Cipher Prime Explained

Cipher Prime
Type:Private
Founded:2008
Founder:William "BJ" Stallwood, Dain Saint
Location City:Philadelphia, PA
Location Country:USA
Industry:Video games
Products:Auditorium, Fractal, Pulse, Splice, Shimsham, Intake, Monster Want Burger, Tailwind: Prologue, Jawns, Lineweight
Services:Video game development
Homepage:Official site

Cipher Prime is a video game development studio based in Philadelphia.[1] The company was founded in 2008.[2] Cipher Prime is best known for its titles Auditorium (2008), Fractal (2010), and Splice (2012).

On February 27, 2012, Cipher Prime launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a sequel to Auditorium titled Auditorium 2: Duet.[3] The Kickstarter campaign successfully met its funding goal.[4] In 2014, an early development version of Auditorium 2: Duet was available to play through the Indie Media Exchange showcase at SIGGRAPH in Vancouver.[5] However, after years of development, Auditorium 2: Duet would ultimately be canceled in 2017.[6]

In 2012, Cipher Prime also began hosting weekly Dev Nights and monthly Game Jams on Thursday nights from their office in Old City Philadelphia, which they made open to the public.[7] In 2013, they enlarged their office to create the Philly Game Forge, a coworking space for independent game developers.[8] For three years, the Philly Game Forge would serve as a hub for game development, hosting regular events such as weekly Dev Nights and a monthly game jams, and seeing the success of numerous game releases before the Game Forge would ultimately close its doors on June 30th, 2016.[9] [10]

Several Cipher Prime games have been featured in Humble Bundles, including Humble Bundles With Android 4 and 6.[11] [12]

List of video games

Year Title Platform
2008 Flash, iOS, PlayStation 3, PSP, Steam
2010 Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPad, Steam
2011 Android tablets, iPad
2012 Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPad, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Steam
2013 Windows, Mac
2013 Windows, Mac, iPad, Steam
2015Monster Want BurgerWindows, Mac, iOS[13]
2016 Windows, Mac
2017JawnsWindows, Mac, Web[14]
2020LineweightAndroid, iOS[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Smith. Eric. An Exclusive Look at Cipher Prime's Splice. Philly.com. 2013-04-30.
  2. Web site: Moss. Richard. Interview: Cipher Prime's Will Stallwood on Fractal, Indie Development, Inspirations, and More. VentureBeat. 2013-04-30.
  3. Web site: 2012-02-28 . Auditorium 2: Duet multiplayer wants you to make sweet harmonies with that special someone . 2023-12-21 . Engadget . en-US.
  4. Web site: Hillier . Brenna . 2012-03-28 . Auditorium: Duet Kickstarter reaches goal just in time . 2023-12-21 . VG247 . en.
  5. Web site: 2019-12-05 . Cipher Prime’s Auditorium Duet Conquered Kickstarter, Now On Its Way to You . 2023-12-22 . IndieGameMag - IGM . en-US.
  6. News: O'Connor . Alice . 2017-01-12 . News in the key of D minor: Auditorium Duet cancelled . en . Rock, Paper, Shotgun . 2023-12-21.
  7. Web site: Dev Night. Cipher Prime. 9 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130529231351/http://cipherprime.com/devnight. 29 May 2013. dead.
  8. https://technical.ly/philly/2013/10/03/philly-game-forge-old-city-coworking/ "Philly Game Forge Old City Coworking"
  9. Web site: Torres . Roberto . 2016-06-22 . Philly Game Forge calls it quits . 2023-12-22 . Technical.ly . en.
  10. Web site: 2016-07-11 . The joyful death of the Philly Game Forge . 2023-12-21 . Engadget . en-US.
  11. Web site: You wanted more games galore, so get ready for Humble Bundle for Android 4! . 5 July 2013 . Humble Mumble.
  12. Web site: Hungry for more games? Feast on Humble Bundle with Android 6! . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130622130743/http://blog.humblebundle.com/post/53290555868/hungry-for-more-games-feast-on-humble-bundle-with . 22 June 2013 . 5 July 2013 . Humble Mumble.
  13. Web site: Priestman . Chris . 2015-06-29 . Music game studio Cipher Prime switches its tune with new iOS game Monster Want Burger . 2023-12-21 . www.pocketgamer.com . en.
  14. Web site: Jawns . 2023-12-21 . playjawns.com.
  15. Web site: Gregson-Wood . Stephen . 2020-10-14 . [Updated] Lineweight is an upcoming, stylish text adventure that explores the human condition, heading for iOS and Android next week ]. 2023-12-21 . www.pocketgamer.com . en.

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