Silverback Productions

Silverback Productions (sometimes referred to as Silverback Games) is a Canadian video game developer founded in 2007 and headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[1]

Silverback Productions
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2007
HeadquartersHalifax, Canada
Key people
Willie Stevenson, President
Colleen Shannahan, co-founder
Websitewww.silverbackgames.com

Games

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The company makes primarily adventure and puzzle games[2] and have been released on Windows, Mac, iOS and Android,[3] with distribution through Big Fish Games. Many of their games have been well-received on the Big Fish Games portal, as well as being Top 10 titles on the iOS App Store and on Google Play.[4]

Games developed by Silverback Games include:

  • Aurora: Puzzle Adventure
  • Sons of Anarchy: The Prospect
  • Empress of the Deep: The Darkest Secret
  • Empress of the Deep 2: Song of the Blue Whale
  • Empress of the Deep 3: Legacy of the Phoenix
  • Secrets of the Dragon Wheel
  • Theatre of the Absurd
  • Beast of Lycan Isle
  • Mr. Jones' Graveyard Shift

Awards

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Empress of the Deep was declared the 2011 Best Art and Character Design Winner at the 2011 International Great Game Awards by Gamehouse.[5] Its sequel, Empress of the Deep 2: Song of the Blue Whale was awarded 2012 Best Art Direction in the 2012 Annual Gamers Guild Awards hosted by games portal iWin.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Silicon Hali, thecoast.ca
  2. ^ "Nova Scotia: The studios". MCV. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. ^ Halifax game studio levels up, thechronicleherald.ca
  4. ^ ESAC adds Silverback Productions to growing ranks of associate members, theesa.ca
  5. ^ 2011 Great Game Awards Archived 27 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, gamehouse.com
  6. ^ "The First Annual Gamers Guild Awards is Here! And the Winners Are…". I-play Games Blog. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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