Company:Re-Logic

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Re-Logic
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2011; 15 years ago (2011)
FounderAndrew Spinks
Headquarters
Floyds Knobs, Indiana
Key people
  • Andrew Spinks (president)
  • Whitney Spinks (vice-president)
Products
Number of employees
11[1] (2025)
Websitere-logic.com

Re-Logic is an American independent video game developer and publisher based in Floyds Knobs, Indiana. Founded by Andrew Spinks in 2011, the company is best known for developing and publishing the 2D action-adventure sandbox video game Terraria. Re-Logic also published Pixel Piracy and Pixel Privateers, both developed by Quadro Delta, in 2014 and 2017, respectively. Between 2015 and 2018, Re-Logic also worked on a Terraria spinoff titled Terraria: Otherworld; the game was canceled because Re-Logic was not satisfied with its development progress. Re-Logic voiced its opposition to its titles becoming Epic Games Store exclusive in 2019 and to the royalty fee that was announced by the Unity game engine in 2023.

History

Based in Floyds Knobs, Indiana,[2] Re-Logic was founded during the early development cycle of Terraria, which began development in January 2011 by Andrew Spinks. With the help of a team of game testers,[3] he built the game using the Microsoft XNA framework.[4] Re-Logic released Terraria on May 16, 2011;[5] the game was released earlier than planned, as a beta version was leaked to the public.[6] The developer continued to supply the game with content updates,[7] although in February 2012, Spinks announced that Terraria's development would not continue further.[8] However, in 2013, development resumed,[9] with the second major update being released in October 2013.[10] In the same month of the release, Spinks hinted at creating a sequel, Terraria 2.[11]

Beginning in September 2012, Re-Logic worked with Engine Software and 505 Games on porting Terraria to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.[12] The game was later ported to PlayStation Vita by 505 Games,[13] and to mobile devices by Codeglue.[14] In 2014, Terraria was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.[15][16] The Nintendo 3DS version was released in 2015, followed by the Wii U version in 2016.[17][18]

Re-Logic became involved with the development of Pixel Piracy in 2014, a game developed by Quadro Delta.[19] It was released on the Steam digital distribution service on July 31, 2014.[20] Re-Logic ended up publishing the game.[19] In February 2016, the game was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.[21] Beginning in 2016, Re-Logic worked with Quadro Delta on another game called Pixel Privateers.[22] Released in 2017, it was compared to Borderlands and Diablo.[23][24]

In February 2015, Re-Logic began working on a spinoff of Terraria titled Terraria: Otherworld.[25] The game included strategy and role-playing elements, such as tower defense gameplay.[26][27] Re-Logic worked with Engine Software on the game until April 2017, when the latter was replaced by Pipeworks Studios.[28] A year later, however, Re-Logic announced that Otherworld had been canceled due to it not being satisfied with its development.[29]

In response to an increasing number of games becoming exclusive to the Epic Games Store, Re-Logic's vice-president Whitney Spinks said that no Re-Logic titles would ever become Epic Games Store exclusives, stating that the company would never "sell [its] souls" for any amount of money.[30][31] In February 2021, Spinks and Re-Logic had a public falling out with Google over the suspension of Re-Logic's Google account without a given reason.[32] As a result, Re-Logic canceled the Google Stadia version of Terraria.[32] Later that February, Google reached out to Re-Logic about the account shutdown, provided transparency around the situation and restored its accounts; subsequently, Re-Logic reaffirmed that it would release the game for Stadia, which it did on March 18, 2021.[33][34]

In September 2023, Unity Engine announced a royalty policy called the Unity Runtime Fee, which imposed charges per installation once a product met specific revenue and lifetime installation thresholds.[35] This change was negatively received by the video game developer community.[36] Although Re-Logic does not use the engine, it condemned the policy and announced donations of $100,000 to the open-source Godot and FNA engines,[37] and a $1,000 monthly donation from that point onward.[38]

Games

Developed

Published

Canceled

  • Terraria: Otherworld[29]

References

  1. ↑ "The Team". https://re-logic.com/team. 
  2. ↑ "Re-Logic: Contact". https://re-logic.com/. 
  3. ↑ Jongewaard, Dana (April 29, 2011). "Minecraft: The Platformer?". IGN. https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/04/29/minecraft-the-platformer. 
  4. ↑ Allsop, Ken (September 20, 2023). "Terraria Dev Pledges $200,000 To Unity Rivals Amid Fees Controversy". PCGamesN. https://www.pcgamesn.com/terraria/unity. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Senior, Tom (May 16, 2011). "2D Minecraft-Alike Terraria Is Out Today". PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/terraria-is-out-today/. 
  6. ↑ Cameron, Phill (July 28, 2011). "Terraria Review". Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/terraria-review-1. 
  7. ↑ Senior, Tom (November 28, 2011). "Terraria Patch 1.1 to Add New Bosses, Monsters, NPCs, Hard Mode and Unreal Megashark". PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/terrraria-patch-1-1-to-add-new-bosses-monsters-npcs-hard-mode-and-unreal-megashark/. 
  8. ↑ Pearson, Craig (February 22, 2012). "Terraria Dev: "Time to Move On"; Fans: "Nooooooo!"". Rock Paper Shotgun. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/terraria-dev-time-to-move-on-fans-nooooooo. 
  9. ↑ Sykes, Tom (January 26, 2013). "Terraria Creator Asks What You Would Like to See in a Possible Update". PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/terraria-creator-asks-what-you-would-like-to-see-in-a-possible-update/. 
  10. ↑ Savage, Phil (October 2, 2013). "Terraria 1.2 Update Released, Tweaks Almost Every Part of the Game". PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/terraria-1-2-update-released-tweaks-almost-every-part-of-the-game/. 
  11. ↑ Grayson, Nathan (October 3, 2013). "Well Here's A Thing: Redigit Tells RPS There's A Terraria 2". Rock Paper Shotgun. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/terraria-2-announced. 
  12. ↑ Purchese, Robert (September 11, 2012). "Terraria Heading to PSN and XBLA Early Next Year". Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-11-terraria-heading-to-psn-and-xbla-early-next-year. 
  13. ↑ Phillips, Tom (March 28, 2013). "Indie Darling Terraria Announced for PlayStation Vita". Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/indie-darling-terraria-announced-for-playstation-vita. 
  14. ↑ Sarkar, Samit (May 31, 2013). "Terraria Coming to iOS, Android, Windows Phone 8 This Summer (Update)". Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/2013/5/31/4383672/terraria-mobile-devices-summer-2013-codeglue-505-games. 
  15. ↑ Prell, Sam (November 10, 2014). "Terraria Hits PS4 on Tuesday – Can You Dig It?". Engadget. https://www.engadget.com/2014-11-09-terraria-hits-ps4-on-tuesday-can-you-dig-it.html. 
  16. ↑ Cowan, Danny (November 14, 2014). "Terraria Carves Out an Xbox One Release Today". Engadget. https://www.engadget.com/2014-11-14-terraria-carves-out-an-xbox-one-release-today.html. 
  17. ↑ Blake, Vikki (December 3, 2015). "Terraria Release Date Confirmed for Nintendo 3DS". IGN. https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/12/03/terraria-release-date-confirmed-for-nintendo-3ds. 
  18. ↑ Phillips, Tom (May 4, 2016). "At Long Last, Terraria Has a Wii U Release Date". Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/at-long-last-terraria-has-a-wii-u-release-date. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Priestman, Chris (May 15, 2015). "Why The Pixel Piracy Developer Apologized To Its Community, And How It Bounced Back". http://www.siliconera.com/why-the-pixel-piracy-developer-apologized-to-its-community-and-how-it-bounced-back/. Retrieved February 25, 2016. 
  20. ↑ González, Emmanuel (September 13, 2014). "Pixel Piracy – Análisis" (in es). IGN. https://es.ign.com/pixel-piracy/81129/review/pixel-piracy-analisis-pirata-para-pc. 
  21. ↑ Thomas, Lucas M. (February 16, 2016). "Out This Week: Street Fighter V, Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright and Conquest". IGN. https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/02/15/out-this-week-street-fighter-v-fire-emblem-fates-birthright-and-conquest. 
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Saed, Sherif (January 27, 2016). "Terraria Devs Announce Pixel Privateers". VG247. https://www.vg247.com/terraria-devs-announce-pixel-privateers. 
  23. ↑ "Pixel Privateers Is Like Squad-Based Borderlands". Kotaku. February 25, 2017. https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/02/pixel-privateers-is-like-squad-based-borderlands/. 
  24. ↑ Meer, Alec (March 17, 2017). "Wot I Think: Pixel Privateers". Rock Paper Shotgun. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pixel-privateers-review. 
  25. ↑ Gera, Emily (February 17, 2015). "The Makers of Terraria Announce Terraria: Otherworld". Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/2015/2/17/8050349/terraria-otherworld-announced. 
  26. ↑ Prescott, Shaun (March 11, 2015). "Terraria: Otherworld Is Terraria With 'Purpose'". PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/terraria-otherworld-is-terraria-with-purpose/. 
  27. ↑ Yin-Poole, Wesley (March 11, 2015). "Terraria: Otherworld Has Tower Defense". Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/terraria-otherworld-has-tower-defense. 
  28. ↑ Chalk, Andy (April 4, 2017). "Terraria: Otherworld Update Reveals A New 'Development Partner'". PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/terraria-otherworld-update-reveals-a-new-development-partner/. 
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Tarason, Dominic (April 13, 2018). "Sandbox Spinoff Terraria: Otherworld Has Been Cancelled". Rock Paper Shotgun. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/sandbox-spinoff-terraria-otherworld-has-been-cancelled. 
  30. ↑ Winslow, Jeremy (May 21, 2019). "Terraria Dev Comes Out Strong Against Epic Games Store Exclusivity". https://www.gamespot.com/articles/terraria-dev-comes-out-strong-against-epic-games-s/1100-6466920/. 
  31. ↑ Handrahan, Matthew (May 16, 2019). "Re-Logic Won't "Sell Our Souls" With Epic Games Store Exclusivity". GamesIndustry.biz. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/re-logic-wont-sell-our-souls-with-epic-games-store-exclusivity. 
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Good, Owen S. (February 8, 2021). "Terraria Canceled on Stadia After Developer Gets Locked Out of His Google Accounts". Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/8/22272284/terraria-google-stadia-canceled-developer-locked-out. 
  33. ↑ Lyles, Taylor (February 27, 2021). "Stadia Version of Terraria Is Back in Production After Developer Reconciles with Google". The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/26/22303868/terria-stadia-version-back-development-canceled-google. 
  34. ↑ Marshall, Cass (March 18, 2021). "Terraria Arrives on Google Stadia, Despite Developer Ultimatum". Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/2021/3/18/22338396/terraria-google-stadia-developer-twitter-ultimatum. 
  35. ↑ Carpenter, Nicole (September 14, 2023). "Game Devs Say Unity's Big Change Puts Studios at Risk". Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/23870247/unity-engine-pricing-model-install-fee. 
  36. ↑ Plant, Logan (September 12, 2023). "Why Unity's New Install Fees Are Spurring Massive Backlash Among Game Developers". IGN. https://www.ign.com/articles/why-unitys-new-install-fees-are-spurring-massive-backlash-among-game-developers. 
  37. ↑ Nightingale, Ed (September 20, 2023). "Terraria Developer Donates to Open Source Engines in Wake of Unity Policy Changes". Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/terraria-developer-donates-to-open-source-engines-in-wake-of-unity-policy-changes. 
  38. ↑ Stedman, Alex (September 20, 2023). "Terraria Developer Slams Unity's 'Predatory Moves,' Donates More Than $200k to Other Game Engines". IGN. https://www.ign.com/articles/terraria-developer-slams-unitys-predatory-moves-donates-more-than-200k-to-other-game-engines. 



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