Chucklefish

Chucklefish Limited is a British video game developer and publisher based in London. Founded in 2011 by Finn Brice, the company specialises in retro-styled games. Chucklefish is best known for developing Starbound and Wargroove, as well as publishing Risk of Rain and Stardew Valley.

Chucklefish Limited
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2011 (2011)[1]
FounderFinn Brice[1]
Headquarters
London
,
England[1]
Key people
Number of employees
18[1] (2020)
Websitechucklefish.org

Games developed
Year Title Platform(s)
2016 Starbound Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows
2019 Wargroove[2][3] Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
TBA Witchbrook[4] Microsoft Windows
Wayward Tide[5]

Games published
Year Title Developer Platform(s)
2011 Wanderlust: Rebirth Yeti Trunk Microsoft Windows
2013 Risk of Rain Hopoo Games Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
2014 Halfway Robotality Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows
2015 Interstellaria Coldrice Games Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows
Wanderlust Adventures Yeti Trunk Microsoft Windows
2016 Stardew Valley[lower-alpha 1] ConcernedApe Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Pocket Rumble[lower-alpha 2] Cardboard Robot Games Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch
2018 Treasure Adventure World Robit Studios Microsoft Windows
Timespinner[10] Lunar Ray Games Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
2019 Pathway Robotality Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch
Inmost[11] Hidden Layer Games iOS, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch
2021 Eastward[12] Pixpil macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch
2022 Loco Motive[13] Robust Games macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch
TBA Starmancer Ominux Games Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows
The Siege and the Sandfox Cardboard Sword Microsoft Windows

Volunteer contributions controversy

In 2019, Chucklefish were accused of exploiting around a dozen voluntary contributors during the development of Starbound, sometimes logging hundreds of hours with no compensation. Many of them were teenagers at the time and stated that they felt their inexperience was exploited by the company's director, Finn Brice. In a statement, Chucklefish said that contributors were under no obligation to create content or put in any particular number of hours.[14][15]

References
  1. Chucklefish published Stardew Valley on all platforms and gradually returned the publishing rights back to ConcernedApe, starting with: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox One in December 2018,[6] Nintendo Switch in October 2019,[7] iOS in December 2021,[8] and finally Android in March 2022.[9]
  2. Early access
  1. "About". Chucklefish. 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. Donnelly, Joe (2 October 2017). "Chucklefish on Wargroove's ambitious branching narratives and mod support". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. Romano, Sal (23 January 2019). "Wargroove launches February 1 for Xbox One, Switch, and PC, "soon" for PS4". Gematsu. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. Wood, Adrian (14 March 2018). "Chucklefish's mysterious magic school RPG officially named WitchBrook". PC Gamer. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  5. Brown, Fraser (10 September 2014). "Wayward Tide: Starbound developer Chucklefish's next game is a co-op swashbuckler". PCGamesN. Network N. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  6. Blake, Vikki (3 December 2018). "Stardew Valley dev splits with UK publishing partner Chucklefish". Eurogamer. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  7. Olson, Mathew (8 October 2019). "Stardew Valley's Creator on Self-Publishing, the "Everything" Update, and His Future as a Solo Developer". USgamer. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  8. "Move To Self-Publishing for iOS". ConcernedApe. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022 – via Stardew Valley Developer Blog.
  9. Chalk, Andy (17 March 2022). "Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone hosts a mini-AMA on Twitter". PC Gamer. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  10. "Timespinner launches today on PC, PS4 & PS Vita!". blog.chucklefish.org. 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  11. Pilgrim (10 November 2019). "INMOST creeps onto Apple Arcade!". Chucklefish.
  12. Marshall, Cass. "Chucklefish's rail-riding adventure Eastward hits Switch in September". Polygon. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  13. "Point-and-click adventure game Loco Motive announced for Switch, PC". Gematsu. 15 December 2021.
  14. Chalk, Andy (31 August 2019). "Chucklefish responds to allegations it exploited volunteer Starbound developers". PC Gamer. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  15. Campbell, Colin (2 September 2019). "Young developers on Starbound say Chucklefish exploited their free work". Polygon. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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