Company:Panic Inc.

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Short description: American software company and video game publisher
Panic Inc.
TypePrivate
Industry
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
FoundersSteven Frank
Cabel Sasser
HeadquartersPortland, Oregon , U.S.
Key people
Steven Frank
Cabel Sasser
ProductsTransmit, Coda, Playdate
Websitepanic.com

Panic Inc. is an American software and video game company based in Portland, Oregon . The company specializes in macOS and iOS applications and began publishing video games in 2016.

Panic was founded by Steven Frank[1] and Cabel Sasser.[2]

Products

Software

Panic is known for their flagship app Transmit,[3] as well as their Audion media player, Unison usenet client, and Nova code editor (a successor to their web development app Coda). The company has won multiple Apple Design Awards for their products.[4][5][6]

In 1999, Audion was introduced as a skinnable MP3 media player. One of its competitors, SoundJam MP, was acquired by Apple in 2000 and was further developed into iTunes 1.0, which became available in 2001.[7] Panic retired Audion in 2004 and began distributing it free of charge.[8]

After Audion, Panic focused development on two other software applications. In 2004, they released Unison, a Usenet reader,[9] and Stattoo, a tool that shows "digital statistics" overlayed on the Mac OS X desktop wallpaper.[10] In 2007, the web development application Coda was introduced.[11] In 2019, Panic announced a successor to Coda named Nova.[12]

App Platform Type Ref.
Active development
Transmit macOS FTP client
Nova macOS Web development
Prompt iOS Command line
Panic Pals iOS iMessage stickers
Playdate Sticker Pack iOS iMessage stickers
Discontinued
“Code Editor” iOS Web development
Audion macOS Music player [8]
CandyBar macOS Icon customization [13]
Coda macOS Web development
Desktastic macOS Desktop annotation
Stattoo macOS Computer statistics
Status Board iOS Information display [14]
Transmit iOS FTP client [15]
Unison macOS Usenet client [16]

Video games

The company published their first video game, Firewatch, on February 9, 2016.[17] Panic published their second game, Untitled Goose Game, on September 20, 2019.[18]

Title Platform(s) Developer Release date Ref.
Firewatch PC (Windows, macOS, Linux), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch Campo Santo February 9, 2016 [17]
Untitled Goose Game PC (Windows, macOS), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch House House September 20, 2019 [19]
Nour: Play with Your Food PC (Windows, macOS), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 Terrifying Jellyfish September 12, 2023 [20]
Despelote PC (Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S Julián Cordero, Sebastian Valbuena 2024 [21]
Thank Goodness You're Here! PC (Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch Coal Supper 2024 [22]
Arco PC (Windows) Franek Nowotniak, Max Cahill, José Ramón “Bibiki” García, Antonio “Fáyer” Uribe 2024 [23]
Time Flies PC (Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch Playables 2024 [24]
Big Walk PC (Windows, macOS) House House 2025 [25]

Playdate

On May 22, 2019, Panic unveiled Playdate, a handheld gaming device, designed by Panic in collaboration with the Swedish firm Teenage Engineering. The device features a 400x240 pixel 1-bit screen, a directional pad on the left, two buttons on the right, and a mechanical crank on the right edge of the device.[26]

Games will be released in "seasons", at a rate of two games per week for twelve weeks.[27] Games will automatically download to the device when available. While some video games for Playdate are being produced at Panic, most games are created by indie game developers such as Keita Takahashi, Zach Gage, Bennett Foddy, and Shaun Inman.[28]

Awards

Year App Award Category Result Ref.
2003 Transmit 2 Apple Design Awards Best Mac OS X User Experience Runner-up
2004 Unison 1.0.2a Apple Design Awards Best Mac OS X Product Runner-up
2004 Unison 1.0.2a Apple Design Awards Best Mac OS X User Experience Won
2005 Transmit 3 MacWorld MacWorld Best of Show Won [29]
2005 Transmit 3.2 Apple Design Awards Best Mac OS X Tiger Technology Adoption Won [4]
2007 Coda 1 Apple Design Awards Best Mac OS X User Experience Won [5]
2013 Coda 2 Apple Design Awards Mac OS X Won [6]
2021 Nova Apple Design Awards Interaction Nominated [30]

References

  1. ↑ Rosmarin, Rachel (June 8, 2007). "Developers To Jobs: Give Me My iPhone!". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/2007/06/07/apple-iphone-developer-tech-wireless-cx_rr_0608apple.html. 
  2. ↑ Tach, Dave (2013-10-02). "How Panic got into video games with Campo Santo". https://www.polygon.com/2013/10/2/4794332/panic-campo-santo-cabel-sasser. 
  3. ↑ Sorrel, Charlie (May 13, 2010). "Video: iPad Loading Software onto Apple [e"]. Wired. https://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/05/video-ipad-loading-software-onto-apple-e/. Retrieved July 18, 2010. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "WWDC: Apple Design Award 2005 winners announced" (in en). 2005-06-10. https://www.macworld.com/article/1045262/design.html. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Apple Design Awards 2007 winners announced". Macnn. June 13, 2007. http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/06/13/apple.design.awards.2007/. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "The 2013 Apple Design Award Winners" (in en-US). https://www.macstories.net/news/the-2013-apple-design-award-winners/. 
  7. ↑ "The Song Is Over for SoundJam" (in en). 2001-05-01. https://www.macworld.com/article/1002145/11soundjam.html. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Gibson, Brad (November 11, 2004). "Panic "Retires" Audion; Reveals Inside Story". The Mac Observer. http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Panic_Retires_Audion_Reveals_Inside_Story/. 
  9. ↑ "Panic unveils Unison, Usenet reader for Mac OS X" (in en). 2004-01-28. https://www.macworld.com/article/1029252/unison.html. 
  10. ↑ Cohen, Peter (April 28, 2004). "Panic's Stattoo 'tattoos' info on your desktop" (in en). https://www.macworld.com/article/170933/panic-4.html. 
  11. ↑ Martellaro, John (April 24, 2007). "Panic Releases Coda 1.0". http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Panic_Releases_Coda_1.0/. 
  12. ↑ "Panic Blog » Nova. Our next big thing." (in en-US). https://panic.com/blog/nova-our-next-big-thing/. 
  13. ↑ "Panic's Candy Bar is now free, goes to Iconfactory" (in en). https://www.engadget.com/2012/08/06/panicss-candy-bar-is-now-free-goes-to-iconfactory/. 
  14. ↑ Miller, Chance (2016-11-29). "Panic discontinuing Status Board stats app following final iOS 10 support update" (in en-US). https://9to5mac.com/2016/11/28/panic-status-board-discontinued/. 
  15. ↑ "Panic Stops Development of Transmit for iOS & Removes it from Sale • Beautiful Pixels" (in en-US). Beautiful Pixels. 2018-01-06. https://beautifulpixels.com/iphone/panic-stops-development-transmit-ios-removes-sale/. 
  16. ↑ "Panic discontinues Unison gracefully – Marco.org". https://marco.org/2014/11/07/unison. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Firewatch: hope and heartbreak in the American wilderness". The Guardian. February 1, 2016. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/01/firewatch-american-wilderness-campo-santo. 
  18. ↑ Radulovic, Petrana (2018-08-28). "Mischief-filled Untitled Goose Game is coming to Nintendo Switch". https://www.polygon.com/2018/8/28/17791562/untitled-goose-game-switch-mac-pc-2019-nindies. 
  19. ↑ Radulovic, Petrana (August 28, 2018). "Mischief-filled Untitled Goose Game is coming to Nintendo Switch". https://www.polygon.com/2018/8/28/17791562/untitled-goose-game-switch-mac-pc-2019-nindies. 
  20. ↑ "Upcoming Indie Game Nour: Play With Your Food Wants To Make You Hungry" (in en-us). September 2, 2020. https://kotaku.com/upcoming-indie-game-nour-play-with-your-food-wants-to-1844932421. 
  21. ↑ "First-person soccer adventure game despelote announced for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC" (in en-us). May 11, 2023. https://www.gematsu.com/2023/05/first-person-soccer-adventure-game-despelote-announced-for-ps5-xbox-series-and-pc. 
  22. ↑ "Thank Goodness You're Here! - Reveal Trailer". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNlDi2Kl4ZM. 
  23. ↑ "Arco - Reveal Trailer". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIn_uPv0C1U. 
  24. ↑ "Time Flies - new trailer August 2023". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71Tuwk7m4HA. 
  25. ↑ Valentine, Rebekah. "Big Walk Is the Next Game From the Developers of Untitled Goose Game". https://www.ign.com/articles/big-walk-is-the-next-game-from-the-developers-of-untitled-goose-game. 
  26. ↑ Fahey, Mike (May 22, 2019). "The People Who Published Firewatch Are Now Making A Game Console With, Uh, A Crank" (in en-US). https://kotaku.com/the-people-who-published-firewatch-are-now-making-a-gam-1834958316. 
  27. ↑ Webster, Andrew (2019-05-22). "Playdate is an adorable handheld with games from the creators of Qwop, Katamari, and more". https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/5/22/18628360/playdate-panic-teenage-engineering-qwop-katamari. 
  28. ↑ "Playdate, a new handheld console backed by indie royalty, unveiled in new issue of Edge magazine" (in en). 2019-05-23. https://www.gamesradar.com/playdate-new-handheld-console-edge-magazine-333-katamari-damacy/. 
  29. ↑ "Best of Show: Macworld Expo San Francisco". January 15, 2005. http://www.macworld.com/article/42125/2005/01/expobestofshow.html. 
  30. ↑ "Meet the 2021 Apple Design Award Finalists" (in en-US). https://developer.apple.com/design/awards/. 



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