MetaArcade
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder | David Reid |
| Defunct | 2020 |
| Headquarters | Seattle , United States |
| Products | Adventure Creator, Tunnels & Trolls Adventures, Cthulhu Chronicles |
MetaArcade was a Seattle-area independent game studio founded in 2016 by David Reid. The firm focused on creating interactive fiction experiences tailored for mobile devices.
The team developed Adventure Creator, a tool designed to allow users to build their own interactive fiction games for smartphones and tablets.
In the same year, MetaArcade introduced Tunnels & Trolls Adventures, an adaptation of the Tunnels & Trolls tabletop role-playing game. This title earned the "Best Mobile MMO or RPG" award from MMORPG.com during PAX West 2016.
Two years later, in 2018, MetaArcade launched Cthulhu Chronicles, a collection of interactive story-driven games influenced by the Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game) universe.
By the end of 2019, MetaArcade divested its rights to Tunnels & Trolls Adventures and Adventure Creator, transferring ownership to Trollhalla Press Unlimited, operated by Ken St. Andre. This transaction was made public in early 2020. Meanwhile, the Cthulhu Chronicles properties were acquired by Chaosium.
MetaArcade officially closed its operations in 2020.