Wolfire Games Explained

Wolfire Games
Type:	Private
Location City:	San Francisco Bay Area, California
Location Country:	US
Foundation:	2003
Founder:	David Rosen
Key People:	David Rosen (CEO and lead programmer) Jeffrey Rosen (president) John Graham (COO) Aubrey Serr (lead artist)
Industry:	Video games
Num Employees:	4^[1]
Products:	Lugaru Black Shades Overgrowth Receiver

Wolfire Games is an American independent video game development company founded by David Rosen. Wolfire Games develops video games for macOS, Windows, and Linux.^[2]

History

David Rosen founded Wolfire Games in 2003 to organize his open source video game contest entries.^[3] After graduating from Swarthmore College in 2008, he was joined by his twin brother, Jeff, and two friends. In 2010, Wolfire ran the first Humble Bundle, later spun off as a separate company.

The company was awarded 5th Best Indie Game for their game Overgrowth by ModDB during the 7th Annual Mod of the Year Awards.^[4]

The company operates a YouTube channel on which it releases game footage and highlights new features.^[5]

The company name was inspired by "Wolfenstein", a stray dog the Rosen brothers adopted in 1996 and named for the video game series.^[6]

In 2021, Wolfire Games filed a lawsuit against Valve Corporation alleging that Valve's video game storefront, Steam, uses its large market share to stifle competition and inflate the prices of games.^[7]

Games

• GLFighters – 2001 – Mac OS 9^[8]
• Black Shades
  • Black Shades – 2002 – Linux, Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, Windows^[9]
  • Black Shades iPhone – 2009 – iPhone^[10]
• Lightning's Shadow – 2003 – Mac OS 9^[11]
• Lugaru – 2005 – Linux, Mac OS X, Windows^[12]
• The Broadside Express – 2012 – Linux, Mac OS X, Windows (developed for the Humble Bundle Mojam using the Unity game engine)
• Receiver – 2012 – Linux, Mac OS X, Windows (developed for the 2012 7dfps challenge using the Unity game engine)
• Desperate Gods – 2012 – Mac OS X, Windows (developed for the 2012 Fuck This Jam challenge using the Unity game engine. Updates will continue after the challenge)
• Low-light Combat – 2013 – Linux, Mac OS X, Windows (developed for the Humble Bundle Mojam 2 using the Unity game engine)
• Overgrowth – 2017 – Windows, macOS, Linux
• Receiver II – 2020 – Windows, macOS, Linux

See also

• Humble Indie Bundle

External links

• • Forums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Overgrowth – Wolfire Games . Wolfire.com . October 5, 2013.
2. Web site: Independent Video Games – Wolfire Games . Wolfire.com . October 5, 2013.
3. Web site: College Corner: Interview with David Rosen, computer game-creator extraordinaire | Daily Gazette . Daily.swarthmore.edu . February 6, 2006 . October 5, 2013.
4. Web site: Overgrowth Voted 5th Best Indie Game on ModDB – Wolfire Games Blog . Blog.wolfire.com . March 1, 2009 . October 5, 2013.
5. Web site: WolfireGames Youtube . . January 24, 2022.
6. Web site: The origin of Wolfire – Wolfire Games Blog . Blog.wolfire.com . April 15, 2009 . October 5, 2013.
7. News: Andy Chalk . 2021-04-29 . Overgrowth developer Wolfire Games files antitrust lawsuit against Valve . en . PC Gamer . 2023-06-22.
8. Web site: GLFighters – Wolfire Games . Wolfire.com . October 5, 2013.
9. Web site: Black Shades – Wolfire Games . Wolfire.com . October 5, 2013.
10. Web site: Black Shades iPhone – Wolfire Games . Wolfire.com . October 5, 2013.
11. Web site: Lightning's Shadow – Wolfire Games . Wolfire.com . October 5, 2013.
12. Web site: Lugaru HD – Wolfire Games . Wolfire.com . October 5, 2013.