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Company type | Division |
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Industry | Video games |
Founded | 2014 [1] |
Founders | Phil Elliott |
Headquarters | Blackfriars, London, United Kingdom |
Number of employees | 4 |
Parent | Square Enix Limited |
Website | collective |
Square Enix Collective is an indie games division of Square Enix Limited. [2] Created by Phil Elliott in 2014, it is a self-titled "service provider for Indie developers", which helps get a developer's game published while they maintain their creative control. [1] [3]
First announced by former journalist Phil Elliott in November 2013 at Game Developers Conference Next, former Eidos Interactive intellectual properties (IPs) were potentially available for developers. [4] [5] In February 2015, Fear Effect , Gex and Anachronox were available to pitch. [6] Originally Collective partnered with Indiegogo for crowdfunding. [7] [8]
In 2016, developers would submit a pitch to the company on a rolling basis. The pitches would then be presented to the public through the Collective's website, and a polling process would take place once a week, with anyone welcome to vote on the projects that excited them. While the polling process was not the sole determinate for which developers the Collective would assist, it played a pivotal role. [9] Square Enix took five percent of the games' revenue after fees. [10]
According to Square Enix, it helped with Kickstarter fundraising campaigns raising $1.2m in total. [2] Notable games which had campaigns include Moonlighter , Ultimate Chicken Horse and Moon Hunters . In October 2018, the company announced they would be closing their platform for campaign curation, instead focusing on larger and specific products without the element of public polling. [11] In August 2022, Bulkhead Interactive ended its relationship with Collective and said it was disappointed Battalion 1944 did not release on consoles. [12] In February 2023, Elliott left Square Enix and became CEO of publisher Modern Wolf. [13]
Release | Title | Developer(s) | Platform(s) | Ref(s). |
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2016 | Goetia | Sushee | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux | [14] |
The Turing Test | Bulkhead Interactive | PS4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch | [15] | |
2017 | Tokyo Dark | Cherrymochi | Microsoft Windows | [16] |
Children of Zodiarcs | Cardboard Utopia | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Mac | [17] | |
Black the Fall | Sand Sailor Studio | Microsoft Windows, PS4, Xbox One | [18] | |
Deadbeat Heroes | Deadbeat Productions | Microsoft Windows | [18] | |
Oh My Godheads | Titutitech | Microsoft Windows | [18] | |
2018 | Octahedron: Transfixed Edition | Demimonde | Nintendo Switch | [19] |
Fear Effect Sedna | Sushee | Microsoft Windows, PS4, Xbox One, Switch | [20] | |
Forgotton Anne | ThroughLine Games | macOS, Microsoft Windows, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, iOS, Android | [21] | |
Boundless | Wonderstruck Games | Microsoft Windows | [22] | |
2019 | Battalion 1944 | Bulkhead Interactive | Microsoft Windows | [23] |
2021 | Circuit Superstars | Original Fire Games | PS4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Switch | [24] |
2022 | PowerWash Simulator | FuturLab | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5 | [25] |
2023 | Little Goody Two Shoes | AstralShift | Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch | [26] |