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Dreadlocks Ltd is a Czech video game developer based in Prague. The company's first game, Rune Legend, was the winner of the 5th AppParade.[1] The company was officially formed in 2011. The company's most recent release is Dex, an action role-playing game.[2]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Michal Červenka (CEO & CTO) |
| Subsidiaries | Dreadlocks Mobile s.r.o. |
| Website | dreadlocks |
History
editDreadlocks was established in 2011 by a group of students from Czech Technical University in Prague. The idea of forming a studio was based on a game engine created by them for their bachelor work. Their first project was Rune Legend, a mobile game that was released in 2012. The studio then focused on creating a game titled Enlightened, but its development was suspended when the company acquired a team that worked on the video game Dex, which was successfully funded through Kickstarter and released in May 2015.[3]
Ghost Theory, a horror ghost hunting game, was announced at the Game Developers Session 2015 and was scheduled to be released in Q4 2017. In April 2016, the crowdfunding project went live on Kickstarter. In January 2019, the project stalled as the developers have made a game engine switch from Unity to CryEngine. Dreadlocks underwent financial problems after failing to get funding from Crytek's Indie Development Fund.[4] The studio decided to focus on smaller projects to fund the further development of Ghost Theory.[5]
British subsidiary
editThe company also has a United Kingdom subsidiary which is based in Northampton that serves to help with legal issues and an earlier availability of certain technologies or services to British developers. An example is a Kickstarter campaign for Dex.[6][7]
Mobile division
editIn May 2017, Dreadlocks acquired Silicon Jelly, the team responsible for the Mimpi video game series. Silicon Jelly became Dreadlocks Mobile.[8]
Games
edit| Title | Year | Platform(s) | Genre | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rune Legend | 2012 | Windows Phone | Puzzle | Puzzle game with story inspired by Norse mythology |
| Dex | 2015 | Linux | Action RPG | Cyberpunk action RPG game[9] |
| Ouya | ||||
| OS X | ||||
| Windows | ||||
| 2016 | Xbox One | |||
| PS4 | ||||
| PS Vita |
Developed by Dreadlocks Mobile/Silicon Jelly
edit| Title | Year | Platform(s) | Genre | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mimpi | 2013 | Windows | Platform Adventure game | Side-scrolling platformer with elements of adventure game |
| Android | ||||
| iOS | ||||
| OS X | ||||
| Mimpi Dreams | 2015 | Windows | Platform Adventure game | Sequel to Mimpi |
| Android | ||||
| iOS | ||||
| OS X |
References
edit- ^ "Pátou přehlídku mobilních aplikací AppParade vyhrála hra Rune Legend pro Windows Phone 7 | Médiář.cz". Mediar.cz. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ Ondřej Novotný. "Chceme se přiblížit vývoji AAA her". Hrej.cz. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ Schwank, Petr. "Jak se u nás pečou hry 2:Michal Červenka (Dreadlocks)". Czechgamer.com. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ Cebeci, Ebru (8 January 2019). "Ghost Theory: Das Horror-Adventure wird vermutlich eingestellt". PC Games (in German). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "FPI: Michal Červenka I Dreadlocks, Dex, Mimpi Dreams, Bulánci, Ghost Theory". visiongame.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Interview - Dex – Databáze-her.cz".
- ^ "Dreadlocks EN". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Mobile Studio Silicon Jelly Acquired by Czech Developer". afker.games. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Dex - Cyberpunk Action RPG". Dex.dreadlocks.cz. Retrieved 11 November 2013.