Company:Chucklefish
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Type | Private |
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Industry | Video games |
Founded | 2011[1] |
Founder | Finn Brice[1] |
Headquarters | , England[1] |
Key people | |
Number of employees | 18[1] (2020) |
Website | chucklefish |
Chucklefish Limited is a British video game developer and publisher based in London. Founded in 2011 by Finn Brice, the company specialises in retro-styled games. Chucklefish is best known for developing Starbound and Wargroove, as well as publishing Risk of Rain and formerly Stardew Valley.
Games developed
Year | Title | Platform(s) |
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2016 | Starbound | Linux, macOS, Windows |
2019 | Wargroove[2][3] | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
TBA | Witchbrook[4] | Windows |
Wayward Tide[5] |
Games published
Year | Title | Developer | Platform(s) |
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2011 | Wanderlust: Rebirth | Yeti Trunk | Windows |
2013 | Risk of Rain | Hopoo Games | Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch |
2014 | Halfway[6] | Robotality | Linux, macOS, Windows |
2015 | Interstellaria | Coldrice Games | Linux, macOS, Windows |
Wanderlust Adventures | Yeti Trunk | Windows | |
2016 | Stardew Valley[lower-alpha 1] | ConcernedApe | Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One |
Pocket Rumble[lower-alpha 2] | Cardboard Robot Games | Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
2018 | Treasure Adventure World | Robit Studios | Windows |
Timespinner[11] | Lunar Ray Games | Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One | |
2019 | Pathway[12] | Robotality | Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One |
Inmost[13] | Hidden Layer Games | iOS, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
2021 | Eastward[14] | Pixpil | macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One |
2023 | Wildfrost[15] | Deadpan Games | Windows, Nintendo Switch |
Wargroove 2[16] | Robotality | Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
Loco Motive[17] | Robust Games | Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
TBA | Starmancer | Ominux Games | Linux, macOS, Windows |
Volunteer contributions controversy
In 2019, Chucklefish were accused of exploiting around a dozen voluntary contributors during the development of Starbound, sometimes logging hundreds of hours with no compensation. Many of them were teenagers at the time and stated that they felt their inexperience was exploited by the company's director, Finn Brice. In a statement, Chucklefish said that contributors were under no obligation to create content or put in any particular number of hours.[18][19]
References
- ↑ Chucklefish published Stardew Valley on all platforms and gradually returned the publishing rights back to ConcernedApe, starting with: Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox One in December 2018,[7] Nintendo Switch in October 2019,[8] iOS in December 2021,[9] and finally Android in March 2022.[10]
- ↑ Early access
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "About". Chucklefish. 2021. https://chucklefish.org/about/.
- ↑ Donnelly, Joe (2 October 2017). "Chucklefish on Wargroove's ambitious branching narratives and mod support". http://www.pcgamer.com/were-making-a-tool-as-much-as-a-game-says-chucklefish-on-wargrooves-ambitious-branching-narratives-and-mod-support/. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ↑ Romano, Sal (23 January 2019). "Wargroove launches February 1 for Xbox One, Switch, and PC, "soon" for PS4". https://gematsu.com/2019/01/wargroove-launches-february-1-for-xbox-one-switch-and-pc-soon-for-ps4. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ↑ Wood, Adrian (14 March 2018). "Chucklefish's mysterious magic school RPG officially named Witchbrook". https://www.pcgamer.com/chucklefishs-mysterious-magic-school-rpg-officially-named-witchbrook/. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ↑ Brown, Fraser (10 September 2014). "Wayward Tide: Starbound developer Chucklefish's next game is a co-op swashbuckler". Network N. https://www.pcgamesn.com/wayward-tide/wayward-tide-starbound-developer-chucklefishs-next-game-co-op-swashbuckler. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ↑ Savage, Phil (2014-07-16). "Halfway: turn-based sci-fi survival launches on PC next week". PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/halfway-turn-based-sci-fi-survival-launches-on-pc-next-week/. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ↑ Blake, Vikki (3 December 2018). "Stardew Valley dev splits with UK publishing partner Chucklefish". https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-12-01-stardew-valley-dev-splits-with-uk-publishing-partner-chucklefish.
- ↑ Olson, Mathew (8 October 2019). "Stardew Valley's Creator on Self-Publishing, the "Everything" Update, and His Future as a Solo Developer". https://www.usgamer.net/articles/stardew-valleys-creator-on-self-publishing-the-everything-update-and-his-future-as-a-solo-developer.
- ↑ "Move To Self-Publishing for iOS". ConcernedApe. 7 December 2021. https://www.stardewvalley.net/move-to-self-publishing-for-ios/.
- ↑ Chalk, Andy (17 March 2022). "Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone hosts a mini-AMA on Twitter". https://www.pcgamer.com/stardew-valley-creator-eric-barone-hosts-a-mini-ama-on-twitter/.
- ↑ "Timespinner launches today on PC, PS4 & PS Vita!". 25 September 2018. https://blog.chucklefish.org/timespinner-launches-today-on-pc-ps4-ps-vita/. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ↑ "Pathway". RPGFan. https://www.rpgfan.com/game/pathway/. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ↑ Pilgrim (10 November 2019). "INMOST creeps onto Apple Arcade!". https://chucklefish.org/blog/inmost-creeps-onto-apple-arcade/.
- ↑ Marshall, Cass (11 August 2021). "Chucklefish's rail-riding adventure Eastward hits Switch in September". https://www.polygon.com/22619982/chucklefish-eastward-switch-release-september-nintendo-indies.
- ↑ "Wildfrost is a card-battling roguelike out this winter for Switch, PC" (in en-gb). Eurogamer.net. 2022-05-11. https://www.eurogamer.net/wildfrost-is-a-card-battling-roguelike-out-this-winter-for-switch-pc.
- ↑ Wales, Matt (8 March 2023). "Advance-Wars-inspired strategy game Wargroove is getting a sequel" (in en-gb). Eurogamer.net. https://www.eurogamer.net/advance-wars-inspired-strategy-game-wargroove-is-getting-a-sequel.
- ↑ "Point-and-click adventure game Loco Motive announced for Switch, PC". December 15, 2021. https://www.gematsu.com/2021/12/point-and-click-adventure-game-loco-motive-announced-for-switch-pc.
- ↑ Chalk, Andy (2019-08-31). "Chucklefish responds to allegations it exploited volunteer Starbound developers" (in en-US). https://www.pcgamer.com/chucklefish-responds-to-allegations-it-exploited-volunteer-starbound-developers/.
- ↑ Campbell, Colin (2019-09-02). "Young developers on Starbound say Chucklefish exploited their free work" (in en). https://www.polygon.com/2019/9/2/20839830/starbound-developers-chucklefish-game-industry-exploitation.
External links
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