Publisher

Game Harbor

Game Harbor — Chinese publisher and retailer, active since 1986 with a focus on modern euro-style and card games.

1 Games

Biography

Founded in 2008 as an online shop, Game Harbor promoted modern euro-style board games in China and helped grow local board game culture. The unsere Datenbank record shows the company moved into licensed Chinese editions (e.g. A Game of Thrones LCG) and organized events. Our database lists 55 games attributed to Game Harbor and activity through at least 2025.

Career

Starting as an online retailer, Game Harbor expanded into publishing and local distribution from 2009, securing licenses and staging conventions such as the Eastern China Board Game Convention. Its catalog in our data includes 55 titles, with strengths in card games, fantasy and economic themes. The mechanical profile is dominated by Hand Management, End Game Bonuses and Set Collection, indicating a mix of tactical card play and euro-style design.

Most Famous Games

Top entries in our dataset include Cities (2024), Mindbug: First Contact (2022) and Challengers! (2022). Other notable releases are Golem (2021), Imperial Steam (2021) and Ark Nova (2021). Several titles appear in award lists, reflecting the publisher's visibility.

Design Style

Game Harbor publishes card- and theme-driven games with economic and city-building elements. Frequent mechanics are Hand Management, Open Drafting and Set Collection, combining tactical card interactions with euro-style scoring and engines.