Sickhead Games

Sickhead Games, LLC
Limited liability company
Industry Video game industry
Founded October 2002
Founders Tom Spilman, Russell Fincher
Headquarters Dallas, Texas, United States
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, 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] and Axiom Verge.[6][7]

Games

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

TitleRelease
Year
Platform(s)Publisher
ARMED!2013Mobile and WindowsSickhead Games

Game Ports

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

Title Release Date Platform Developer
TowerFall Ascension March 11, 2014 PlayStation 4 Matt Makes Games
December 15, 2015 PlayStation Vita
January 24, 2017 Xbox One
September 27, 2018 [8] Nintendo Switch
Dust: An Elysian Tail October 7, 2014 [9] PlayStation 4 Humble Hearts
Escape Goat 2 October 21, 2014 [10] PlayStation 4 MagicalTimeBean
Ironclad Tactics January 20, 2015 [11] PlayStation 4 Zachtronics Industries
Apotheon February 3, 2015 [12] PlayStation 4 Alientrap
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
Axiom Verge April 19, 2016 PlayStation Vita Thomas Happ Games
September 29, 2016 Xbox One
October 5, 2017 [13] 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 [14] December 13, 2016 PlayStation 4 ConcernedApe
May 22, 2018 [15] PlayStation Vita
December 13, 2016 Xbox One
October 5, 2017 [16] Nintendo Switch
Salt and Sanctuary March 28, 2017 [17] PlayStation Vita Ska Studios
CRYPTARK June 27, 2017 PlayStation 4 Alientrap
Tooth and Tail September 12, 2017 PlayStation 4 Pocketwatch Games
Celeste [18] January 25, 2018 PlayStation 4 Matt Makes Games
January 25, 2018 [19] Xbox One
January 25, 2018 [20] Nintendo Switch
Mercenary Kings: Reloaded February 6, 2018 Xbox One Tribute Games
February 6, 2018 PlayStation Vita
Chasm[21] July 31, 2018[22] PlayStation Vita Bit Kid, Inc.
2018[23] Nintendo Switch

References

  1. Chapple, Craig (2014-03-26). "MonoGame on Lowering the Barrier to Entry for Consoles". 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. Thorson, Matt (August 28, 2018). "TowerFall is coming to Nintendo Switch on September 27th!". Medium. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  9. Khan, Jamal. "Dust: An Elysian Tail PS4 Review". Gamers FTW.
  10. "Escape Goat 2". Giant Bomb. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  11. Purchese, Robert (April 27, 2016). "Darkest Dungeon delayed a bit on PS4 and Vita". Eurogamer. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  12. McGibney, Jesse (November 7, 2014). "Greek mythology-inspired side-scroller Apotheon hits PS4 in January 2015". Playstation.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  13. Venter, Jason (August 8, 2017). "Axiom Verge Has a New Release Date on the Nintendo Switch". Shacknews. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  14. Couture, Joel (January 10, 2018). "Amid a rising tide of games, devs reflect on state of the Switch market". Gamasutra. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  15. {{Cite web|url=https://www.resetera.com/threads/q-era-chucklefish-discusses-wargroove-starbound-stardew-valley-and-more.22781/}
  16. Allegra, Frank (October 2, 2017). "Stardew Valley hits Switch later this week". Polygon. Retrieved Oct 4, 2017.
  17. Silva, James (March 24, 2017). "Brutal Action RPG Salt and Sanctuary Hits PS Vita on March 28". Playstation.com. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  18. Thorson, Matt (August 29, 2017). "Celeste Expedition Log: August Edition". Medium. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  19. Thorson, Matt (August 29, 2017). "Celeste Expedition Log: August Edition". Medium. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  20. Thorson, Matt (July 3, 2017). "'Celeste' releasing January 2018". Medium. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  21. "Chasm Is Coming!". Kickstarter. April 2, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  22. McWhertor, Michael (July 9, 2018). "Indie Metroidvania Chasm, in the works for six years, hits July 31". Polygon. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  23. "Update 76: Chasm is Coming to Switch, PAX West 2018, Instruction Booklet · Chasm". Kickstarter.
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