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Compulsion Games

Compulsion Games Inc. is a Canadian video game developer based in Montreal. Established in 2009 by ex-Arkane Studios developer Guillaume Provost, the studio developed the 2013 puzzle-platform game Contrast, the 2018 survival horror game We Happy Few and the 2025 action-adventure game South of Midnight.

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Founded
2009; 17 years ago (2009)
Industry
Video games
Headquarters
Westmount, Montreal, Canada
Founder
Guillaume Provost
Key people
Guillaume Provost (studio head) · David Sears (creative director) · Whitney Clayton (art director)
Number of employees
80 (2021)

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Compulsion Games

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Triples34
Avg. degree1.92
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Compulsion Games

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related to history · 18
Compulsion Games → Arkane Studios, Arthur Christmas, By January, Contrast, Daggerdale, Darksiders, Dragons, Dungeons, Elf Run, Guillaume Provost, In November, June, Montreal, PlayStation, The Xbox One, To, Windows, Xbox
Key people · 3
Compulsion Games → David Sears (creative director), Guillaume Provost (studio head), Whitney Clayton (art director)
Products · 3
Compulsion Games → Contrast, South of Midnight, We Happy Few
Founded · 1
Compulsion Games → 2009; 17 years ago (2009)
Founder · 1
Compulsion Games → Guillaume Provost
Headquarters · 1
Compulsion Games → Westmount, Montreal, Canada
Industry · 1
Compulsion Games → Video games
Number of employees · 1
Compulsion Games → 80 (2021)
Parent · 1
Compulsion Games → Xbox Game Studios (2018–2026)
Type · 1
Compulsion Games → Private

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game compulsion games xbox studio happy studios 2018 montreal contrast 2009 guillaume provost south midnight released june microsoft developer developed

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Compulsion GamesFounded2009; 17 years ago (2009)1.00infobox
Compulsion GamesFounderGuillaume Provost1.00infobox
Compulsion GamesHeadquartersWestmount, Montreal, Canada1.00infobox
Compulsion GamesIndustryVideo games1.00infobox
Compulsion GamesKey peopleGuillaume Provost (studio head)1.00infobox
Compulsion GamesKey peopleDavid Sears (creative director)1.00infobox
Compulsion GamesKey peopleWhitney Clayton (art director)1.00infobox
Compulsion GamesNumber of employees80 (2021)1.00infobox
Compulsion GamesParentXbox Game Studios (2018–2026)1.00infobox
Compulsion GamesProductsContrast1.00infobox
Compulsion GamesProductsWe Happy Few1.00infobox
Compulsion GamesProductsSouth of Midnight1.00infobox
Compulsion GamesTypePrivate1.00infobox
Compulsion GamesWebsitecompulsiongames.com1.00infobox

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