Tequila Works S.L. is a Spanish

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located in

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, founded in 2009 by Raúl Rubio and Luz Sancho. The company is best known for developing '' Deadlight'' and ''

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''.

History

Tequila Works was founded in

in 2009 by Raúl Rubio Munárriz and Luz Sancho Rodríguez. On 18 January 2012, Tequila Works announced their first project, '' Deadlight''. Tequilla Works' next project was ''

'', a

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originally intended to be a

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-exclusive game. However, the team decided to acquire the

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from

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in the middle of the game's development and bring the game to other platforms. ''Rime'' was released in May 2017. The company also collaborated with

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on a

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project named ''The Invisible Hours'', in which players will solve a murder mystery. In 2017, the company partnered with British developer Cavalier Game Studios to publish Cavalier's first game, ''

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'', while providing additional development. The company also published ''WonderWorlds'' by

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-based start-up studio Glowmade. In February 2019, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality announced a VR game by Tequila Works titled ''Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son'', which is set 26 years after ''

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'' starring

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, planned to release later in 2019 for

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and

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. In May 2019, Tequila Works revealed that they have two projects in production and one in pre-production. In March 2022, Tequila Works announced that it has received an investment from

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which will be used to grow the studio and develop more original IP. The investment was undisclosed and is only known to make the Chinese conglomerate a major investor into the company.

Games

References

External links

* {{Official website Companies based in Madrid Video game companies established in 2009 Video game companies of Spain Video game development companies Spanish companies established in 2009 Privately held companies of Spain