Glitchers is a British video-game company based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded in 2013 by Matthew Hyde, Hugo Scott-Slade, and Maxwell Scott-Slade (of Johnny Two Shoes).[1][2][3] Glitchers is best known for developing Sea Hero Quest in 2016. The game was developed in collaboration with Alzheimer's Research UK to help dementia research by tracking players' 3D navigation.[4]
Founded | 10 September 2013 |
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Headquarters | Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Founder(s) | Matthew Hyde, Maxwell Scott-Slade, Hugo Scott-Slade |
Industry | Indie game design and development |
URL | glitchers |
The company's name was GLITCHE.RS from 2013 to 2016.[5] It uses the tagline "Games for Good",[6] and aims to "create games that could make a positive impact on the world".[7]
In a 2023 blog post marking the 10th anniversary of the company, two forthcoming games were described:[7]
In 2018 Sea Hero Quest was nominated for a British Academy Games Awards BAFTA in the category: Game Beyond Entertainment,[24] a new category for games which "deliver a transformational experience beyond pure entertainment".[25] Sea Hero Quest also won bronze in the 2018 The One Show awards.[26]
Also in 2018 Glitchers won a Webby award for Social Impact.[27]
In 2020 Sea Hero Quest was nominated for the Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game at the New York Game Awards.[28]
In 2022 the company was awarded funding from the UK Games Fund to support the development of Cone Wars.[29][30]