Auroch Digital
 | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Headquarters | , England |
Number of employees | 61 (2021)[1] |
| Parent | Sumo Group (2021-present) |
| Website | https://www.aurochdigital.com/ |
Auroch Digital is a British video game developer based in Bristol, England. It previously ran the GameTheNews initiative,[2] a project that produced news games on a variety of topics, for which it was included in the 2014 Nominet 100 list of companies doing social good with technology.[3] In September 2021, Auroch Digital was acquired by Sumo Group for $8.3 million.[4]
Overview
The company makes video games and tabletop games, with its main focus on strategy and management titles, and adaptations of board games into digital games, having worked with companies such as Games Workshop, Steve Jackson Games, and Modiphius Entertainment.
On 1 June 2022, it was announced a first person shooter based on the Warhammer 40K franchise was in development titled Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun and to be published by Focus Entertainment.[5][6]
Games developed/published
| Title | Year | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Endgame: Syria | 2012 | Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, OS X |
| NarcoGuerra | 2013 | Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, OS X |
| Chainsaw Warrior | 2013 | Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux |
| Chainsaw Warrior: Lords of the Night | 2015 | Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux |
| Last Days of Old Earth | 2016 | Microsoft Windows |
| Ogre | 2017 | Microsoft Windows, OS X |
| Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics | 2018 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch |
| Dark Future: Blood Red States | 2019 | Microsoft Windows |
| Mars Horizon | 2020 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch |
| Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator | 2022 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch |
| Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun | 2023 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch |
| Wildermyth | 2024 | PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch |
References
- ^ "Auroch Digital report". gov.uk. p. 4. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Games, War and News: Why We Made a Game About the War in Syria (in Two Weeks)". HuffPost UK. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Auroch Digital's GameTheNews.net Listed in Nominet 100". Auroch Digital. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ Kerr, Chris (14 September 2021). "Sumo Group acquires UK studio Auroch Digital for $8.3 million". Game Developer. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "What Warhammer, and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, means to Auroch Digital". Auroch Digital. June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun: Retro FPS revealed with a homage trailer to the 90s! - Focus Entertainment". www.focus-entmt.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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