SAD Software

German game publisher and distributor, full name S.A.D. Software Vertriebs- und Produktions GmbH. Active 1996–2022. Published and distributed budget/casual games under its own name and publishing labels Purple Hills, Yellow Valley, and Orange River.

• Type: Publisher · Buyer
• Headquarters: Germany
• Data updated: 15 Nov 2026

Key facts

• According to Games Atlas analysis of shipped-game credits, SAD Software published or developed 9 games released 2003–2019.
• Games Atlas data shows 4 of 4 SAD Software titles with known production credits (100%) used external service partners.
• The most frequent external partner on SAD Software titles is Artifex Mundi (2 shared credits, 2016–2019).

What SAD Software outsources and how open it is to new partners

The verdict rates how hard it is for a new vendor to win work in each discipline: how much of the work goes to outside vendors rather than staying inside, whether the same partners come back or change from project to project, and how often first-time partners got in over recent years.

• Art, assets and fonts production services: Possible: outsourced less often, but not to a fixed circle. Sourcing model: regularly outsourced (1 vendors per title, typical 3). 1 of 2 titles with detailed credits since 2015 used an external partner (50%); 1 external partners, 0 of them returning (0% of outsourced titles), most often Teritori Studio (100%). Small base: a first signal, not a settled pattern.
• Audio design and production services: Possible: outsourced less often, but not to a fixed circle. Sourcing model: regularly outsourced (1 vendors per title, typical 1.8). 1 of 2 titles with detailed credits since 2015 used an external partner (50%); 1 external partners, 0 of them returning (0% of outsourced titles), most often Outsource Media (100%). Small base: a first signal, not a settled pattern.
• Localisation services: Full breakdown available to registered members.

Members-only data, free account. The full sourcing breakdown for SAD Software is available to registered Games Atlas members. Registration is free. After sign-in, the page shows for Localisation services: share of titles outsourced, number of external partners, the largest vendors and their share, new partners in recent years, and how open each discipline is to new vendors, plus 19 more external partners. Create a free account.

External partners proven by shipped credits

• Artifex Mundi — Lead & co-development, Publishing, 2 shared credits, 2016–2019
• BFG Entertainment — Distribution, Publishing, 2 shared credits, 2016–2018
• Ubisoft Entertainment — Lead & co-development, Distribution, Publishing, 2 shared credits, 2003–2014
• 1C Company — Distribution, Localisation services, Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2014–2014
• 8floor — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2014–2014

Methodology

Source: Games Atlas (gamesatlas.app), based on MobyGames production credits and Games Atlas analysis; the sourcing figures cover work credited on releases from 2015 onwards. One game counts once regardless of platforms, editions or add-ons. Games Atlas does not estimate revenue or report the performance of individual games. Profile: https://gamesatlas.app/companies/sad-software