Company:Chucklefish

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Short description: British video game company
Chucklefish Limited
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)[1]
FounderFinn Brice[1]
Headquarters
London
,
England[1]
Key people
Number of employees
18[1] (2020)
Websitechucklefish.org

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)
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)
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

  1. ↑ 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]
  2. ↑ Early access
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "About". Chucklefish. 2021. https://chucklefish.org/about/. 
  2. ↑ 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. 
  3. ↑ 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. 
  4. ↑ 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. 
  5. ↑ 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. 
  6. ↑ 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. 
  7. ↑ 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. 
  8. ↑ 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. 
  9. ↑ "Move To Self-Publishing for iOS". ConcernedApe. 7 December 2021. https://www.stardewvalley.net/move-to-self-publishing-for-ios/. 
  10. ↑ 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/. 
  11. ↑ "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. 
  12. ↑ "Pathway". RPGFan. https://www.rpgfan.com/game/pathway/. Retrieved 2023-06-02. 
  13. ↑ Pilgrim (10 November 2019). "INMOST creeps onto Apple Arcade!". https://chucklefish.org/blog/inmost-creeps-onto-apple-arcade/. 
  14. ↑ 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. 
  15. ↑ "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. 
  16. ↑ 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. 
  17. ↑ "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. 
  18. ↑ 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/. 
  19. ↑ 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. 

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