Yacht Club Games
American video game company
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Yacht Club Games, LLC is an American independent video game development studio and publisher based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 2011 by former WayForward Technologies director Sean Velasco.[1] The company announced its first title, Shovel Knight, on March 14, 2013, and released it on June 26, 2014, after a successful Kickstarter campaign.[2] In 2016, the company announced that it would start publishing games from other companies and that the first published game would be Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack, a compilation containing Azure Striker Gunvolt and Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, which was released later that year.[3] Their second published title was Cyber Shadow, a game developed by Mechanical Head Studios, released in 2021.[4] In February 2022, the company announced its second original title, Mina the Hollower.[5]
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Key people | Sean Velasco |
Number of employees | 19 (February 2022) |
| Website | www |
The studio has been facing financial issues ahead of the release of Mina the Hollower, with Sean Velasco describing the release of the game as "make-or-break for sure".[6]
Games developed
Games published
| Year | Title | Developer | Genre | Platform(s) | Additional note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack | Inti Creates | Action, platformer | Nintendo 3DS | Physical compilation of Azure Striker Gunvolt and Azure Striker Gunvolt 2[17] |
| 2021 | Cyber Shadow[18][19] | Mechanical Head Studios[a] | Action, platformer[19] | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One[19][20] | N/a |
Notes
- The game's development was mostly done by Aarne Hunziker, the only member of the studio, but the music was composed and produced by Enrique Martin and Jake Kaufman, respectively.[18][19]