| Halfbrick Studios Pty Ltd | |
| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Video games |
| Founded: | In Toowong, Australia |
| Hq Location City: | Brisbane |
| Hq Location Country: | Australia |
| Num Locations: | 3 |
| Num Locations Year: | 2019 |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
| Key People: | Shainiel Deo (CEO) Luke Muscat (COO) |
| Products: | Video games |
| Num Employees: | 100+ |
| Num Employees Year: | 2019 |
Halfbrick Studios Pty Ltd is an Australian video game developer based in Brisbane.[1] The company primarily worked on licensed games until 2008. The company is best known for Fruit Ninja (2010), Jetpack Joyride (2011), and Dan the Man (2015).[2] [3] They create games for Windows, Xbox, PlayStation, Windows Phone, Android and iOS.
Outside of their Brisbane headquarters, Halfbrick also has offices in Sydney, Adelaide, Spain, Bulgaria, and Los Angeles.[4] In March 2012, Halfbrick Studios acquired Onan Games for an undisclosed price to make use of their software Mandreel, which allows games to support iOS, Android, Adobe Flash and HTML5 development.[5]
In 2013, COO Luke Muscat held a Game Developers Conference talk about a physical game, Tank Turn Tactics, that was invented to be played internally by studio employees, but had to be banned due to its impact on workplace morale. The ability to gift "action points" to allies caused factions to form within the office, leading to betrayals that made employees refuse to work together.[6] [7] [8] Tank Turn Tactics was also featured in a 2021 documentary by People Make Games.[9]
In 2017, Halfbrick Studios was inducted into the QBLHOF.[10] Halfbrick is one of Australia's fastest growing companies, and is among Australia's most notable cultural exports.[11]
In 2023, Halfbrick Studios announced that they were switching from their free-to-play into a subscription model, by launching Halfbrick+. For a monthly fee, subscribers can play all the studio's games without adds or further in-app purchases.[12]
By 2012, Fruit Ninja was on one third of all iPhones in the United States.[13] By 2015, the game had been downloaded over 1 billion times.[14] In 2020, the company announced a "complete rebuild" of the game with a new engine and new graphics.
| Year | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | [15] | GameCube, PlayStation 2 |
| 2003 | Fuzz & Rocket | Game Boy Advance |
| 2004 | ||
| 2005 | ||
| 2006 | Barnyard | |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | ||
| 2007 | Heatseeker | PlayStation Portable |
| Game Boy Advance | ||
| PlayStation 2, Wii | ||
| 2008 | PlayStation Portable | |
| Nintendo DS | ||
| 2009 | Marvel Super Hero Squad | |
| Halfbrick Blast Off | Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3 | |
| Halfbrick Echoes | Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, Zune HD | |
| Halfbrick Rocket Racing / Aero Racing | Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3 | |
| 2010 | Age of Zombies | iOS, Android, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Ouya |
| Fruit Ninja | iOS, Android, Bada, Windows Phone, Symbian | |
| Halfbrick Blast Off | iOS | |
| Sunset Studio: Behind the Scenes! | Microsoft Windows | |
| The Last Airbender | Nintendo DS | |
| Monster Dash | iOS, Android | |
| Raskulls | Xbox 360 | |
| 2011 | de Blob 2 | Nintendo DS |
| Fruit Ninja HD | Microsoft Windows | |
| Fruit Ninja FX | Arcade | |
| Fruit Ninja Kinect | Xbox 360 | |
| Fruit Ninja Frenzy | ||
| Age of Zombies | iOS, Android | |
| Monster Dash | Google Chrome | |
| Jetpack Joyride | Android, iOS | |
| Steambirds: Survival | ||
| Age of Zombies Anniversary | iOS | |
| 2012 | Jetpack Joyride | Android, BlackBerry OS, Facebook, PlayStation Vita, Windows Runtime |
| Fruit Ninja (Microsoft Store) | Windows Runtime | |
| 2013 | Fish out of Water | Android, iOS |
| Fruit Ninja (Leap Motion) | Microsoft Windows | |
| Fruit Ninja Skittles | Android, iOS | |
| Band Stars | ||
| Colossatron: Massive World Threat | ||
| Shadows Remain | ||
| 2014 | Bears vs. Art | |
| Birzzle Fever | ||
| Yes Chef | ||
| Radical Rappelling | ||
| Top Farm | ||
| 2015 | Fruit Ninja Kinect 2 | Xbox One |
| Fruit Ninja Academy: Math Master | Android, iOS | |
| 2016 | Fruit Ninja VR | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation VR, Meta Quest, Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro, Meta Quest 3 |
| Star Skater | Android, iOS | |
| Dan The Man | ||
| 2019 | Magic Brick Wars | |
| 2020 | Battle Racing Stars | |
| Wobble Drop | ||
| Fruit Ninja 2 | ||
| 2022 | Jetpack Joyride 2 | iOS |
| 2023 | Fruit Ninja VR 2 | Microsoft Windows, Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro, Meta Quest 3 |
| Colossatron: Cosmic Crisis | iOS, Android | |
| Jumper's Quest | ||
| Brickle | ||
| Gibberish | ||
| TBA | Dan the Man 2 |