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Sickhead Games

Summary

Sickhead Games, LLC is an American independent game development studio founded in 2002. It is best known for its multiplatform turn-based strategy game ARMED!, its involvement with the MonoGame framework[1] and Torque series of game engines, and the development of several PlayStation 4/5, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch ports of indie games including TowerFall Ascension,[2] Stardew Valley,[3] Darkest Dungeon,[4] Octodad: Dadliest Catch,[5] Slay the Spire, and Axiom Verge.[6][7] The studio has updated classic console and PC games from the late 1990s and early 2000s, including ExZeus, Enclave, and Grandia, to run on modern gaming systems.

Sickhead Games, LLC
Company typeLimited liability company
IndustryVideo games
FoundedOctober 2002
FoundersTom Spilman, Russell Fincher
Headquarters
Dallas, Texas
,
United States
Number of employees
5-10
WebsiteSickheadGames.com

Games edit

This is a list of the original video game titles developed by Sickhead Games.

Title Release
Year		 Platform(s) Publisher
ARMED! 2013 Mobile and Windows Sickhead Games
Be the Astronaut 2015[8] Windows Eureka Exhibits
Space Invaders Deck Commander 2024[9] Playstation, Xbox One/X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC Rock It Games / Taito

Game Ports edit

This is a list of video game titles ported to various platforms by Sickhead Games.

Title Release Date Platform Developer / Publisher
TowerFall Ascension March 11, 2014 PlayStation 4 Maddy Makes Games, Inc, Extremely OK, Ltd
December 15, 2015 PlayStation Vita
January 24, 2017 Xbox One
Dust: An Elysian Tail October 7, 2014[10] PlayStation 4 Humble Hearts
Escape Goat 2 October 21, 2014[11] PlayStation 4 MagicalTimeBean
Ironclad Tactics January 20, 2015[12] PlayStation 4 Zachtronics Industries
Apotheon February 3, 2015[13] PlayStation 4 Alientrap
TowerFall Dark World Expansion May 12, 2015 PlayStation 4 Maddy Makes Games, Inc, Extremely OK, Ltd
January 25, 2017 Xbox One
Octodad: Dadliest Catch May 19, 2015 PlayStation Vita Young Horses, Inc
Skulls of the Shogun: Bone-a-Fide Edition June 2, 2015 PlayStation 4 17-Bit
July 11, 2019 Nintendo Switch
Axiom Verge April 19, 2016 PlayStation Vita Thomas Happ Games
September 29, 2016 Xbox One
October 5, 2017[14] Nintendo Switch
Score Rush Extended May 31, 2016 PlayStation 4 Xona Games
Darkest Dungeon September 28, 2016 PlayStation 4 Red Hook Studios
September 28, 2016 PlayStation Vita
Stardew Valley[15] July 29, 2016[16] Mac OS X ConcernedApe
July 29, 2016[16] Linux
December 13, 2016 PlayStation 4
May 22, 2018[17] PlayStation Vita
December 13, 2016 Xbox One
October 5, 2017[18] Nintendo Switch
Salt and Sanctuary March 28, 2017[19] PlayStation Vita[20] Ska Studios
CRYPTARK June 27, 2017 PlayStation 4 Alientrap
Tooth and Tail September 12, 2017 PlayStation 4 Pocketwatch Games
Celeste[21] January 25, 2018 PlayStation 4 Maddy Makes Games, Inc, Extremely OK, Ltd
January 25, 2018[21] Xbox One
January 25, 2018[22] Nintendo Switch
Mercenary Kings: Reloaded February 6, 2018 Xbox One Tribute Games
February 6, 2018 PlayStation Vita
TowerFall September 27, 2018[23] Nintendo Switch Maddy Makes Games
Chasm[24] July 31, 2018[25] PlayStation Vita Bit Kid, Inc.
October 11, 2018[26] Nintendo Switch
Slay the Spire May 21, 2019 PlayStation 4 MegaCrit / Humble Games
June 6, 2019 Nintendo Switch
August 13, 2019 Xbox One
June 13, 2020 iOS
February 3, 2021 Android
Eagle Island July 11, 2019[27] Nintendo Switch Pixelnicks
Grandia HD Collection August 16, 2019[28] Nintendo Switch Game Arts
March 6, 2024[29] PlayStation 4
March 6, 2024 Xbox One
Grandia HD Remaster October 15, 2019 Windows Game Arts
Grandia II HD Remaster October 15, 2019 Windows Game Arts
Monaco: Complete Edition October 21, 2019[30] Nintendo Switch Pocketwatch Games
Door Kickers: Action Squad October 23, 2019 Xbox One KillHouse Games
October 24, 2019 PlayStation 4
October 28, 2019 Nintendo Switch
Real Heroes: Firefighter November 27, 2019 Nintendo Switch Epicenter Studios / Golem Entertainment
March 10, 2020 PlayStation 4 Epicenter Studios / 612 Entertainment, LLC
Ikenfell October 8, 2020 Xbox One Happy Ray Games / Humble Games
October 8, 2020 PlayStation 4
October 8, 2020 Nintendo Switch
Unrailed! September 23, 2020 Xbox One Indoor Astronaut / Daedalic Entertainment
September 23, 2020 PlayStation 4
Wildfire December 3, 2020 Xbox One Sneaky Bastards / Humble Games
December 3, 2020 PlayStation 4
December 3, 2020 Nintendo Switch
Mundaun March 15, 2021 Xbox One MWM Interactive
March 15, 2021 PlayStation 4
Heavy Burger April 27, 2021 PlayStation 4 Lub Blub, International Headquarters / G-MODE, 612 Entertainment
Eagle Island Twist May 27, 2021 Nintendo Switch[31] KillHouse Games
May 27, 2021 PlayStation 4
May 27, 2021 Xbox One
Axiom Verge 2 August 11, 2021 PlayStation 4 Thomas Happ Games
ExZeus: The Complete Collection September 30, 2021[32] Xbox One HyperDevBox, Sickhead Games / Ziggurat Interactive
September 30, 2021[32] PlayStation 4
September 30, 2021[32] Nintendo Switch
Fae Tactics November 17, 2021 Xbox One Endlessfluff Games / Humble Games
November 17, 2021 Windows
Prodeus September 23, 2022 Windows Bounding Box Software / Humble Games
September 23, 2022 Xbox One
September 23, 2022 Xbox Series X/S
September 23, 2022 PlayStation 4
September 23, 2022 PlayStation 5
October 28, 2022 Nintendo Switch
Enclave HD June 29, 2023[33] Nintendo Switch Starbreeze Studios / Ziggurat Interactive
June 29, 2023 PlayStation 4
June 29, 2023 Xbox One

References edit

  1. ^ Chapple, Craig (2014-03-26). "MonoGame on Lowering the Barrier to Entry for Consoles". MCV. Develop.
  2. ^ Sarkar, Samit (2014-03-14). "TowerFall creator: Sony was 'super proactive' in bringing about PS4 version". Polygon.
  3. ^ Osborn, Alex (June 13, 2016). "E3 2016: Stardew Valley Coming To Consoles". IGN. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  4. ^ Purchese, Robert (2016-04-27). "Darkest Dungeon delayed a bit on PS4 and Vita". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  5. ^ Tibitoski, Phil (2015-05-20). "Octodad: Dadliest Catch Wriggles Onto PS Vita May 26th". PlayStation.com. Sony Computer Entertainment.
  6. ^ Happ, Tom (2016-03-31). "Axiom Verge Comes to PS Vita April 19". PlayStation.com. Sony Computer Entertainment.
  7. ^ Happ, Tom (2016-09-14). "Achievement Unlocked!". Axiom Verge. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  8. ^ Acevedo, Paul (2016-09-27). "How MonoGame is bringing more indie developers to Xbox One". Windows Central. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  9. ^ "Space Invaders Deck Commander – The Board Game announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  10. ^ Khan, Jamal. "Dust: An Elysian Tail PS4 Review". Gamers FTW.
  11. ^ "Escape Goat 2". Giant Bomb. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  12. ^ Purchese, Robert (April 27, 2016). "Darkest Dungeon delayed a bit on PS4 and Vita". Eurogamer. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  13. ^ McGibney, Jesse (November 7, 2014). "Greek mythology-inspired side-scroller Apotheon hits PS4 in January 2015". Playstation.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  14. ^ Venter, Jason (August 8, 2017). "Axiom Verge Has a New Release Date on the Nintendo Switch". Shacknews. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  15. ^ Couture, Joel (January 10, 2018). "Amid a rising tide of games, devs reflect on state of the Switch market". Gamasutra. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
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  18. ^ Allegra, Frank (October 2, 2017). "Stardew Valley hits Switch later this week". Polygon. Retrieved Oct 4, 2017.
  19. ^ Silva, James (March 24, 2017). "Brutal Action RPG Salt and Sanctuary Hits PS Vita on March 28". Playstation.com. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  20. ^ Finck, Bryan (November 23, 2022). "A Conversation with James Silva, Creator of Salt and Sanctuary". Superjump Magazine. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  21. ^ a b Thorson, Maddy (August 29, 2017). "Celeste Expedition Log: August Edition". Medium. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  22. ^ Thorson, Maddy (July 3, 2017). "'Celeste' releasing January 2018". Medium. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  23. ^ Thorson, Maddy (August 28, 2018). "TowerFall is coming to Nintendo Switch on September 27th!". Medium. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  24. ^ "Chasm Is Coming!". Kickstarter. April 2, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  25. ^ McWhertor, Michael (July 9, 2018). "Indie Metroidvania Chasm, in the works for six years, hits July 31". Polygon. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  26. ^ "Chasm for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Game Details".
  27. ^ "Cast off for adventure!". April 2, 2018.
  28. ^ Doolan, Liam (August 11, 2019). "Sickhead Games Helped Out With The Grandia HD Collection". Nintendo Life. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  29. ^ "GRANDIA HD Collection Launches March 26, 2024 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One". Gung Ho Online. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  30. ^ "Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves and pull off the perfect heist". Nintendo.com. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  31. ^ "Eagle Island Twist Releases". mobygames.com/. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  32. ^ a b c Romano, Sal (17 September 2021). "ExZeus: The Complete Collection launches September 30". Gematsu. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  33. ^ O'Reilly, PJ (June 10, 2023). "Feature: Enclave HD's Producer On Bringing Starbreeze's ARPG To Switch - Frame Rate, Resolution, New Additions". Nintendo Life. Retrieved June 16, 2023.

External links edit

  • Sickhead Games website
  • MonoGame website

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