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SIE | Naughty Dog | Intergalactic:  The Heretic Prophet

KARAKTER creates iconic worlds for high-end video games, TV shows and movies.

CREATING THE CLASSICS OF TOMORROW

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Based in Berlin, our award-winning design studio serves the entertainment industry worldwide.

Since 2008, our holistic, story-based design philosophy makes the fantastical credible, appealing, recognizable –
and ready to stand the test of time.

Check out some of the worlds
we’ve helped to create:

Our Service

IP DEVELOPMENT

Define the creative DNA of the property, which informs all subsequent design decisions

CREATIVE CONTENT CO-DEVELOPMENT

Develop content and plot ideas
to bring the virtual worlds 

ART DIRECTION

Supervise internal and external art departments to maintain the vision of the project

CONCEPT ART

Create visual designs and benchmark pieces
to inspire, define or market the final product

STYLEGUIDES AND TRAINING

Develop content and plot ideas for the virtual world

SOME OF OUR PROJECTS

1

GOD OF WAR RAGNARÖK | SIE / SANTA MONICA STUDIOS | 2018–2020

2

Horizon Forbidden West | SIEE / GUERRILLA / 2017 – 2020

3

COD: BLACK OPS 4 | ACTIVISION / TREYARCH / 2017 – 2018

4

HORIZON ZERO DAWN | SIEE / GUERRILLA / 2017 – 2020

5

GAME OF THRONES | HBO / FIRE & BLOOD / 2011 – 2018

6

COD: BLACK OPS III | ACTIVISION / TREYARCH / 2015

7

RYSE: SON OF ROME | MICROSOFT / CRYTEK / 2010 – 2012

8

MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF WAR | WARNER BROS. / MONOLITH / 2016

CRITICAL ACCLAIM

Since 2008, KARAKTER has been contributing to internationally acclaimed franchises. Here is a selection of the awards we have either helped to win, or have won directly:

2009
2010
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015
2016
2018
2018
2023

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THE SETTLERS 7
Game of Thrones S2
Game of Thrones S3
Game of Thrones S4
Killzone – Shadow Fall
RYSE:  Son of Rome
Horizon Zero Dawn
Horizon Zero Dawn
Horizon Zero Dawn
God Of War  Ragnarök

Red Dot Design Award
Red Dot Design Award
Emmy Awards
Emmy Awards
Emmy Awards
IGN
German Developer Award
Gamescom 2016
SXSW
14th BAFTA Game Awards
26th DICE Awards

Best of the Best Grand prix
Best of the Best Grand prix
Outstanding Visual FX
Outstanding Visual FX
Outstanding Visual FX
Best PS4 Graphics
Best Graphics
Best Vision
Excellence in Visual Ac.
Original Property
Best Art Direction

THE PREPRO-DUCTION EXPERTS

THE PRE-PRODUCTION EXPERTS

DESIGN
units

To solve the unique challenges that each project represents, we set up design units: A tailor-made team of our in-house directors and internal and external design experts from the fields of production design, illustration, creative writing, sculpting, technical art, graphic design and many more.

DESIGN
DIRECTORS

Nils Malte Carstens

Benjamin Schulte
Henrik Bolle
Floris Didden


PRODUCTION

MICAH DANG

Henning Kaiser

DESIGN
units

To solve the unique challenges that each project represents, we set up design units: A tailor-made team of our in-house directors and internal and external design experts from the fields of production design, illustration, creative writing, sculpting, technical art, graphic design and many more.

DESIGN
DIRECTORS

Nils Malte Carstens

Benjamin Schulte
Henrik Bolle
Floris Didden


PRODUCTION

MICAH DANG

Henning Kaiser

PROJECT INQUIRIES

Interested in working with us?
Please direct your project inquiries to:

contact at karakter dot de

Call: 0049-30-311 737 45

KARAKTER design studio GmbH
Saarbrücker Str. 24
10405 Berlin Germany

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