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Cipher Prime

Cipher Prime is an independent video game development studio based in Philadelphia and founded in 2008.[1][2] It developed titles including Auditorium (2008), Fractal (2010), and Splice (2012).

Cipher Prime
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2008
FounderWilliam "BJ" Stallwood, Dain Saint
Headquarters
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
,
USA
ProductsAuditorium, Fractal, Pulse, Splice, Shimsham, Intake, Monster Want Burger, Tailwind: Prologue, Jawns, Lineweight
ServicesVideo game development
WebsiteOfficial site

History

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On February 27, 2012, Cipher Prime launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a sequel to Auditorium titled Auditorium 2: Duet.[3] The Kickstarter campaign successfully met its funding goal.[4] In 2014, an early development version of Auditorium 2: Duet was available to play through the Indie Media Exchange showcase at SIGGRAPH in Vancouver.[5] However, after years of development, Auditorium 2: Duet would ultimately be canceled in 2017.[6]

In 2012, Cipher Prime also began hosting weekly Dev Nights and monthly Game Jams on Thursday nights from their office in Old City Philadelphia, which they made open to the public.[7][8] In 2013, they enlarged their office to create the Philly Game Forge, a coworking space for independent game developers.[9] For three years, the Philly Game Forge would serve as a hub for game development, hosting regular events such as weekly Dev Nights and a monthly game jams, and seeing the success of numerous game releases before the Game Forge would ultimately close its doors on June 30th, 2016.[10][11]

Several Cipher Prime games have been featured in Humble Bundles.[12]

List of video games

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YearTitlePlatform
2008AuditoriumFlash, iOS, PlayStation 3, PSP
2010FractalWindows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPad
2011PulseAndroid tablets, iPad
2012SpliceWindows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPad, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4
2013ShimshamWindows, Mac
2013IntakeWindows, Mac, iPad
2015 Monster Want Burger Windows, Mac, iOS[13]
2016Tailwind: PrologueWindows, Mac
2017 Jawns Windows, Mac, Web[14]
2020 Lineweight Android, iOS[15]

References

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  1. ↑ Smith, Eric. "An Exclusive Look at Cipher Prime's Splice". Philly.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  2. ↑ Moss, Richard. "Interview: Cipher Prime's Will Stallwood on Fractal, Indie Development, Inspirations, and More". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  3. ↑ "Auditorium 2: Duet multiplayer wants you to make sweet harmonies with that special someone". Engadget. 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  4. ↑ Hillier, Brenna (2012-03-28). "Auditorium: Duet Kickstarter reaches goal just in time". VG247. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Cipher Prime's Auditorium Duet Conquered Kickstarter, Now On Its Way to You". IndieGameMag - IGM. 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  6. ↑ O'Connor, Alice (2017-01-12). "News in the key of D minor: Auditorium Duet cancelled". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  7. ↑ "Developer bike gang rides across the US to de-stress". Engadget. 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
  8. ↑ "Dev Night". Cipher Prime. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  9. ↑ Reyes, Juliana (2013-10-03). "Philly Game Forge: Old City coworking for game developers [PHOTOS]". Technical.ly. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
  10. ↑ Torres, Roberto (2016-06-22). "Philly Game Forge calls it quits". Technical.ly. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  11. ↑ "The joyful death of the Philly Game Forge". Engadget. 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  12. ↑ Holmes, Mike (2013-10-25). "Cypher Prime Humble Sale". Gamereactor UK. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
  13. ↑ Priestman, Chris (2015-06-29). "Music game studio Cipher Prime switches its tune with new iOS game Monster Want Burger". www.pocketgamer.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  14. ↑ "Jawns". playjawns.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  15. ↑ Gregson-Wood, Stephen (2020-10-14). "[Updated] Lineweight is an upcoming, stylish text adventure that explores the human condition, heading for iOS and Android next week". www.pocketgamer.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
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