Wolfire Games

Wolfire Games
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2003
FounderDavid Rosen
Headquarters
San Francisco Bay Area, California
,
US
Key people
David Rosen (CEO and lead programmer)
Jeffrey Rosen (president)
John Graham (COO)
Aubrey Serr (lead artist)
ProductsLugaru
Black Shades
Overgrowth
Receiver
Number of employees
4[1]
Websitewolfire.com

Wolfire Games is an American independent video game development company founded by David Rosen. Wolfire Games develops video games for macOS, Windows, and Linux.[2]

History

David Rosen founded Wolfire Games in 2003 to organize his open source video game contest entries.[3] After graduating from Swarthmore College in 2008, he was joined by his twin brother, Jeff, and two friends. In 2010, Wolfire ran the first Humble Bundle, later spun off as a separate company.[citation needed]

The company was awarded 5th Best Indie Game for their game Overgrowth by ModDB during the 7th Annual Mod of the Year Awards in 2009.[4]

The company operates a YouTube channel on which it releases game footage and highlights new features.[5]

The company name was inspired by "Wolfenstein", a stray dog the Rosen brothers adopted in 1996 and named for the video game series.[6]

In 2021, Wolfire Games filed a lawsuit against Valve Corporation alleging that Valve's video game storefront, Steam, uses its large market share to stifle competition and inflate the prices of games.[7]

Games

  • GLFighters – 2001 – Mac OS 9[8]
  • Black Shades
    • Black Shades – 2002 – Linux, Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, Windows[9]
    • Black Shades iPhone – 2009 – iPhone[10]
  • Lightning's Shadow – 2003 – Mac OS 9[11]
  • Lugaru – 2005 – Linux, Mac OS X, Windows[12]
  • The Broadside Express – 2012 – Linux, Mac OS X, Windows (developed for the Humble Bundle Mojam using the Unity game engine)
  • Receiver – 2012 – Linux, Mac OS X, Windows (developed for the 2012 7dfps challenge using the Unity game engine)
  • Desperate Gods – 2012 – Mac OS X, Windows (developed for the 2012 Fuck This Jam challenge using the Unity game engine. Updates will continue after the challenge)
  • Low-light Combat – 2013 – Linux, Mac OS X, Windows (developed for the Humble Bundle Mojam 2 using the Unity game engine)
  • Overgrowth – 2017 – Windows, macOS, Linux[1]
  • Receiver II – 2020 – Windows, macOS, Linux

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Overgrowth – Wolfire Games". Wolfire.com. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  2. ^ "Independent Video Games – Wolfire Games". Wolfire.com. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "College Corner: Interview with David Rosen, computer game-creator extraordinaire | Daily Gazette". Daily.swarthmore.edu. February 6, 2006. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  4. ^ "Overgrowth Voted 5th Best Indie Game on ModDB – Wolfire Games Blog". Blog.wolfire.com. March 1, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  5. ^ "WolfireGames Youtube". YouTube. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "The origin of Wolfire – Wolfire Games Blog". Blog.wolfire.com. April 15, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  7. ^ Andy Chalk (April 29, 2021). "Overgrowth developer Wolfire Games files antitrust lawsuit against Valve". PC Gamer. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  8. ^ "GLFighters – Wolfire Games". Wolfire.com. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  9. ^ "Black Shades – Wolfire Games". Wolfire.com. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  10. ^ "Black Shades iPhone – Wolfire Games". Wolfire.com. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  11. ^ "Lightning's Shadow – Wolfire Games". Wolfire.com. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  12. ^ "Lugaru HD – Wolfire Games". Wolfire.com. Retrieved October 5, 2013.