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Feral Interactive

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Feral Interactive Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
HeadquartersLondon, England
Key people
  • David Stephen
  • Ian Bullock
  • Edwin Smith
  • Andrew Wood
Number of employees
50–100[1]
Websitewww.feralinteractive.com

Feral Interactive Limited is a British video games developer and publisher for macOS, Linux, iOS,[2] Android, Nintendo Switch[3] and Microsoft Windows platforms. It was founded in 1996 to bring games to Mac and specialises in porting games to different platforms.[4][5]

Feral have partnered with publishers like Square Enix Europe, 2K Games, Sega Europe, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Codemasters to port and publish their games for platforms that the publishers themselves are not supporting.[6] It has offered its games on digital download services like Direct2Drive since 2011.[6]

History

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From 1996 to 2013, Feral Interactive published games exclusively for macOS. In June 2014, Feral released its first game for Linux, XCOM: Enemy Unknown.[7][8] In November 2016, Feral released its first game for iOS, Rome: Total War for iPad,[9] following in November 2017 with its first iOS release simultaneously for both iPhone and iPad, GRID Autosport.[10] Feral's first Android release, Rome: Total War, came in December 2018.[11] Feral Interactive released its first Nintendo Switch title, GRID Autosport, in September 2019.[12] Feral developed the remaster of Rome: Total War in collaboration with Creative Assembly, released in April 2021, which is its first game for Windows.[13] In July 2021 they cancelled their upcoming Linux port of Total War Saga: Troy citing lack of demand due to the availability of Proton,[14][15][16] and although they released a port of Total War: Warhammer III in 2022, they also confirmed none is planned for Total War: Pharaoh. They had previously declined to adapt their ports to support the Steam Deck.

Awards

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In 2006, the Mac version of The Movies won a BAFTA award for the best game in the Simulation category.[17] In 2012, the Mac version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution won a 2012 Apple Design Award as part of the Mac Developer Showcase.[18][19]

Games

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Year Title Platform Original publisher Ref.
1995
  • Racing Days R
 MacOS Kitt Peak [20]
1997 MacOS
1999 MacOS
2000 MacOS
2001 MacOS
2002 MacOS
2003 MacOS
2004 MacOS
2005 MacOS
2006 MacOS
2007 MacOS
2008 MacOS
2009 MacOS
2010 MacOS
2011 MacOS
2012 MacOS
2013 MacOS
2014 MacOS, Linux
MacOS
2015 MacOS, Linux
MacOS
2016 MacOS, Linux
MacOS
Linux
iPadOS
2017 MacOS, Linux
MacOS
Linux
iOS
iPadOS
2018 MacOS, Linux
iOS, Android
MacOS
iPadOS
2019 MacOS, Linux
Android, Nintendo Switch
iOS, Android
MacOS
Nintendo Switch
2020 iOS, Android
MacOS
iOS
2021 MacOS, Linux, Microsoft Windows
iOS, Android
Android
2022 iOS, Android
2023 Nintendo Switch
iOS, Android
2024
  • Hitman: Blood Money - Reprisal
 Nintendo Switch
TBA MacOS

References

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  1. ^ "job posting for C/C++ Cross Platform Game Programmer". Feral Interactive. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021. Feral is currently a team of around a hundred people
  2. ^ Madnani, Mikhail (14 January 2021). "An Interview With Feral Interactive on Bringing Games to iOS, a Potential 'Alien: Isolation' Port, Mobile Game Pricing, Working With Nintendo Switch, and More". TouchArcade.
  3. ^ Lane, Gavin (19 December 2020). "Feature: Feral Interactive On The Pleasures And Pitfalls Of Porting To Switch". Nintendo Life.
  4. ^ Stern, Z. (12 January 2007). "Feral Interactive product update (Macworld Expo)". Engadget.
  5. ^ "About Feral Interactive". Feral Interactive. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b Schramm, M. (14 January 2011). "Feral Interactive offers digital downloads on multiple online stores". Engadget.
  7. ^ Grubb, Jeffrey (May 27, 2014). "SteamOS and Linux getting port of XCOM: Enemy Unknown". Venture Beat. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "XCOM: Enemy Unknown for Linux is Fully Operational". Feral Interactive. 19 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Conquer and rule the ancient world from your iPad with ROME: Total War". Feral Interactive. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Console-quality racing comes to iOS with GRID Autosport". Feral Interactive. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  11. ^ "The full glory of ROME: Total War — now on Android". Feral Interactive. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Race anytime, anywhere: GRID™ Autosport launched for Nintendo Switch". Feral Interactive. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  13. ^ Tapsell, Chris (25 March 2021). "In a series-first, the classic Rome: Total War is getting an extensive remaster". Eurogamer.
  14. ^ Chalk, Andy (July 27, 2021). "A Total War Saga: Troy Linux port dropped because Valve's Proton means 'less demand for native titles'". PC Gamer. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  15. ^ Pearson, Craig (July 28, 2021). "Steam Deck killed any need for A Total War Saga: Troy's Linux port". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  16. ^ Allan, Darren (July 29, 2021). "Steam Deck kills Total War Saga: Troy Linux port – but what does this mean for other games?". TechRadar. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  17. ^ Kruse, Cord (16 October 2006). "The Movies Awarded a BAFTA". insidemacgames.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2006.
  18. ^ Lowensohn, Josh (11 June 2012). "Apple announces 2012 Design Award winners". CNET.
  19. ^ "Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Ultimate Edition Receives an Apple Design Award". Feral Interactive.
  20. ^ "Feral Interactive on Twitter". Twitter. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
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