Spiders (company)

Spiders
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
HeadquartersParis, France
Key people
Jehanne Rousseau
Wilfried Mallet
Walid Miled
Number of employees
70+[1]
ParentNacon (2019–present)
Websitespiders-games.com

Spiders is a French video game developer specializing in action role-playing games, owing to their previous experience.[2]

History

Spiders was created in 2008 by former Monte Cristo developers who had worked together the previous year on the game Silverfall. Wanting to stay together after the completion of this game, some developers team up to found Spiders. Jehanne Rousseau is the director.[3]

In addition to its role as service provider to other developers, in particular by porting games to Xbox 360, the studio has specialized in a specific genre, namely role-playing games.[3]

In July 2019, French publisher Bigben Interactive, now known as Nacon, announced that they had acquired Spiders.[4]

Game engine

All Spiders games are produced and developed using the company's own modified version of Sony's PhyreEngine, called the "Silk Engine". It includes most of the features of its parent engine, and is modified to add its own unique features.[5]

Games

Year Title Platform(s) Publisher
2009 Sherlock Holmes Versus Jack the Ripper X360 Focus Home Interactive
2010 Gray Matter PC, X360 DTP Entertainment
2011 Faery: Legends of Avalon PC, PSN, XLA Focus Home Interactive
2012 Of Orcs and Men PC, PS3, X360 Focus Home Interactive
2012 The Testament of Sherlock Holmes PS3, X360 Focus Home Interactive
2013 Mars: War Logs PC, PSN, XLA Focus Home Interactive
2014 Bound by Flame PC, PS3, PS4, X360 Focus Home Interactive
2016 The Technomancer PC, PS4, XOne Focus Home Interactive
2019 GreedFall PC, PS4, XOne, PS5, XSX/S Focus Home Interactive
2022 Steelrising PC, PS5, XSX/S Nacon
2025 GreedFall 2: The Dying World PC, PS5, XSX/S Nacon

References

  1. ^ "About Us". Spiders.
  2. ^ "Company Spiders". IGN. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b "La fiche du studio sur le site de l'AFJV". Agence Française pour le Jeu Vidéo. Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Bigben acquires Spiders". gamesindustry.biz. 24 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Spider Solutions Engine". Spiders. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.