Serellan Explained

Serellan
Foundation:	2011
Founder:	Christian Allen
Location City:	Seattle, Washington
Location Country:	US
Industry:	Video games
Products:	EPSILON
Owner:	Christian Allen
Parent:	Independent
Homepage:	www.serellan.com

Serellan LLC is an American video game developer founded in 2011 by Christian Allen.^[1] The company has released one video game currently, for Microsoft Windows and Xbox Live Arcade. Their second title, EPSILON, is currently on Steam Early Access.^[2]

History

Serellan was founded by Christian Allen in 2011. Prior to the company's establishment, Allen was lead designer for and .^[3]

In June 2012, after the closure of Zipper Interactive, former staff Mark Nicolino and Reed Gonsalves joined Serellan.^[4]

Serellan's first game was . Originally titled as just Takedown, its development was financed through a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. It reached its $200,000 goal on April 2, 2012, with the final tally being at $221,833.^[5] The game was released in 2013 for Microsoft Windows and in 2014 for Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 version was delayed due to not passing certification requirements.^[6]

Games

EPSILON
Hotel Blind

Notes and References

Web site: Serellan About Us page. January 23, 2016.
Web site: Serellan's Tactical Sci-fi Shooter EPSILON Now Up on Early Access. Halestorm. Brandy. Hardcore Gamer. October 3, 2015. May 21, 2016.
Web site: GRAW lead turns to Kickstarter to fund hardcore tactical shooter. Purchese. Robert. Eurogamer. March 5, 2012. January 25, 2016.
Web site: Zipper devs join indie studio Serellan. Weber. Rachel. GamesIndustry.biz. June 13, 2012. January 25, 2016.
Web site: Takedown hits its Kickstarter goal. Keefer. John. Shacknews. April 2, 2012. May 21, 2016.
Web site: Takedown: Red Sabre successfully infiltrates Xbox 360 after delay. Kubba. Sinan. Joystiq. Aol. February 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150131081612/http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/21/takedown-red-sabre-successfully-infiltrates-xbox-360-after-dela/. January 31, 2015.