Loki

USA publisher and developerfounded in 1998-11 closed in 2001-08 status: dead

25
games
4.8
per year
5
years active

aka(s): Loki Software, Loki Games, Loki Entertainment Software

Loki Software, Inc.

Founder: Scott Draeker
HQ: Tustin, California

A developer and publisher that had the goal of porting games to Linux (they produced no original material themselves). Closed down in 2001 due to bankruptcy, a notable indicator of the existing potential video game market on Linux of the time, though despite this failure they are attributed to sparking a wave of Linux game development since.

However, they were influential in contributing to various game related projects other than the games they ported, such as aiding with the development of Simple DirectMedia Layer and were the ones to start the OpenAL project which became somewhat popular cross-platform audio middleware since.

Notable collaborators: Matthew Carlson, Dan Kegel, Sam Lantinga, Karl Robillard and Franz Boehm

It is known for Call to Power, Descent, Deus Ex, Heavy Gear, Heretic and HeXen, Heroes of Might and Magic, Might and Magic, Myth, Postal, Quake, Sid Meier's Civilization, SimCity, Soldier of Fortune, Tribes, Unreal Tournament

Releases per year

1998 1
1999 8
2000 6
2001 8
2002 1

24 video games with valid date were considered (96%)

Overall rankings

3
3
0
0
0
4.5
average

Common gametypes

shooter28%strategy17%action/reflex17%simulation7%manag./econ.7%other20%

Top platforms

  Linux 24
  BeOS 1