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Kitfox Games
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
FounderTanya X. Short
Jongwoo Kim
Xin Ran Liu
Headquarters,
Canada
Websitewww.kitfoxgames.com

Kitfox Games is an indie game development studio based in Montreal, Canada. It was co-founded by Tanya X. Short, Jongwoo Kim and Xin Ran Liu in 2013.[1]

History

Kitfox Games describes themselves as a "studio dedicated to developing and publishing only the highest quality games."[1] The studio has a very open pay structure and at one time paid every employee the exact same salary.[2]

As of 2019, the studio had eight employees.[3]

Kitfox Games partnered with Bay 12 Games to be its publisher for the Steam and itch.io version of Dwarf Fortress. According to a frequently asked questions post, Kitfox Games would manage its relationship with Steam and contractors working on the game while Bay 12 Games co-creator Tarn Adams would handle the technical side of the game.[4]

Games published

Year Title
2014 Shattered Planet
2016 Moon Hunters
2017 The Shrouded Isle
2018 BadCupid
TBA Dwarf Fortress
TBA Boyfriend Dungeon
TBA Lucifer Within Us[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Games, Site by Nick Splendorr (splendorr com) & Kitfox. "Kitfox Games". kitfoxgames.com. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  2. ^ Schreier, Jason. "Why One Indie Studio Gives Every Employee The Same Salary". Kotaku. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  3. ^ "Kitfox: People are more important than projects". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  4. ^ Hall, Charlie (2019-03-14). "The co-creator of Dwarf Fortress is getting older, but his work remains unfinished". Polygon. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  5. ^ "Lucifer Within Us is Kitfox's new game about digital exorcism". VentureBeat. 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2019-08-31.