Image & Form
| File:Image & Form Games Logo.png | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video game industry |
| Founded | 7 July 1997[1] |
| Founder | Brjánn Sigurgeirsson |
| Headquarters | , Sweden |
Key people | Brjánn Sigurgeirsson (CEO) |
| Products | SteamWorld series |
Number of employees | 22[2] (2017) |
| Parent | Thunderful (2018–present) |
| Website | imageform.se |
Image & Form International Aktiebolag is a Swedish video game developer based in Gothenburg. Founded by Brjánn Sigurgeirsson in 1997, the company started out developing educational software before shifting to video games in 2009. Image & Form is best known for its SteamWorld series, which had its latest release with SteamWorld Dig 2 in September 2017.
On 25 January 2018, Image & Form announced it had together with Zoink, another Gothenburg-based studio, formed a new parent company called Thunderful[3] and a new sister-company called Thunderful Publishing that will help the studios with publishing related tasks and also look for third-party games by other developers. Image & Form is still a separate company with a dedicated development team and will continue development of its own games in the SteamWorld franchise[4].
Games developed
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | SteamWorld Tower Defense | Nintendo DSi | Real-time strategy, tower defense |
| 2011 | Anthill[5] | Android, iOS | |
| 2013 | SteamWorld Dig | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS | Platform, action-adventure |
| 2014 | PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U | ||
| 2015 | Xbox One | ||
| SteamWorld Heist | Nintendo 3DS | Turn-based strategy, action-adventure | |
| 2016 | iOS, Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita Wii U | ||
| 2017 | Nintendo Switch | ||
| SteamWorld Dig 2 | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita | Platform, action-adventure | |
| 2018 | Nintendo 3DS | ||
| SteamWorld Dig | Nintendo Switch | ||
| 2019 | SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech | Nintendo Switch | Role playing, card game |
References
- ^ "Image & Form International Aktiebolag - Verksamhet & Status". www.allabolag.se. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Meet The Team - Image & Form Games". imageform.se. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ Wood, Austin (26 January 2018). "Steamworld Dig and Fe developers merge to become studio Thunderful". PC Gamer. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Thunderful acquires UK and US publisher Rising Star Games". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Anthill". Image & Form Games. Retrieved 15 December 2015.