17-Bit

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17-Bit
Company type Private
Industry Video games
Founded2009 (2009)
FounderJake Kazdal
Headquarters Nakagyo, Kyoto, Japan
Seattle, United States
Key people
Jake Kazdal (CEO)
Website 17-bit.com

17-Bit is an independent video game developer. The company was founded as Haunted Temple Studios in 2009 by Jake Kazdal, formerly an artist with Sega, to make games with a 16-bit era aesthetic. [1] The name changed to 17-Bit in May 2012 with a logo designed by Cory Schmitz. [2] Gamasutra described the team, based in both Kyoto and Seattle, [3] as an example of successful indie cross-platform development for its work on Skulls of the Shogun. [4] GungHo Online Entertainment became 17-Bit's house publisher in October 2014 as the developer worked on Galak-Z: The Dimensional. [5] [6]

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Games developed

YearGamePlatform(s)
2013 Skulls of the Shogun Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, Linux, OS X, Ouya, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
2015 Galak-Z: The Dimensional PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch
2021Song in the Smoke PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Oculus Quest
TBAAwaysis [7] Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series XS, Steam, PlayStation 5

References

  1. ↑ Farokhmanesh, Megan (June 10, 2013). "Skulls of the Shogun developer releasing next game, Galak-Z The Dimensional on PlayStation 4". Polygon . Vox Media. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Skulls of the Shogun dev becomes '17-BIT'". 4 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Kazdal, Jake. "THE 17-BIT STORY". 17-bit.com. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  4. ↑ Wawro, Alex (3 November 2014). "How 17-Bit survived cross-platform dev on Skulls of the Shogun". www.gamasutra.com.
  5. ↑ "GungHo signs Skulls of the Shogun studio 17-Bit". MCV. October 27, 2014.
  6. ↑ "GungHo Online Entertainment Turns to Indie Studio 17-Bit for Western Growth - Siliconera". Archived from the original on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  7. ↑ Wagner, Justin (September 28, 2025). "I'm convinced dungeon crawlers have always needed skiing physics after Awaysis' newest trailer". PC Gamer. Retrieved September 28, 2025.


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