Overkill Software
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| Type | Subsidiary of Starbreeze Studios |
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| Industry | Software Interactive entertainment |
| Founded | Stockholm, Sweden (2009) |
| Founders | Ulf Andersson Bo Andersson Simon Viklund |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Ulf Andersson Bo Andersson |
| Products | Payday: The Heist Payday 2 |
| Website | www |
Overkill Software is a video game developer founded in 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden by Ulf Andersson, Bo Andersson and Simon Viklund, formerly founders & owners of Grin. In 2012, a Swedish game studio Starbreeze Studios bought Overkill. Starbreeze co-developed Overkill's sci-fi co-op game Storm.
Development and success[edit]
Overkill's Payday: The Heist was a success for both PC and PSN,[1] which led to a sequel Payday 2. In March 2013, Payday 2 was previewed by critics.[2] The game had about 17 missions while its predecessor had only 6 missions and 2 DLC missions. Animations, tactics, masks and reward systems were also added to Payday 2, though the graphics and core mechanics stayed the same as the first game.
Former Battlefield 3 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 lead designer David Goldfarb was the lead designer and game director for Payday 2.[3] In 2014 he left Overkill to start his own studio.[4]
Games[edit]
| Title | Year | Genre | Platform |
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| Payday: The Heist | 2011 | First-person shooter Co-op | Windows, PSN |
| Payday 2 | 2013 | First-person shooter Co-op | Windows, PSN, XBLA, Xbox 360, Playstation 3 |
| Overkill Software's The Walking Dead | 2016 | First-person shooter Co-op | TBA |
| Storm | TBA | Co-op sci-fi | TBC |
References[edit]
- ^ "Payday: The Heist for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
- ^ Biessener, Adam (2013-03-12). "Payday 2: Setting Up A Bigger Heist". gameinformer.com. Game Informer. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ^ Goldfarb, David. "Linkedin David Goldfarb". linkedin.com. Retrieved Oct 4, 2013.
- ^ Gera, Emily (14 July 2014). "Payday 2 lead leaves AAA to start indie studio". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
