Patrician IV is the first computer game from Gaming Minds Studios and part of the Patrician series. It is a game simulating trading, piracy, politics, and economy.

Originally the Patrician series was developed by Ascaron

Ascaron

Ascaron Entertainment was a video game developer based in Germany. Founded as Ascon and later renamed in October 1996 due to the possible confusion with the Swiss company Ascom AG, the company produced titles primarily for the PC until it was made insolvent in 2009.-Background and history:Ascaron...

. Kalypso Media

Kalypso Media

Kalypso Media is a German video game developer and publisher. Founded in summer 2006 by industry veterans Simon Hellwig and Stefan Marcinek, the company has published and/or developed a number of successful titles such as Sins of a Solar Empire, Ceville, Dungeons, Patrician IV, Tropico 3 and...

bought the licenses from the insolvent Ascaron company and formed Gaming Minds Studios.

External links

• Patrician IV official website
• Kalypso Media website
• Gaming Minds Studios website
• http://patrician4-fansite.de - Patrician IV Fansite