Prism Studios
Prism Studios was a Northern Irish video game development company founded in August 2016 and closed around December 2020, made up of eight fans of the Portal series made by Valve.
Industry | Video games |
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Founded | 15 August 2016 |
Defunct | ~December 2020 |
Headquarters | , |
Website | prismstudios |
History
Prism Studios started off as a small team of fans of the Portal series. The team's first game Portal Stories: Mel is a stand-alone total conversion modification for Valve's Portal 2, which they developed for four years[1] before the game's release on 25 June 2015. The modification was well received among fans and critics, winning "Best Fan Creation" at The Game Awards 2015.[2] Portal Stories: VR, a virtual reality modification of Portal 2, was released on 16 May 2016, and is a small campaign designed for the room-scale VR that SteamVR offers.[3]
On 5 August 2016, Prism Studios switched from being a mod team to being a standalone game development company,[4] Prism Game Studios Ltd.,[5] releasing The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge in 2018. Another game, The YR-Initiative, is in development but on hold.[6]
Prism Studios closed around December 2020.[5]
Games
Title | Year | Genres | Platforms |
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Portal Stories: Mel | 2015[6] | Puzzle-adventure | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux |
Portal Stories: VR | 2016[6] | Puzzle-adventure | HTC Vive, Valve Index |
The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge | 2018[6] | Action-adventure | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux |
The YR-Initiative | TBA[6] | Puzzle-adventure | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, HTC Vive |
References
- Thomsen, Michael (8 July 2015). "'Portal Stories: Mel' is a surprisingly difficult but imaginative game made by fans". Washington Post. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- "Portal Stories: Mel Won "Best Fan Creation" at The Game Awards 2015!!". Mod DB. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- "About". Prism Studios. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- @PrismStudiosUK (5 August 2016). "We're very excited to announce that we're no longer a mod team, but an actual games company!" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 September 2017 – via Twitter.
- "Index | Prism Studios". PrismStudios.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- "Games". Prism Studios. Retrieved 25 February 2018.