Torus Games

Torus Games

Company type	Private
Industry	Video game development
Founded	1994
Founder	Bill McIntosh
Defunct	2024
Headquarters	Bayswater, Victoria , Australia
Key people	Bill McIntosh (leader)
Products	Video games, including family-friendly action and adventure titles based on well-known franchises

Torus Games was an Australian video game development company established in 1994 by Bill McIntosh. Located in Bayswater, Victoria, it functioned as a family-operated enterprise under McIntosh's leadership. Throughout its operation, Torus produced more than 145 games, mainly focusing on family-friendly action and adventure titles based on well-known franchises.

History

The company's inception involved creating a game for Game Boy and Game Gear inspired by the movie Stargate, which was released by Acclaim Entertainment. Torus engineered a versatile cross-platform game engine that supported consoles, handheld devices—including those lacking floating point capabilities—and mobile platforms, allowing development from a single codebase. Additionally, they employed Unreal Engine and Unity depending on the requirements of each project.

In 2015, Torus was honored with the Disney Developer of the Year Award for their contributions to Disney's Imagicademy. That same year marked the debut of their original mobile game Crystal Crusade, followed by releases such as Flipper Fox and Heidi Price and the Orient Express in 2016.

During the late 2010s, Torus collaborated with Monash University to create Project TALI, an educational initiative designed to enhance attention skills in children facing learning challenges.

By March 2024, reports indicated that Torus Games had effectively ceased operations, with no ongoing projects and only McIntosh remaining involved. He described the studio's status as being in "hibernation."

Games

PlayStation 5

• Lego 2K Drive (2K) (2023)
• World War Z (Saber Interactive) (2022)

Xbox Series X/S

• Lego 2K Drive (2K) (2023)
• World War Z (Saber Interactive) (2022)

Google Stadia

• World War Z (Saber Interactive) (2022)

PlayStation 4

• Lego 2K Drive (2K) (2023)
• Matchpoint: Tennis Champions (Kalypso Media) (2022)
• World War Z (Saber Interactive) (2022)
• Praetorians (Kalypso Media) (2020)
• Beast Quest (Maximum Games) (2018)
• Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard (Outright Games) (2018)
• PAW Patrol: On a Roll (Outright Games) (2018)
• Ben 10 (Outright Games) (2017)

Xbox One

• Lego 2K Drive (2K) (2023)
• Matchpoint: Tennis Champions (Kalypso Media) (2022)
• World War Z (Saber Interactive) (2022)
• Praetorians (Kalypso Media) (2020)
• Beast Quest (Maximum Games) (2018)
• Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard (Outright Games) (2018)
• Paw Patrol: On a Roll (Outright Games) (2018)
• Ben 10 (Outright Games) (2017)

Nintendo Switch

• Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers (GameMill Entertainment/Maximum Games) (2017)
• Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard (Outright Games) (2018)
• Paw Patrol: On a Roll (Outright Games) (2018)
• World War Z (Saber Interactive) (2022)
• Matchpoint: Tennis Champions (Kalypso Media) (2022)
• Lego 2K Drive (2K) (2023)

PlayStation 3

• Barbie and her Sisters: Puppy Rescue (Little Orbit) (2015)
• Monster High: New Ghoul in School (Little Orbit) (2015)
• How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Little Orbit) (2014)
• Falling Skies (Little Orbit) (2014)
• Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game (D3 Publisher) (2012)

Xbox 360

• Similar titles to PlayStation 3 including Barbie, Monster High, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Falling Skies, Rise of the Guardians, and Monster Jam.

Wii U

• Barbie and Monster High games by Little Orbit; Penguins of Madagascar; How to Train Your Dragon 2; Falling Skies; Barbie: Dreamhouse Party; The Croods: Prehistoric Party; and Rise of the Guardians from D3 Publisher.

Wii

• Comparable to Wii U lineup with additional games such as Turbo: Super Stunt Squad and Bigfoot: King of Crush.

Nintendo 3DS

• Titles including Fireman Sam, Thomas & Friends, Mike the Knight from Avanquest; Barbie and Monster High from Little Orbit; The Croods and Madagascar series published by D3 Publisher.

Nintendo DS

• Monster High: 13 Wishes; Barbie: Dreamhouse Party; The Croods and Madagascar combined packs; Turbo: Super Stunt Squad; Scooby-Doo! series; Backyard Football franchise; Monster Jam games.

iOS

• Flipper Fox, Heidi Price and the Orient Express, Crystal Crusade developed by Celago; Mickey's Shapes Sing-Along and Magical Math World by Disney; Falling Skies Planetary Warfare from Little Orbit.

Android

• Titles paralleling iOS offerings such as Flipper Fox, Heidi Price and the Orient Express, Crystal Crusade; Mickey's Super Rocket Shapes by Disney; Falling Skies Planetary Warfare.

Microsoft Windows

• Lego 2K Drive, World War Z, Praetorians; Hotel Transylvania 3 and Paw Patrol titles; Ben 10; Barbie and Monster High games from Little Orbit; Falling Skies; Scooby-Doo! series; Monster Jam titles; classic games including Carmageddon TDR 2000 and Le Mans 24 Hours adaptations.

PlayStation 2

• Scooby-Doo! series, Monster Jam titles, Indianapolis 500 Legends, Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing, Grand Prix Challenge featuring track artwork contributions.

PlayStation Portable

• Monster Jam: Urban Assault and Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing.

Xbox

• Classified: The Sentinel Crisis published by Global Star.

GameCube

• Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing.

Game Boy Advance

• Backyard Sports Football series, Spider-Man: Battle for New York, Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing, Curious George, Fantastic Four games, Dead to Rights; multiple Activision-published sports and action titles from early to mid-2000s.

Game Boy Color

• Planet of the Apes; Spider-Man 2: The Sinister Six; NBA Hoopz and NBA Showtime by Midway; Star Wars: Yoda Stories; Duke Nukem II; Hello Kitty's Cube Frenzy; NBA Jam 99.

Game Boy

• Beavis and Butt-Head; NBA Jam Tournament Edition; DragonHeart: Fire & Steel; College Slam; Stargate; The Lost World: Jurassic Park.

Game Gear

• Stargate.

N-Gage

• Ashen and Operation Shadow developed by Nokia.

Didj

• Didj Racing: Tiki Tropics.

Leapster 2 & Leapster

• Educational games including Go, Diego, Go! Animal Rescuer; Cars Supercharged; Sonic X; NASCAR series; Counting on Zero.