Kitfox Games
Kitfox Games is an indie game development studio based in Montreal, Canada. It was co-founded by Tanya X. Short, Jongwoo Kim, Xin Ran Liu, and Mike Ditchburn in June 2013.
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Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2013 |
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| Headquarters | , Canada |
Number of employees | 12 (2024) |
| Website | kitfoxgames.com |
Kitfox Games is an indie game development studio based in Montreal, Canada. It was co-founded by Tanya X. Short, Jongwoo Kim, Xin Ran Liu, and Mike Ditchburn in June 2013.
History
[edit]According to Short, the founders never worked together before and knew each other as semi-acquaintances at a local independent developer meetup in Montreal. After forming a studio, the team participated in a game jam in which they created and submitted their jam entry Sculptorgeist, which became a winning finalist. Kitfox Games began development of their first game, Shattered Planet, as a procedural death labyrinth game. Shattered Planet was released on iOS and later Android, Microsoft Windows, and MacOS in 2014.[1][2]
In March 2019, Kitfox Games partnered with Bay 12 Games to be its publisher for the Steam and itch.io version of Dwarf Fortress. According to a frequently asked questions post, Kitfox Games would manage its relationship with Steam and contractors while Bay 12 Games co-creator Tarn Adams would handle the technical side of the game.[3]
As of 2024, their website lists 14 developers, 12 employees and two of the original co-founders – Tanya X. Short and Xin Ran Liu.[4]
Games published
[edit]| Year | Title | Developer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Shattered Planet | Kitfox Games |
| 2016 | Moon Hunters | Kitfox Games |
| 2017 | The Shrouded Isle | Kitfox Games |
| 2018 | BadCupid | Kitfox Games |
| 2019 | Fit for a King | Kitfox Games |
| 2019 | Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind | A Sharp |
| 2020 | Lucifer Within Us[5] | Kitfox Games |
| 2020 | Ostranauts (early access) | Blue Bottle Games |
| 2021 | Boyfriend Dungeon | Kitfox Games |
| 2022 | Pupperazzi | Sundae Month |
| 2022 | Dwarf Fortress | Bay 12 Games |
| 2023 | Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out | A Sharp |
| 2024 | Caves of Qud | Freehold Games |
| TBA | Loose Leaf: A Tea Witch Simulator | Kitfox Games |
| TBA | Streets of Fortuna | Kitfox Games |
References
[edit]- ^ Czikk, Joseph (2014-04-08). "Kitfox Games Doesn't Want Its Titles to be Pushovers". BetaKit. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ Starr, Michelle (2014-04-03). "Shattered Planet: towards the perfect procedural death labyrinth". CNET. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ Hall, Charlie (2019-03-14). "The co-creator of Dwarf Fortress is getting older, but his work remains unfinished". Polygon. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ^ "Our Team". kitfoxgames.com/. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Lucifer Within Us is Kitfox's new game about digital exorcism". VentureBeat. 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
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