Cipher Prime
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video game development |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder | William "BJ" Stallwood, Dain Saint |
| Headquarters | Philadelphia , United States |
| Products | Auditorium, Fractal, Splice, Pulse, Shimsham, Intake, Monster Want Burger, Tailwind: Prologue, Jawns, Lineweight |
Cipher Prime is a Philadelphia-based independent game development company, established in 2008 by William "BJ" Stallwood alongside Dain Saint. The studio is well-known for producing games such as Auditorium (2008), Fractal (2010), and Splice (2012).
On February 27, 2012, the studio successfully crowdfunded a sequel titled Auditorium 2: Duet through a Kickstarter campaign. While an early build was presented at SIGGRAPH in 2014, after several years of ongoing development, the project was ultimately discontinued in 2017.
Starting in 2012, Cipher Prime began organizing weekly Dev Nights and monthly Game Jams at their Old City Philadelphia location, which they made accessible to the public. The following year, they expanded this venue to launch the Philly Game Forge, a collaborative workspace designed for independent developers to support game launches and host community events until it closed on June 30, 2016.
Multiple titles from Cipher Prime have been featured in Humble Bundles, particularly in the Android-focused bundles 4 and 6, which helped increase their exposure and presence within the indie gaming sector.
List of video games
| Year | Title | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Auditorium | Flash, iOS, PlayStation 3, PSP, Steam |
| 2010 | Fractal | Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPad, Steam |
| 2011 | Pulse | Android tablets, iPad |
| 2012 | Splice | Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPad, PlayStation 3 & 4, Steam |
| 2013 | Shimsham | Windows, Mac |
| 2013 | Intake | Windows, Mac, iPad, Steam |
| 2015 | Monster Want Burger | Windows, Mac, iOS |
| 2016 | Tailwind: Prologue | Windows, Mac |
| 2017 | Jawns | Windows, Mac, Web |
| 2020 | Lineweight | Android, iOS |