Chucklefish Limited is a British
video game developer
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and
publisher
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based in
London
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. Founded in 2011 by Finn Brice, the company specialises in
retro-styled games. Chucklefish is best known for developing ''
Starbound'' and ''
Wargroove
''Wargroove'' is a turn-based tactics video game developed and published by Chucklefish. It was released for the Nintendo Switch, Windows and Xbox One on February 1, 2019, with a PlayStation 4 version released on July 23, 2019.
Gameplay
''Wargro ...
'', as well as publishing ''
Risk of Rain
''Risk of Rain'' is a 2013 platform game developed by Hopoo Games and published by Chucklefish. The game, initially made by a two-student team from the University of Washington using the GameMaker engine, was funded through Kickstarter before ...
'' and formerly ''
Stardew Valley
''Stardew Valley'' is a simulation role-playing video game developed by Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone. Players take the role of a character who takes over their deceased grandfather's dilapidated farm in a place known as Stardew Valley. The game wa ...
''.
Games developed
Games published
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.
References
External links
* {{Official website
British companies established in 2011
Video game companies established in 2011
Video game companies of the United Kingdom
Privately held companies based in London
Video game development companies
Video game publishers
2011 establishments in England