Deadline Games
Corporate brand
UnclaimedDanish video-game development studio active from 1996 until its bankruptcy in 2009.
Last updated August 25, 2026
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Overview
Deadline Games A/S was a Copenhagen-based Danish video-game developer that operated from 1996 until 2009. The studio worked across several genres, including educational and casual computer games, adventure titles, action games, and licensed console projects. Its catalogue included the CrossTown and Globetrotter titles, as well as later action-oriented releases such as Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico and Chili Con Carnage. The company became best known internationally for Total Overdose, an action game set in Mexico that combined third-person shooting with an exaggerated, cinematic presentation. A related handheld title, Chili Con Carnage, extended the same general concept for the PlayStation Portable. These projects gave Deadline Games greater visibility in the international games market and demonstrated its focus on original action properties rather than only commissioned or educational software. Deadline Games also developed Watchmen: The End Is Nigh, a licensed cooperative action game based on the Watchmen graphic-novel and film property. The game was released in episodic form in 2009, shortly before the studio ceased operations. Its release represented the company's final published project according to the available reference material. During its final period, Deadline Games was reported to have had difficulty securing new projects and a publisher for Faith and a .45, an intended cooperative shooter. Other planned projects, including Total Overdose 2: Tequila Gunrise, Killing Pablo Escobar, and Shadow Hunter, were also cancelled. On 29 May 2009, only a few months after the release of Watchmen: The End Is Nigh, Deadline Games filed for bankruptcy. The bankruptcy ended the studio's independent development activity and left several announced or proposed projects unreleased.
History
Deadline Games A/S was established in Denmark in 1996 and operated from Copenhagen. The studio's early and middle-period catalogue covered a wide range of software rather than a single tightly defined genre. Listed projects included Blackout, CrossTown: Giften, CrossTown: Englen, Globetrotter, Globetrotter 2, In the City, On the Farm, Suspect, The Angel, The Poison, Desert Rat, and Blowback. The available record indicates that the company worked on both smaller computer titles and more commercially ambitious games. The studio later pursued original action properties intended for the international market. Its most prominent release was Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico, a third-person action game built around a stylized Mexican setting and fast-paced gunplay. The title helped establish Deadline Games as a recognizable developer outside Denmark. Chili Con Carnage followed as a related action game for the PlayStation Portable, adapting the broad Total Overdose concept to a handheld format. Deadline Games also became involved in licensed development. Watchmen: The End Is Nigh was based on the Watchmen property and was released in 2009. It was structured as a cooperative action experience and was published in connection with the wider commercial activity surrounding the Watchmen film adaptation. According to the available reference material, it was the company's last published game. By the late 2000s, Deadline Games was attempting to secure additional financing, projects, and publishing support. Faith and a .45, a planned cooperative shooter, was reported as a project for which the studio had difficulty finding a publisher. Other cancelled projects listed in the company's game history included Total Overdose 2: Tequila Gunrise, Killing Pablo Escobar, and Shadow Hunter. These cancellations indicate that the studio had several concepts or productions that did not reach commercial release. On 29 May 2009, only a few months after Watchmen: The End Is Nigh was released, Deadline Games filed for bankruptcy. The filing ended the company's operations as an independent developer. No later operating period or successor brand is established in the supplied reference material.
- 2009
Watchmen: The End Is Nigh published
[1]Watchmen: The End Is Nigh, a licensed cooperative action game, became the studio's final published title.
- 2009
Bankruptcy
[1]Deadline Games filed for bankruptcy on 29 May 2009.
- 2007
Chili Con Carnage released
[1]The studio released Chili Con Carnage, a related action title for the PlayStation Portable.
- 2005
Total Overdose released
[1]Deadline Games released Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico, its best-known original action property.
- 1996
Studio founded
[1]Deadline Games A/S began operating as a Danish video-game developer based in Copenhagen.
Products and positioning
A Danish independent game developer that moved from a broad portfolio of PC and educational software toward internationally distributed action games and licensed console projects.
Video game
Blackout
A title listed among Deadline Games' releases. The supplied reference material does not provide enough detail to identify its genre, platforms, or commercial positioning.
Video game
CrossTown: Giften
One of the studio's CrossTown titles. The available source identifies the game as part of Deadline Games' catalogue but does not describe its gameplay or release platforms.
Video game
CrossTown: Englen
A companion CrossTown title listed in the studio's game history. Further product details are not established by the supplied references.
Video game
Globetrotter
A Deadline Games title from the studio's earlier catalogue. The available material does not specify its exact genre, platforms, or release date.
Video game
Globetrotter 2
A follow-up listed among Deadline Games' releases. No additional product information is provided in the supplied source material.
Third-person action game
Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico
Deadline Games' best-known original action property. It presented fast-paced third-person shooting in a stylized Mexican setting and gave the Copenhagen studio a stronger international profile.
Handheld action game
Chili Con Carnage
A related action title developed for the PlayStation Portable. It extended the broad Total Overdose concept into a handheld release.
Licensed cooperative action game · 2009
Watchmen: The End Is Nigh
A licensed game based on Watchmen and designed around cooperative action. Released in 2009, it was the last published game associated with Deadline Games before the company's bankruptcy.
Cooperative shooter
Faith and a .45
An intended cooperative shooter that Deadline Games was reportedly unable to place with a publisher. The project was cancelled and never published.
Action game
Total Overdose 2: Tequila Gunrise
A planned follow-up to Total Overdose. It appears in the studio's list of cancelled projects and did not receive a commercial release.
Video game
Killing Pablo Escobar
A proposed Deadline Games project listed as cancelled. The supplied references do not provide further information about its design or development.
Video game
Shadow Hunter
A planned game associated with Deadline Games that was cancelled before publication. No additional details are established in the supplied material.
Brand decisions
2009
Release of Watchmen: The End Is NighProduct launchBackground
Deadline Games developed a licensed cooperative action game tied to the Watchmen property during the studio's final operating period.
Action taken
The game was published in 2009 and became the studio's final released title.
Aftermath
The release was followed within a few months by Deadline Games' bankruptcy filing.
2009
Bankruptcy filingOtherBackground
The studio was reportedly struggling to find new projects and a publisher for Faith and a .45, while several other planned projects had also been cancelled.
Action taken
Deadline Games A/S filed for bankruptcy on 29 May 2009.
Aftermath
The filing ended the company's operations and left Faith and a .45, Total Overdose 2: Tequila Gunrise, Killing Pablo Escobar, and Shadow Hunter unreleased.
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