Annapurna Interactive

Annapurna Games, LLC, doing business as Annapurna Interactive,[1] is an American video game publisher. The company is a division of Annapurna Pictures, and was founded in 2016. Some notable games released by the company include What Remains of Edith Finch, Gorogoa, Donut County, and Outer Wilds.

Annapurna Interactive
Annapurna Interactive
Division
IndustryVideo games
FoundedDecember 1, 2016 (2016-12-01)
FounderMegan Ellison
Nathan Gary
James Masi
Headquarters
West Hollywood, California
,
US
Key people
Neale Hemrajani
James Masi
Nathan Gary
Deborah Mars
Jeff Legaspi
Nathan Vella
ParentAnnapurna Pictures
Websiteannapurna.pictures/interactive/

History

The company was founded as a division of Annapurna Pictures on December 1, 2016 as Annapurna's attempt to expand into the interactive game industry. The company's early staff was composed of existing Annapurna executives, producer Neale Hemrajani and Technology Head James Masi along with several video game veterans, including Nathan Gary, Deborah Mars, Hector Sanchez, and Jeff Legaspi, who had worked in Sony Interactive Entertainment and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.[2] Jenova Chen also served as the company's advisor. The company aimed to publish games that are "personal, emotional, and original".[3]

On the day of establishment, the company announced several publishing deals it had signed with several independent developers. This includes Gorogoa, What Remains of Edith Finch, an untitled project (later revealed as Wattam) from Keita Takahashi, and an unannounced game (later revealed as Florence) from Ken Wong, the designer of Monument Valley.[4] In 2017, Annapurna announced that it will begin publishing more independent games, including The Artful Escape, Ashen, and Telling Lies.[5][6][7]

On May 7, 2020, it was announced that Nathan Vella the former president of Capybara Games had joined the executive team.[8]

Games
YearTitleDeveloper(s)Platform(s)
2017 What Remains of Edith Finch Giant Sparrow Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Flower[9] Thatgamecompany Microsoft Windows, iOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3
Gorogoa Buried Signal Microsoft Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2018 Florence[10] Mountains iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Nintendo Switch
Donut County[11] Ben Esposito Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, macOS, iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Gone Home[12] Fullbright Nintendo Switch, iOS
Ashen A44 Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
2019 Outer Wilds[13] Mobius Digital Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
Journey Thatgamecompany Microsoft Windows, iOS
Telling Lies Sam Barlow, Furious Bee Microsoft Windows, macOS, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Sayonara Wild Hearts[14] Simogo Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, macOS, iOS, tvOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Wattam Funomena Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4
2020 Kentucky Route Zero Cardboard Computer Linux, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
If Found...[15] Dreamfeel Microsoft Windows, macOS, iOS
The Pathless Giant Squid Studios Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, macOS, iOS, tvOS
The Artful Escape Beethoven & Dinosaur Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, macOS, iOS, tvOS
Maquette Graceful Decay Microsoft Windows
12 Minutes[16] Luis Antonio Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
Last Stop Variable State Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
I Am Dead Hollow Ponds, Richard Hogg Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch
2021 Stray BlueTwelve Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4
Solar Ash[17] Heart Machine Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4
TBA Due Process Giant Enemy Crab Microsoft Windows

References
  1. "Annapurna Interactive - PRIVACY POLICY". Annapurna Pictures. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. Sprangler, Todd (December 1, 2016). "Megan Ellison's Annapurna Pictures Launches Video Game Division". Variety. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  3. Sinclair, Brandon (December 1, 2016). "Annapurna Pictures gets into game publishing". Gameindustry.biz. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  4. Dornbush, Jonathon (December 1, 2016). "Annapurna Pictures Announces Video Game Publishing Division Annapurna Interactive". IGN. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  5. D'Anastasio, Cecilia (30 March 2017). "A Musical Indie Game Starring A Teen With A Cosmic Guitar". Kotaku. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  6. Cosimano, Mike (June 11, 2017). "Open-world RPG Ashen is the next game from Annapurna Interactive". Destructoid. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  7. Chalk, Andy (July 14, 2017). "Her Story creator reveals new game will be called Telling Lies". PC Gamer. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  8. Takahashi, Dean (7 May 2020). "Annapurna Interactive hires indie game veteran Nathan Vella as a top executive". VentureBeat. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  9. Chalk, Andy (2019-02-14). "Flower, the 2009 PS3 hit, is finally on PC". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  10. "Florence is a game about love from the designer behind Monument Valley". The Verge. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  11. de Rochefort, Simone (June 16, 2017). "Donut County: How I learned to love being a hole". Polygon. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  12. McCarthy, Katy (August 22, 2018). "Gone Home on Switch Delayed to September". Eurogamer. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  13. Takahashi, Dean (March 15, 2018). "Outer Wilds is about backpacking in outer space". Venture Beat. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  14. "Sayonara Wild Hearts". Simogo. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  15. "If Found — dreamfeel". dreamfeel. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  16. "ABOUT". TWELVE MINUTES. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  17. Dornbush, Jonathon (March 13, 2019). "Solar Ash Kingdom: Hyper Light Drifter Devs Reveal New Game". IGN. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
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