Who owns The Callisto Protocol?
The Callisto Protocol is owned by KRAFTON (South Korea, KRX: 259960).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: KRAFTON, Inc. 사업보고서 (FY2025, corrected 15 May 2026), 15 May 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- KRAFTON, Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 2022
- Category
- Internet & digital › Platforms & devices › Video games
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 259960
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About The Callisto Protocol
The Callisto Protocol is a game released worldwide in December 2022 by Striking Distance Studios, the American studio KRAFTON has owned outright since June 2019. Striking Distance followed it with The Redacted, released worldwide in October 2024, and the studio, with its Spanish and Canadian offshoots, was still a consolidated KRAFTON subsidiary at the end of June 2026.
Ownership timeline of The Callisto Protocol
Where The Callisto Protocol sits in KRAFTON
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by KRAFTON
KRAFTON controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
Other brands in video games, and who owns them
The 87 brands in video games on Brandtree belong to 22 owners. The largest is Take-Two, with 7; KRAFTON has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fantasy Westward Journey | NetEase | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Age of Wonders | Paradox Interactive | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| 2K | Take-Two | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Apex Legends | EA | 🇺🇸 United States |
| eFootball | Konami | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| ARC Raiders | Nexon | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Bingo Blitz | Playtika | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| Mega Man | Capcom | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: KRAFTON
KRAFTON is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2007. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as KRX: 259960.
KRAFTON, Inc. is the South Korean game developer and publisher behind PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. It was founded on 26 March 2007 as Bluehole, took the KRAFTON name on 30 November 2018 and has been listed on the Korea Exchange since 10 August 2021. Its 2025 revenue was KRW 3.33 trillion, 90% of it from games and the rest from advertising after it bought Japan's ADK Group in October 2025. It owns studios in the United States, such as Unknown Worlds and Striking Distance, as well as in Korea.
🇺🇸 The Callisto Protocol and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 492 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, The Callisto Protocol among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of The Callisto Protocol?
The parent company of The Callisto Protocol is KRAFTON, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is The Callisto Protocol American or South Korean?
The Callisto Protocol originated in the United States in 2022, but it is owned today by KRAFTON, which is headquartered in South Korea. So The Callisto Protocol is an American-origin brand under South Korean ownership.
Is The Callisto Protocol still owned by KRAFTON?
Yes. As of 28 October 2026, The Callisto Protocol is still owned by KRAFTON. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] KRAFTON, Inc. 사업보고서 (FY2025, corrected 15 May 2026) — KRAFTON, Inc., Stock exchange filing, published 15 May 2026; retrieved 28 October 2026.
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