MetaArcade was a Seattle, Washington area-based independent game production company founded in 2016 by David Reid, focused on interactive fiction adventures for mobile platforms.

MetaArcade
Company typeVideo game developer
IndustryVideo games
Founded2016
FounderDavid Reid
Defunct2020
Headquarters
Mercer Island, Washington
,
The United States of America
Key people
David Reid
ProductsAdventure Creator, Cthulhu Chronicles, Tunnels & Trolls Adventures
Number of employees
12 (2018)
Websitewww.metaarcade.com

They produced Adventure Creator, a platform which allows users to easily create interactive fiction adventures for mobile devices.[1]

In 2016, MetaArcade released Tunnels & Trolls Adventures based on the Tunnels & Trolls tabletop role-playing game.[2] The game won the MMORPG.com "Best Mobile MMO or RPG" award at PAX West 2016.[3]

In 2018, MetaArcade released the Cthulhu Chronicles, a campaign of several interactive adventures based on Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game).[4]

In late 2019, MetaArcade sold the Tunnels & Trolls Adventures and Adventure Creator assets to Trollhalla Press Unlimited, a print and digital publishing company owned by Ken St. Andre, but the sale was not widely announced until early 2020.[5][6][7] MetaArcade sold the Cthulhu Chronicles assets to Chaosium.[8][9]

In 2020, MetaArcade shut their doors.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Industry veteran David Reid unveils MetaArcade Adventures platform". 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Video Game Review: Tunnels & Trolls Adventures – Black Gate". 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  3. ^ "PAX West 2016 – Best of Show Awards - MMORPG.com". MMORPG.com. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  4. ^ "MetaArcade launches Cthulhu Chronicles horror game on iOS". 10 July 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  5. ^ Jon Hancock [@BigJackBrass] (5 January 2020). "It looked like this game was going to fade away when MetaArcade disappeared, but @Trollgodfather's Trollhalla Press Unlimited has saved the day. Well worth playing" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Tunnels & Trolls Adventures on the App Store". App Store. Apple. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "Tunnels & Trolls Adventures on the Play Store". Play Store. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "Cthulhu Chronicles on the App Store". App Store. Apple. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "Cthulhu Chronicles on the Play Store". Play Store. Retrieved November 19, 2020.