Sickhead Games
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| Company type | Limited liability company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | October 2002 |
| Founders | Tom Spilman, Russell Fincher |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of employees | 5-10 |
| Website | SickheadGames.com |
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.
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 |
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- ^ Sarkar, Samit (2014-03-14). "TowerFall creator: Sony was 'super proactive' in bringing about PS4 version". Polygon.
- ^ Osborn, Alex (June 13, 2016). "E3 2016: Stardew Valley Coming To Consoles". IGN. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ^ Purchese, Robert (2016-04-27). "Darkest Dungeon delayed a bit on PS4 and Vita". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ^ Tibitoski, Phil (2015-05-20). "Octodad: Dadliest Catch Wriggles Onto PS Vita May 26th". PlayStation.com. Sony Computer Entertainment.
- ^ Happ, Tom (2016-03-31). "Axiom Verge Comes to PS Vita April 19". PlayStation.com. Sony Computer Entertainment.
- ^ Happ, Tom (2016-09-14). "Achievement Unlocked!". Axiom Verge. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
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- ^ McGibney, Jesse (November 7, 2014). "Greek mythology-inspired side-scroller Apotheon hits PS4 in January 2015". Playstation.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
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- ^ Doolan, Liam (August 11, 2019). "Sickhead Games Helped Out With The Grandia HD Collection". Nintendo Life. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "GRANDIA HD Collection Launches March 26, 2024 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One". Gung Ho Online. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Eagle Island Twist Releases". mobygames.com/. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
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- ^ 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.