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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Halifax, Canada |
Key people | Willie Stevenson, President Colleen Shannahan, co-founder |
| Website | www.silverbackgames.com |
Silverback Productions (sometimes referred to as Silverback Games) is a Canadian video game developer founded in 2007 and headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [1]
The company makes primarily adventure and puzzle games [2] and have been released on Windows, Mac, iOS and Android, [3] with distribution through Big Fish Games. Many of their games have been well-received on the Big Fish Games portal, as well as being Top 10 titles on the iOS App Store and on Google Play. [4]
Games developed by Silverback Games include:
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