Witch Beam
| Witch Beam | |
| Privately held company | |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | May 15, 2013. |
| Headquarters | Brisbane , Australia |
Key people |
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| Website | witchbeam |
Witch Beam Games Pty Ltd (Witch Beam) is an independent video game developer based in Brisbane, Australia, with a focus on PC and console gaming. It was founded in 2013.
History
The founders include Tim Dawson, Sanatana Mishra, and Jeff van Dyck, who met while working at now defunct Creative Assembly|Sega Studios Australia. Dawson and Mishra left Sega to pursue independent video game development, and van Dyck joined afterward to provide audio design support. Wren Brier joined as a collaborator after the release of Assault Android Cactus and was the creative lead of Unpacking (video game). Additional collaborators include Seiji Tanaka[1] and Angus Doolan.
Witch Beam was 1 of 5 recipients of the 2018-19 Game Development and Marketing Investment Program funded by Screen Queensland Studios.[2]
The studio has emphasized Accessibility in development and have included a number of Mobility, Vision, Hearing, and Cognitive controls.[3]
Games
Prior to its founding, a iPhone and iPad puzzle game was released in 2009 titled Magic Chain under the Witch Beam name.[4]
Currently, the team is developing a new puzzle game titled Foolproof announced 2 July, 2020 which has also received Screen Queensland funding.[1] An additional game titled TemPoPo is listed on their website as coming soon.[5]
| Title | Platform(s) | Release date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault Android Cactus | PC (Microsoft Windows|Windows, macOS, Linux), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 23 September 2015 | [6] |
| Unpacking'' | PC (Microsoft Windows|Windows, macOS, Linux), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 2 November 2021 | [7] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Potions Express and Foolproof – SQ Games Recipients". Screen Queensland Studios. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ "Screen Queensland Announces Successful Recipients of the 2018-19 Game Development and Marketing Investment Program". Screen Queensland Studios. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ Bayliss, Ben (1 November 2021). "Unpacking Accessibility Review — Can I Play That?". Can I Play That?. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ McFerran, Damien (27 August 2009). "Magic Chain". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ "Witch Beam Games". Witch Beam. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ Carter, Chris (28 October 2015). "Review: Assault Android Cactus". Destructoid. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ Beckhelling, Imogen (2 November 2021). "Have a chill time moving house in Unpacking, out now". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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