MercurySteam explained

Mercury Steam Entertainment S.L.
Trade Name:MercurySteam
Type:Sociedad Limitada
Foundation:[1]
Founders:Enric Alvarez
José Ignacio Navas
Predecessor:Rebel Act Studios
Location:San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain
Key People:Enric Álvarez
Dave Cox
Industry:Video games
Num Employees:210 (nov. 2023)
Owner:Nordisk Film (40%)

Mercury Steam Entertainment S.L., doing business as MercurySteam, is a Spanish video game developer based in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid. The company was founded by former members of Rebel Act Studios, who previously developed in 2001. Dave Cox is a producer at Konami who has assisted MercurySteam during the trilogy.[2]

In 2015, Nintendo Life reported that MercurySteam had worked on a Metroid prototype for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, that was later turned down and possibly retrofitted into a different project.[3] It was later revealed that they had pitched for a remake of Metroid Fusion. This pitch was rejected, but because series creator Yoshio Sakamoto was impressed by the pitch and the team's love of Metroid, they were hired to collaborate on instead.[4]

In December 2020, Nordisk Film, under their Nordisk Games division, purchased a 40% stake in the studio.[5] MercurySteam collaborated with Nintendo again to develop a new Metroid game, Metroid Dread, for the Nintendo Switch, after the developers demonstrated that they could develop games for the platform.[6]

Games developed

TitlePlatform(s)Publisher(s)Notes
2004American McGee Presents: ScraplandMicrosoft Windows, XboxEnlight Software
Deep Silver
2006ZombiesNokia 6680, Nokia N70MercurySteam
2007Clive Barker's JerichoMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360CodemastersCo-developed with Alchemic Productions
2010Konami
2013Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2014Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2017Nintendo 3DSNintendoCo-developed with Nintendo EPD
SpacelordsMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/SMercurySteam
2021Metroid DreadNintendo SwitchNintendoCo-developed with Nintendo EPD
American McGee Presents: Scrapland Remastered[7] Microsoft WindowsMercurySteam
TBAProject IronMicrosoft Windows, unannounced consolesMercurySteam, 505 Games

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mercury Steam Entertainment S.L.. MobyGames.
  2. Web site: Scrapland Ships for Xbox. Gamershell. 4 March 2005. 26 February 2011.
  3. Web site: Robertson. Liam. Exclusive: MercurySteam Has Been Working On A Metroid Prototype For Wii U And 3DS. Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. 14 August 2015. 14 August 2015.
  4. Metroid: Samus Returns Is A Remake That Feels Original. https://web.archive.org/web/20170905161928/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/metroid_samus_returns/b/3ds/archive/2017/09/04/metroid-made-new-samus-returns-is-a-remake-that-feels-like-an-original-experience.aspx. dead. 5 September 2017. Game Informer. en. 16 September 2017.
  5. Web site: Nordisk Games buys 40% of MercurySteam. gamesindustry.biz. en.
  6. Web site: Sheridan. Connor. 15 June 2021. Metroid Dread release date revealed and it's a sequel to Metroid Fusion. live. 2021-06-15. GamesRadar. en. June 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210615163454/https://www.gamesradar.com/metroid-dread-release-date-revealed-and-its-a-sequel-to-metroid-fusion/.
  7. Web site: Scrapland Remastered on Steam. 2021-12-13. store.steampowered.com. en.