Norwegian video game developer and publisher, listed on Oslo Børs and majority-owned by Tencent Holdings since 2020. Operates Funcom ZPX in Lisbon — a full-range development studio of around 70 people from 11 countries — following its 2018 majority-stake acquisition of Portuguese game studio Zona Paradoxal (ZPX).
Funcom ZPX is the Lisbon-based development studio that emerged from Funcom's 2018 acquisition of a majority stake in Zona Paradoxal, Lda — a Portuguese game services studio with which Funcom had already worked for several years. The studio handles full-range development support for Funcom's portfolio and works closely with Funcom Oslo (Norway), Funcom NC (United States) and Funcom Bucharest (Romania).
Lisbon has emerged as one of Southern Europe's most credible game-development hubs, anchored by a combination of remote-work-friendly visa policy, English-fluent technical talent and lower cost-of-living than Stockholm or Berlin. Funcom ZPX is one of the longer-tenure Nordic-rooted commitments to that ecosystem and a useful reference point for other Norwegian and Swedish gaming groups (Embracer, Paradox, Stillfront) evaluating Iberian studio additions.
Fractio helps Nordic companies enter the Portuguese market — from market sizing to first sales, hiring, and legal setup.
Talk to Fractio →