Alternative Games

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Alternative Games

Type	Limited company
Industry	Video games
Founded	2010 (2010)
Headquarters	Finland
Website	alternativegames.net

Alternative Games is a Finnish video game developer specializing in porting games primarily for the Linux platform as well as to Mac OS X. In November 2010 it was announced that Trine, a game made by Frozenbyte, was coming to Linux by a new developer called Alternative Games. The finished Linux port of Trine was released as part of the Humble Frozenbyte Bundle.

Games[]

OS X[]

• Trine by Frozenbyte, released on November 2, 2010
• Shadowgrounds by Frozenbyte, released on April 12, 2011;
• Shadowgrounds: Survivor by Frozenbyte, released on April 12, 2011
• Jack Claw by Frozenbyte, released on May 23, 2011
• Shank 2 by Klei Entertainment, released on December 19, 2012
• Don't Starve by Klei Entertainment, released on April 23, 2012
• Mark of the Ninja by Klei Entertainment, released on September 11, 2013
• Guacamelee! by DrinkBox Studios, released on February 18, 2014
• Eets Munchies by Klei Entertainment, released on March 11, 2014
• Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet by Shadow Planet Productions, released on October 23, 2014
• Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack by DrinkBox Studios, released on November 4, 2014
• Torchlight II, together with Edward Rudd, by Runic Games, released on February 2, 2015

Linux[]

• Shadowgrounds by Frozenbyte, released on September 16, 2009;
• Shadowgrounds: Survivor by Frozenbyte, released on September 18, 2009
• Trine by Frozenbyte, released on April 12, 2011
• Jack Claw by Frozenbyte, released on April 27, 2011
• Shank 2 by Klei Entertainment, released on December 19, 2012
• Don't Starve by Klei Entertainment, released on April 23, 2012
• Mark of the Ninja by Klei Entertainment, released on September 11, 2013
• Guacamelee! by DrinkBox Studios, released on February 18, 2014
• Eets Munchies by Klei Entertainment, released on March 11, 2014
• Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet by Shadow Planet Productions, released on October 23, 2014
• Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack by DrinkBox Studios, released on November 4, 2014
• Torchlight II, together with Edward Rudd, by Runic Games, released on March 4, 2015

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• Dustforce by Hitbox Team, released on October 14, 2014
• FTL: Faster Than Light by Subset Games, released on October 14, 2014
• Osmos by Hemisphere Games, released on October 14, 2014

External links[]

• Official website