Biohazard Games
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Role-playing game publishing |
| Founded | 1994 in Columbia, Missouri, United States |
| Founder | Jeff Barber, Jim Heivilin |
| Headquarters | Columbia , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Jeff Barber, Jim Heivilin |
| Products | Killer Crosshairs, Blue Planet, Upwind |
| Website | biohazardgames |
Biohazard Games is a publisher of role-playing games located in Columbia, Missouri, with most titles created by Jeff Barber and Jim Heivilin. The company has consistently worked closely with Fantasy Flight Games.
History
Several individuals who later became Biohazard staff initially worked on The Unspeakable Oath while at Pagan Press in Columbia. When Pagan's founder, John Scott Tynes, moved the company to Seattle in 1994, Jeff Barber and others stayed behind in Columbia and established Biohazard Games. According to game historian Shannon Appelcline, this split was somewhat contentious.
Biohazard's debut product was the 1995 supplement Killer Crosshairs. Their flagship title, the 1997 role-playing game Blue Planet, included input from former creators of The Unspeakable Oath. By 1999, after selling only 2,700 copies, Biohazard teamed up with Fantasy Flight Games (FFG) to enhance distribution. FFG brought on Barber’s collaborator Greg Benage to revise the game’s system and supported Blue Planet with several expansions until the rights returned to Biohazard in 2004.
Following this, the Blue Planet license was acquired by RedBrick Limited, which later transferred its gaming rights to FASA Games. In late 2013, Biohazard opted not to renew their licensing agreement with FASA.
In 2021, Jeff Barber spoke about the third edition titled Blue Planet: Recontact, emphasizing how Biohazard's games engage with current environmental concerns.
Company products
- Killer Crosshairs, Jeff Barber, 1995
- Blue Planet, 1997
- Upwind, Jeff Barber, 2017