About us

At the Embracer Games Archive, we are building one of the world’s most comprehensive archives of physical video games. Our aim is to support the preservation of games, gaming culture and the games industry guided by our principle: preservation through use.

Games are works of art that have influenced and inspired people and culture for decades. Our ambition is to contribute to the broader effort of preserving gaming history through our archive of physical games.

The archive is an initiative by Embracer Group. By bringing together a large part of gaming history in one place, we create opportunities to support research, exhibitions and other preservation efforts.

Although still early in our journey, the archive is already actively used. We host visits, support researchers, contribute to exhibitions, assist preservation initiatives and scan and document games for developers.

We believe that an archive should be more than a collection. It should be a living resource. By making our collection accessible and useful, we help strengthen and promote the cultural heritage of games for the future.

Archive status

• The archive currently holds over 80,000 objects, including games, consoles, and accessories.
• A dedicated team consists of the CEO, archivist, technical engineer, and acquisitions manager.
• All objects in the archive are cataloged in our database. In the future we plan to make the database accessible so that everyone can easily explore what the archive contains.
• We collaborate with preservation initiatives worldwide and provide a resource that advances gaming culture and history for researchers, educators, institutions, exhibitions, journalists, publishers, studios, and grassroots communities.