Runic Games

Runic Games
FormerlySurprise Truck (2008)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
FoundedAugust 11, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-08-11)
Founder
DefunctNovember 3, 2017 (2017-11-03)
FateDissolved
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
Products
ParentPerfect World (2010–2017)
Websiterunicgames.com

Runic Games was an American computer game developer based in Seattle. It was formed by former Flagship Studios developers in August 2008.[1][2] In 2009, the company released Torchlight, a single-player action role-playing game. It was acquired by Perfect World in May 2010.[3] They released a sequel, Torchlight II, in 2012. It was at this time the developers revealed they were no longer pursuing plans to create an MMO in the Torchlight universe.[4]

  1. ^ Sean Hollister (2008-08-14). "Captaining The Lifeboat: Runic Games' Max Schaefer and Travis Baldree". Gamecyte. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference warcry was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Torchlight XBLA Press Release". www.runicgamesfansite.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ^ Griffin McElroy (2012-09-20). "Runic Games has 'no plans' to work on Torchlight MMO". TheVerge. Retrieved 2012-09-20.