Zojoi

Zojoi, LLC

Company type	Limited Liability Company
Industry	Software video games
Founded	Charlottesville, Virginia (March 7, 2012 (2012-03-07))
Founder	David Marsh
Headquarters	Charlottesville, Virginia , United States
Key people	David Marsh Karl Roelofs
Products	Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective
Website	zojoi.com
Footnotes / references [1] [2]

Zojoi is a video game software development company based in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was founded by former ICOM Simulations developers David Marsh and Karl Roelofs in 2012.[2] Zojoi currently has the rights to many of the intellectual properties that once belonged to ICOM Simulations, including Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective and Shadowgate.[3]

History

Zojoi was established on March 7, 2012, with the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission.[1] The company is led by former ICOM Simulations developers David Marsh and Karl Roelofs who worked on the MacVenture series of games and created Shadowgate.[4] Zojoi's website states that the company is devoted to bringing the original games of ICOM Simulations' intellectual properties to many gaming platforms, as well as new games based on the original IPs.[2]

Zojois first game releases were the first three Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective mysteries on iOS, PC, and Mac. In August 2014 the company released a new and enhanced version of Shadowgate for iOS, Android, PC, and Mac devices In an interview with GameSpot during the production process, David Marsh said that Shadowgate would include new rooms and puzzles and a user friendly interface for accessing the player's inventory and a map for navigating around Castle Shadowgate.[5]

Games

Title	Details
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Case 1 - The Case of the Mummy's Curse Original release dates:[6][7][8] NA: September 18, 2012 (2012-09-18) (iTunes) NA: October 7, 2012 (2012-10-07) (Desura) WW: June 8, 2015 (2015-06-08) (Steam)	Release years by system: 2012 (2012) – iPad 2 / The new iPad 2012 (2012) – OS X 2012 (2012) – Microsoft Windows
	Notes: The Microsoft Windows and OS X versions were initially distributed using Desura before being added to Steam after the bankruptcy of Desura
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Case 2 - The Case of the Tin Soldier Original release dates:[6][7][8] NA: September 18, 2012 (2012-09-18) (iTunes) NA: October 7, 2012 (2012-10-07) (Desura) WW: June 8, 2015 (2015-06-08) (Steam)	Release years by system: 2012 (2012) – iPad 2 / The new iPad 2012 (2012) – OS X 2012 (2012) – Microsoft Windows
	Notes: The Microsoft Windows and OS X versions were initially distributed using Desura before being added to Steam after the bankruptcy of Desura
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Case 3 - The Case of the Mystified Murderess Original release dates:[6][7][8] NA: September 18, 2012 (2012-09-18) (iTunes) NA: October 7, 2012 (2012-10-07) (Desura) WW: June 8, 2015 (2015-06-08) (Steam)	Release years by system: 2012 (2012) – iPad 2 / The new iPad 2012 (2012) – OS X 2012 (2012) – Microsoft Windows
	Notes: The Microsoft Windows and OS X versions were initially distributed on Desura before being added to Steam after the bankruptcy of Desura
Shadowgate Original release date(s):[9][5][10] WW: August 21, 2014 (2014-08-21) (Steam)	Release years by system: October 22, 2015 - iOS December 18, 2015 (2015-12-18) - Android August 21, 2014 (2014-08-21) - Microsoft Windows August 21, 2014 (2014-08-21) - Mac OS X March 17, 2015 (2015-03-17) - Linux April 11, 2019 (2019-04-11) - Nintendo Switch
	Notes: Would be the latest entry in the MacVenture series of first-person graphic adventure games. The Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux versions are distributed on Steam The Android version would later be removed from both Google Play and Amazon Appstore.
Argonus and the Gods of Stone Original release date(s):[11] WW: October 8, 2019 (2019-10-08) (Steam)	Release years by system: October 8, 2019 (2019-10-08) - Microsoft Windows
	Notes: Distributed on Steam
Shadowgate VR: The Mines of Mythrok Original release dates:[12][13] WW: October 8, 2021 (2021-10-08) (Oculus Quest) WW: June 18, 2022 (2022-06-18) (Steam)	Release years by system: October 8, 2021 (2021-10-08) - Oculus Quest June 18, 2022 (2022-06-18) - Steam VR
	Notes: Initially exclusive to Oculus Quest before being distributed on Steam
Beyond Shadowgate Original release date(s):[14] WW: September 19, 2024 (2024-09-19) (Steam)	Release years by system: September 19, 2024 (2024-09-19) - Microsoft Windows
	Notes: Distributed on Steam

See also

• MacVenture
• Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective - A gamebook series originally published by Sleuth Publications

References

1. Business Entity Details: Zojoi, LLC (SCC eFile), Richmond, Virginia: Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission, 2012-03-07, S3962646, retrieved 2012-10-17
2. "Who we are". Charlottesville, Virginia: Zojoi, LLC. 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
3. Lucard, Alex (2012-03-29). "Interview with David Marsh About His Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective Kickstarter Project". Diehard GameFan. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
4. "Before Shadowgate / book created by F. X. Nine ; written by Ellen Miles.", Copyright Catalog (1978 to present), Washington D.C.: United States Copyright Office, Notes, 1991-05-03, TX0003091870, Based on story line and characters created by David R. Marsh & Karl A. Roelofs.
5. Varanini, Giancarlo (June 21, 2012). "From Sherlock Holmes to Shadowgate". GameSpot. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
6. "iTunes Preview: 2 Tin Soldier". iTunes. 2012-09-18. Released. 559315353. Retrieved 2012-10-17. Released: Sep 18, 2012 / Version: 1.0
7. "Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Case 2 Windows, Mac game". Desura. 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
8. "Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Tin Soldier". Steam. 2015-06-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
9. "Shadowgate". Charlottesville, Virginia: Zojoi, LLC. 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
10. "Shadowgate Website". Zojoi. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
11. "Argonus and the Gods of Stone". Steam. 2019-10-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
12. "Shadowgate VR: The Mines of Mythrok". Oculus. 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
13. "Shadowgate VR: The Mines of Mythrok". Steam. 2022-06-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
14. "Beyond Shadowgate". Steam. 2024-09-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

External links

• Zojoi Homepage