge titles, certainly more so than Italy. They also got a blooming indie scene, which made it very difficult for me to cover everything, please fill me in on notable omissions.
Some notable Spanish developers and their games:
Pyro Studios
The unfortunately defunct Pyro Studios was specialized in real-time tactic games. Most popular are the Commandos games, but also Praetorians and Imperial Glory have a fanbase.
Notable games:
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
Praetorians
Imperial Glory
MercurySteam
After making the action-adventure game Scrapland and the horror tile Clive Barker’s Jericho, MercurySteam caught the eyes of one Japanese giant, Konami, bringing their Castlevania franchise successfully into 3D with Lords of Shadow, to general acclaim, the 3DS sequel Mirror of Fate was also mostly well received, while the more ambitious home console sequel, Lords of Shadow 2 was critically panned. Their ability to craft metroidvanias was not a fluke though, they wanted to prove themselves by making a title in the franchise that gives its name to the genre, hence they pitched Metroid: Samus Returns, a remake of the second Metroid title, to Nintendo, which allowed them to make the remake for 3DS. Delivering well on that promise, they got the chance to develop the much more ambitious original Metroid Dread for Switch, which is by many considered one of the systems quintessential titles, and a cornerstone in the series.
Notable games:
American McGee Presents: Scrapland
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate
Metroid: Samus Returns
Metroid Dread
The Game Kitchen
Another Metroidvania developer, known for the two Blasphemous games, which also take inspiration from From Softwares Dark Souls series. Blasphemous is absolutely dripping with atmosphere, relying on Spanish culture and catholic symbolism. The Game Kitchen then went on to develop the strategy stealth game The Stone of Madness, who would have thought?
Notable games:
Blasphemous
Blasphemous 2
The Stone of Madness
Gameloft Barcelona
They have been handling some of the titles in the acclaimed arcade racer series Asphalt, in particular the most praised among them, Asphalt 8.
Notable games:
Asphalt 6: Adrenaline
Asphalt 8: Airborne
Tequila Works
An indie game developer, who had their debut with the unique, although divisive Deadlight. They really rose to prominence with the puzzle games The Sexy Brutale and especially Rime. Song of Nunu, a platformer starring a character from League of Legends also received some praise.
Notable games:
Deadlight
The Sexy Brutale
Rime
The Song of Nunu
Nomada Studio
When Gris came out in 2018, it was almost an indie sensation, the game got compared to the classic Journey (2012) in it’s atmosphere, gameplay-focused dialogue-free storytelling. A true gem. Nomada Studio’s recent game Neva follows the same template, but is much more ambitious in the scope, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it also ends up as a classic.
Notable games:
Gris
Neva
Other games to consider:
Temtem
Aragami
Severance: Blade of Darkness
World Rally
Snow Wave: Avalanche
Igor: Objective Uikokahonia
Runaway: A Road Adventure
Moonlighter
Last edited by Vinther1991 - on 02 June 2025
