Sickhead Games

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Sickhead Games, LLC
Company type Limited liability company
Industry Video games
FoundedOctober 2002;22 years ago (2002-10)
Founders Tom Spilman, Russell Fincher
Headquarters,
Number of employees
5-10
Website SickheadGames.com

Sickhead Games, LLC is an American independent game development studio founded in 2002. It is best known for its multiplatform turn-based strategy game ARMED!, its involvement with the MonoGame framework [1] and Torque series of game engines, and the development of several PlayStation 4/5, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch ports of indie games including TowerFall Ascension , [2] Stardew Valley , [3] Darkest Dungeon , [4] Octodad: Dadliest Catch , [5] Slay the Spire , and Axiom Verge . [6] [7] The studio has updated classic console and PC games from the 1980s to early 2000s, including ExZeus , Enclave , Grandia , and classic NES/SNES Jaleco Sports titles, to run on modern gaming systems.

Contents

Games

This is a list of the original video game titles developed by Sickhead Games.

TitleRelease
Year
Platform(s)Publisher
ARMED!2013Mobile and WindowsSickhead Games
Be the Astronaut2015 [8] WindowsEureka Exhibits
Space Invaders Deck Commander2024 [9] Playstation, Xbox One/X/S, Nintendo Switch, PCRock It Games / Taito

Game Ports

This is a list of video game titles ported to various platforms by Sickhead Games.

TitleRelease DatePlatformDeveloper / Publisher
TowerFall Ascension March 11, 2014PlayStation 4 Maddy Makes Games, Inc, Extremely OK, Ltd
December 15, 2015PlayStation Vita
January 24, 2017Xbox One
Dust: An Elysian Tail October 7, 2014 [10] PlayStation 4Humble Hearts
Escape Goat 2 October 21, 2014 [11] PlayStation 4 MagicalTimeBean
Ironclad Tactics January 20, 2015 [12] PlayStation 4 Zachtronics Industries
Apotheon February 3, 2015 [13] PlayStation 4Alientrap
TowerFall Dark World Expansion May 12, 2015PlayStation 4 Maddy Makes Games, Inc, Extremely OK, Ltd
January 25, 2017Xbox One
Octodad: Dadliest Catch May 19, 2015PlayStation Vita Young Horses, Inc
Skulls of the Shogun: Bone-a-Fide Edition June 2, 2015PlayStation 4 17-Bit
July 11, 2019Nintendo Switch
Axiom Verge April 19, 2016PlayStation VitaThomas Happ Games
September 29, 2016Xbox One
October 5, 2017 [14] Nintendo Switch
Score Rush Extended May 31, 2016PlayStation 4 Xona Games
Darkest Dungeon September 28, 2016PlayStation 4 Red Hook Studios
September 28, 2016PlayStation Vita
Stardew Valley [15] July 29, 2016 [16] Mac OS X ConcernedApe
July 29, 2016 [16] Linux
December 13, 2016PlayStation 4
May 22, 2018 [17] PlayStation Vita
December 13, 2016Xbox One
October 5, 2017 [18] Nintendo Switch
Salt and Sanctuary March 28, 2017 [19] PlayStation Vita [20] Ska Studios
CRYPTARKJune 27, 2017PlayStation 4Alientrap
Tooth and Tail September 12, 2017PlayStation 4 Pocketwatch Games
Celeste [21] January 25, 2018PlayStation 4 Maddy Makes Games, Inc, Extremely OK, Ltd
January 25, 2018 [21] Xbox One
January 25, 2018 [22] Nintendo Switch
Mercenary Kings: Reloaded February 6, 2018Xbox One Tribute Games
February 6, 2018PlayStation Vita
TowerFall September 27, 2018 [23] Nintendo Switch Maddy Makes Games
Chasm [24] July 31, 2018 [25] PlayStation VitaBit Kid, Inc.
October 11, 2018 [26] Nintendo Switch
Slay the Spire May 21, 2019PlayStation 4MegaCrit / Humble Games
June 6, 2019Nintendo Switch
August 13, 2019Xbox One
June 13, 2020iOS
February 3, 2021Android
Eagle IslandJuly 11, 2019 [27] Nintendo SwitchPixelnicks
Grandia HD Collection August 16, 2019 [28] Nintendo Switch Game Arts
March 6, 2024 [29] PlayStation 4
March 6, 2024Xbox One
Grandia HD Remaster October 15, 2019Windows Game Arts
Grandia II HD Remaster October 15, 2019Windows Game Arts
Monaco: Complete Edition October 21, 2019 [30] Nintendo Switch Pocketwatch Games
Door Kickers: Action Squad October 23, 2019Xbox One KillHouse Games
October 24, 2019PlayStation 4
October 28, 2019Nintendo Switch
Real Heroes: Firefighter November 27, 2019Nintendo Switch Epicenter Studios / Golem Entertainment
March 10, 2020PlayStation 4 Epicenter Studios / 612 Entertainment, LLC
Ikenfell October 8, 2020Xbox OneHappy Ray Games / Humble Games
October 8, 2020PlayStation 4
October 8, 2020Nintendo Switch
Unrailed! September 23, 2020Xbox OneIndoor Astronaut / Daedalic Entertainment
September 23, 2020PlayStation 4
WildfireDecember 3, 2020Xbox OneSneaky Bastards / Humble Games
December 3, 2020PlayStation 4
December 3, 2020Nintendo Switch
MundaunMarch 15, 2021Xbox OneMWM Interactive
March 15, 2021PlayStation 4
Heavy BurgerApril 27, 2021PlayStation 4Lub Blub, International Headquarters / G-MODE, 612 Entertainment
Eagle Island TwistMay 27, 2021Nintendo Switch [31] KillHouse Games
May 27, 2021PlayStation 4
May 27, 2021Xbox One
Axiom Verge 2 August 11, 2021PlayStation 4Thomas Happ Games
ExZeus: The Complete Collection September 30, 2021 [32] Xbox One HyperDevBox, Sickhead Games / Ziggurat Interactive
September 30, 2021 [32] PlayStation 4
September 30, 2021 [32] Nintendo Switch
Fae TacticsNovember 17, 2021Xbox OneEndlessfluff Games / Humble Games
November 17, 2021Windows
Prodeus September 23, 2022WindowsBounding Box Software / Humble Games
September 23, 2022Xbox One
September 23, 2022Xbox Series X/S
September 23, 2022PlayStation 4
September 23, 2022PlayStation 5
October 28, 2022Nintendo Switch
Enclave HD June 29, 2023 [33] Nintendo Switch Starbreeze Studios / Ziggurat Interactive
June 29, 2023PlayStation 4
June 29, 2023Xbox One
Until Then June 25, 2024PlayStation 5Polychroma Games / Maximum Games
Jaleco Sports: Bases LoadedApril 15, 2025PC Jaleco, Sickhead Games / Rock It Games
Jaleco Sports: GOAL! [34] June 26, 2025PC Jaleco, Sickhead Games / Rock It Games

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