Airtight Games
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video game development |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Defunct | July 2014 |
| Headquarters | Redmond , United States |
Key people | Jim Deal (president and creative director), Matt Brunner (art director), Ed Fries (co-founder) |
| Products | Dark Void, Quantum Conundrum, Soul Fjord, Murdered: Soul Suspect |
Airtight Games was an independent video game development company located in Redmond, United States, established in 2004. The studio's team included former personnel from FASA Studio, Will Vinton Studios, and Microsoft. Prominent members consisted of president and creative director Jim Deal, art director Matt Brunner, and co-founder Ed Fries.
History
The foundation of Airtight Games came from the creators behind the Xbox game Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge. Their initial release was the 2010 action game Dark Void, which was published by Capcom and made available on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 platforms.
In 2012, the studio launched the puzzle-platformer Quantum Conundrum, published by Square Enix. Subsequently, they developed two mobile games for iOS in 2012 and 2013. In 2014, they introduced Soul Fjord, a roguelike and rhythm hybrid game exclusive to the Ouya console.
Murdered: Soul Suspect, an adventure-mystery title, was released in June 2014 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One, under the publishing of Square Enix. Earlier that year, Airtight Games underwent layoffs affecting 14 employees and experienced the departure of creative director Kim Swift to Amazon Game Studios. The company ceased operations in July 2014 shortly after the release of this title.
Games developed
| Year | Title | Publisher | Platform(s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouya | iOS | PS3 | Win | X360 | PS4 | XBO | |||
| 2010 | Dark Void | Capcom | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| 2012 | Quantum Conundrum | Square Enix | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| 2012 | Pixld | Airtight Games | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| 2013 | DerpBike | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |
| 2014 | Soul Fjord | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| 2014 | Murdered: Soul Suspect | Square Enix | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |