Techland

Techland S.A. is a Polish video game developer and publisher founded in 1991 by Paweł Marchewka. The company started as a small software distributor in Ostrów Wielkopolski before transitioning into game development. Its first major success came with the Western-themed first-person shooter Call of Juarez in 2006, followed by the prequel Bound in Blood in 2009. The global breakthrough arrived in 2011 with Dead Island, a zombie action role-playing game that sold over five million copies and established Techland as a major force in survival horror.

Techland solidified its reputation with the Dying Light franchise, launched in 2015. The game introduced a fluid first-person parkour system and a dynamic day-night cycle that turned zombies into deadly predators after dark. The sequel, Dying Light 2: Stay Human, released in 2022, sold over five million copies in its first year. The company continues to support its games with free content updates for years after launch, a practice that has earned strong community loyalty.

Techland operates as both a developer and publisher, retaining full ownership of its intellectual properties. It uses its proprietary Chrome Engine technology, now in version 8, to power its open-world games. The studio employs over 500 people across offices in Wrocław, Warsaw, and Ostrów Wielkopolski. In 2024, Techland announced Dying Light: The Beast, a standalone title starring the original protagonist Kyle Crane, and confirmed development of a new fantasy open-world RPG expected in the late 2020s.[edit]