Runesoft GmbH, stylised as RuneSoft (founded as e.p.i.c. interactive entertainment gmbh), is a German publisher founded in 2000 that ports games to alternative platforms such as
Linux,
Mac OS X,
AmigaOS,
MorphOS, and
magnussoft ZETA. Alongside their own published games, they also ported ''
Software Tycoon'' and ''
Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom'' for
Linux Game Publishing.
Starting in 2012 the company started to offer some of their game catalogue on the
Desura digital distribution service.
RuneSoft games coming to Desura, also Desurium news!
GamingOnLinux
Linux gaming refers to playing video games on a Linux operating system.
History
Linux gaming started largely as an extension of the already present Unix gaming scene, with both systems sharing many similar titles. These games were either m ...
, October 29, 2012
Published titles
Released
* '' Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe'' (2000) (Mac OS X and AmigaOS)
* '' Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom'' (2001) (Linux, Mac OS X and MorphOS)
* ''Earth 2140
''Earth 2140'' is a 2D real-time strategy computer game created in 1997 by Polish-based Reality Pump Studios and published by TopWare Interactive (later acquired by Zuxxez Entertainment). It has two sequels, ''Earth 2150'' and ''Earth 2160''.
Pl ...
'' (2001) (Linux, Mac OS X and AmigaOS)
* ''Birdie Shoot'' (2002) (Windows, Mac OS X, and MorphOS)
* '' The Feeble Files'' (2002) (Mac OS X and AmigaOS)
* '' Gorky 17'' (2002) (Mac OS X)
* '' Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood'' (2002) (Linux, Mac OS X, MorphOS, and magnussoft ZETA)
* ''Blitzkrieg
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'' (2003) (Mac OS X)
* ''Chicago 1930
''Chicago 1930'' (also known as ''Chicago 1930: The Prohibition'') is a 2003 video game developed by Spellbound Entertainment.
The game is based in the American city of Chicago in the 1930s, an era heavily associated with gangsters. The RPG styl ...
'' (2003) (Mac OS X)
* ''RHEM
''RHEM'' is an adventure game from Knut Müller and Got Game Entertainment. It is distributed as a Macromedia Director file. The player explores a barren, maze-like landscape of water ponds, walkways, and brick buildings with the aid of a partia ...
'' (2003) (Windows and Mac OS X)
* ''Alida'' (2004) (Mac OS X)
* ''Barkanoid 2'' (2004) (Linux, Mac OS X, and MorphOS)
* '' Airline Tycoon Deluxe'' (2005) (Linux, Mac OS X, MorphOS, and magnussoft ZETA, iPhone, Raspberry Pi)
* ''Cold War
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'' (2005) (Mac OS X)
* '' RHEM 2: The Cave'' (2005) (Windows and Mac OS X)
* '' Ankh'' (2005) (Linux and Mac OS X)
* '' Ankh: Heart of Osiris'' (2006) (Linux and Mac OS X)
* '' Buku Sudoku'' (2006) (Mac OS X)
* '' Ankh: Battle of the Gods'' (2007) (Mac OS X)
* '' Jack Keane'' (2007) (Linux and Mac OS X)
* ''101 Puppy Pets'' (2007) (Mac OS X)
* '' Europa Universalis 3'' (2007) (Mac OS X)
* '' Global Conflicts: Palestine'' (2007) (Mac OS X)
* ''Big Bang Board Games'' (2008) (Mac OS X)
* '' Dream Pinball 3D'' (2008) (Mac OS X)
* '' Global Conflicts: Latin America'' (2008) (Mac OS X)
* '' RHEM 3: The Secret Library'' (2008) (Windows and Mac OS X)
* ''Hearts of Iron III
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'' (2009) (Mac OS X)
* '' RHEM 4: The Golden Fragments'' (2010) (Windows and Mac OS X)
* ''Patrician IV
''Patrician IV'' is a business simulation game developed by Gaming Minds Studios and part of the ''The Patrician (video game), Patrician'' series. It is a game simulating trading, piracy, politics and economics. An expansion pack, ''Rise of a Dyn ...
'' (2010) (Mac OS X)
* ''Buku Kakuro'' (Mac OS X)
* ''Burning Monkey Mahjong'' (Mac OS X)
* ''Burning Monkey Solitaire'' (Windows and Mac OS X)
* ''Dr. Tool (R) Maths Trainer'' (Mac OS X)
* ''Dr. Tool (R): Eye Trainer'' (Mac OS X)
* ''Dr. Tool(R) Brain Jogging Vol. 2'' (Mac OS X)
* ''Mahjongg Mac'' (Mac OS X)
* ''MangaJONGG'' (Mac OS X)
* ''Metris IV'' (Mac OS X)
* ''Murmeln and More'' (Mac OS X)
* ''Solitaire Mac'' (Mac OS X)
* ''The Legend of Egypt'' (Mac OS X)
* ''The Legend of Rome'' (Mac OS X)
* ''The Legend of the Tolteks'' (Mac OS X)
* ''Toysight'' (Mac OS X)
* ''Pet Doc'' (Mac OS X)
* ''Lemurs'' (Mac OS X)
* '' Northland'' (Linux and Mac OS X)
* ''Software Tycoon'' (AmigaOS and Linux)
* ''Strategy 6'' (Mac OS X)
* ''The 8th Wonder of the World'' (Mac OS X)
* ''Winter Games'' (Mac OS X)
* ''Officers: World War II'' (Mac OS X)
See also
* Linux Game Publishing
References
External links
RuneSoft - Official website
Webpage before name change (archived, 2001)
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German companies established in 2000
Video game companies established in 2000
Linux game porters
Video game companies of Germany
Video game development companies
Companies based in Baden-Württemberg
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