Cryptic Studios is an American video game development studio that specializes in massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs). The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California. Cryptic Studios is best known for developing the MMORPGs “City of Heroes”, “Champions Online”, “Star Trek Online”, and “Neverwinter”. The studio has also developed several other games such as “Heroes of Neverwinter” and “Magic: The Gathering – Tactics” .