Supermassive Games is a British indie game development studio located in Guildford, Surrey. They are known for the development of the narrative interactive drama games, the most famous of which are horror games Until Dawn for the Playstation 4, and The Dark Pictures Anthology series and The Quarry for the Playstation, Xbox, and PC.
History[]
Supermassive Games was founded in 2008 by Pete Samuels, who have previously worked at Psygnosis and Electronic Arts. The company signed a contract to serve as Sony's second-party developer. The studio first worked on DLC for LittleBigPlanet, and games utilizing the PlayStation Move motion controller including Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves and Start the Party!.
The strategy was a success initially, as the studio posted full-year sales of £5.7 million in 2011. In 2012, the studio partnered with the BBC and released Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock. It was intended to be the first game of a trilogy, but the game was poorly received and the BBC canceled the trilogy. Another partnership game with BBC was Wonderbook: Walking with Dinosaurs, which was released in 2013.
The studio's breakout title, interactive survival horror Until Dawn, was also initially envisioned as a PlayStation Move title, though all motion controls were dropped when it was retooled into a PlayStation 4 game. Until Dawn was released in 2015 and became an unexpected success for Sony. With the success of Until Dawn, the studio continued to expand the universe, releasing spin-off titles Until Dawn: Rush of Blood and The Inpatient for PlayStation VR.
Supermassive Games returned to the horror genre when it partnered with publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment to create an anthology series called The Dark Pictures Anthology, which is available not only on Playstation, but also on Xbox and PC. The anthology began with the release of Man of Medan in 2019, followed by Little Hope in 2020, and House of Ashes in 2021.
Currently, Supermassive Games, which is working on a new installment in The Dark Pictures Anthology called The Devil in Me, partnered with publisher 2K to create The Quarry. The Quarry was released on June 10, 2022.
Description[]
This quotation comes directly from official site.
"Our first releases in September 2010 were “Start the Party!” and “Tumble”, which we are proud to have created for the launch of Sony’s Move controller. 2011 saw the release of “Start the Party! Save the World”, followed by “Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock” in 2012. Our studio has now grown to over 110 people, working on several new and ambitious AAA games. Whatever we’re making, we focus on bringing innovation, enjoyment and an experience that will appeal directly to the intended audience!
We pride ourselves in lending support by way of time or funds to a number of local educational and youth sports organisations. We review our commitments to these causes annually, and if you think there is some way we can help you or your organisation, please get in touch. We would also like to say a big thank you to our business partners and industry friends who have helped and supported us over the last three years with their creative, technical and professional expertise."
Projects[]
| 2009-2010 | LittleBigPlanet (DLC) | PlayStation 3 |
| 2010 | Big Match Striker | PC |
| Tumble | PlayStation 3 | |
| Start the Party! | ||
| Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves | ||
| 2011-2012 | LittleBigPlanet 2 (DLC) | |
| 2012 | Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock | PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PC |
| Killzone HD | PlayStation 3 | |
| 2013 | LittleBigPlanet PS Vita (DLC) | PlayStation Vita |
| Walking with Dinosaurs | PlayStation 3 | |
| 2015 | Until Dawn | PlayStation 4 |
| 2016 | Until Dawn: Rush of Blood | PlayStation VR |
| Tumble VR | ||
| 2017 | Hidden Agenda | PlayStation 4 (PlayLink) |
| 2018 | The Inpatient | PlayStation VR |
| Bravo Team | ||
| Shattered State | Google Daydream | |
| 2019 | The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC |
| 2020 | The Dark Pictures: Little Hope | |
| 2021 | Little Nightmares II: Enhanced Edition | Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC |
| The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes | Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC | |
| 2022 | The Quarry | |
| The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me | ||
| 2023 | The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR | PlayStation VR2 |