Versus Evil
Versus Evil, LLC is an American video game publisher[1] founded by former ZeniMax Online Studios marketing director Steve Escalante to focus on the independent video game market.[2] Versus Evil's staff is located in California, Texas, and Maryland.
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Type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Video games |
Founder | Steve Escalante |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Steve Escalante Lance James Francis Fincke |
Products | The Banner Saga Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Guild of Dungeoneering Armikrog |
Parent | tinyBuild (2021–present) |
Subsidiaries | Red Cerberus |
Website | www |
History
On January 14, 2014, Versus Evil launched Stoic's role-playing strategy game, The Banner Saga, which received praise as one of the top indie titles of 2014.[3][4] Versus Evil continued to spread its distribution throughout the globe by launching Dragons and Titans,[5] a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena game, and the Steam Early Access version of Habitat,[6] which it expects to launch at retail in 2015. In August 2014 at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, Versus Evil announced several key developer partnerships including Tangrin Studios based in the Netherlands, who are working on an action role-playing title, Kyn,[7] and SwordTales, a Brazilian indie developer, who are working on their first video game, Toren,[8] a puzzle platform adventure game. Also part of this announcement was the development of a sequel to the third-person action game Afro Samurai, currently called Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma,[9][10] being developed by indie developer Redacted Studios. In September 2014, Versus Evil launched their first mobile title by bringing The Banner Saga to the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.[11]
On February 8, 2021, the Nintendo Switch port of Pillars of Eternity was abandoned by Versus Evil while still containing significant bugs, with no refunds offered.[12]
In November 2021, tinyBuild acquired Versus Evil and Red Cerberus.[13]
Games published
Year | Game | Platform(s) |
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2013 | The Banner Saga: Factions | Microsoft Windows, macOS |
2014 | The Banner Saga | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch |
Dragons and Titans | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux | |
Habitat: A Thousand Generations in Orbit | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4 | |
2015 | Toren | Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4 |
Guild of Dungeoneering | Microsoft Windows | |
Kyn | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita | |
Armikrog | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
Skyshine's Bedlam | Microsoft Windows, macOS | |
Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 | |
2016 | The Banner Saga 2 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch |
Armikrog | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
2017 | Antihero | Microsoft Windows, macOS, iOS, Android |
Faeria | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
2018 | Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
The Banner Saga 3 | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
2019 | At Sundown: Shots in the Dark | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition | Nintendo Switch | |
2021 | First Class Trouble | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 |
UnMetal | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
References
- Brendan Sinclair (3 March 2014). "Banner Saga publisher Versus Evil sets up shop". GI Biz. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- Craig Chapple (13 March 2014). "Versus Evil: Publishers are still relevant to indies". Develop. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
- Cassandra Shaw (14 January 2014). "The Banner Saga PC Review: Game of Thrones Meets Vikings Meets Disney". US Gamer. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- "The Banner Saga PC Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- Suzie Ford (13 March 2014). "Dragons & Titans: F2P MOBA Launches for PC & Mac". MMORPG.com. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
- Blaine Humphries. "Indie Stash Cast: Charles Cox of 4Gency Talks Habitat and the Benefits of ID@Xbox". Two Dash Stash. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- John Ledford. "Versus Evil Announces Afro Samurai Sequel, Kyn and More". Arcade Sushi. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- Alex Co (5 August 2014). "Dark Fantasy Adventure Game "Toren" to Launch on PS4 in 2015". PlayStation Lifestyle. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
- Tracey Lien (25 June 2014). "Afro Samurai 2 currently in development". Polygon. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- Danny Cowan. "Afro Samurai Sequel Announced for PC and Consoles". Joystiq. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- Mike Futter. "The Banner Saga waves it flag on iOS". Game Informer. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
- "Pillars of Eternity Nintendo Switch update". Twitter. February 9, 2021.
- "TinyBuild acquires Versus Evil and Red Cerberus in $31.3m deal". GamesIndustry.biz. November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.