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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
Key people | Jehanne Rousseau Wilfried Mallet Walid Miled |
Number of employees | 70+ [1] |
| Parent | Nacon (2019–) |
| Website | spiders-games |
Spiders is a French video game developer specializing in action role-playing games, owing to their previous experience. [2]
Spiders was created in 2008 by former Monte Cristo developers who had worked together the previous year on the game Silverfall . Wanting to stay together after the completion of this game, some developers team up to found Spiders. Jehanne Rousseau is the director. [3]
In addition to its role as service provider to other developers, in particular by porting games to Xbox 360, the studio has specialized in a specific genre, namely role-playing games. [3]
In July 2019, French publisher Bigben Interactive, now known as Nacon, announced that they had acquired Spiders. [4]
All Spiders games are produced and developed using the company's own modified version of Sony's PhyreEngine, called the "Silk Engine". It includes most of the features of its parent engine, and is modified to add its own unique features. [5]
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sherlock Holmes Versus Jack the Ripper | X360 | Focus Home Interactive |
| 2010 | Gray Matter | PC, X360 | DTP Entertainment |
| 2011 | Faery: Legends of Avalon | PC, PSN, XLA | Focus Home Interactive |
| 2012 | Of Orcs and Men | PC, PS3, X360 | Focus Home Interactive |
| 2012 | The Testament of Sherlock Holmes | PS3, X360 | Focus Home Interactive |
| 2013 | Mars: War Logs | PC, PSN, XLA | Focus Home Interactive |
| 2014 | Bound by Flame | PC, PS3, PS4, X360 | Focus Home Interactive |
| 2016 | The Technomancer | PC, PS4, XOne | Focus Home Interactive |
| 2019 | GreedFall | PC, PS4, XOne, PS5, XSX | Focus Home Interactive |
| 2022 | Steelrising | PC, PS5, XSX | Nacon |
| 2024 | GreedFall 2: The Dying World | PC, PS5, XSX | Nacon |
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