Remedy Entertainment

Remedy Entertainment is a Finnish game developer and publisher based in Espoo. It was founded on 18 August 1995 and is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. The studio is known for narrative action games: Max Payne, Alan Wake, Quantum Break and Control. In 2026 it had about 390 employees. The largest shareholder is Markus Mäki with about 23 percent, and the co-creative director Sam Lake holds a stake as well.

Features

• Story-driven single-player games with a strong visual style.
• In-house Northlight engine, used for Control and Alan Wake 2.
• Connected universe: Alan Wake and Control share a story world.
• Games for PC and consoles, partly published in partnership with other publishers.

Ownership and limits

Remedy is a public company in which no shareholder holds a majority. Its output is small compared with large publishers: a handful of major releases per decade, which leaves long gaps between new games.