Owlchemy Labs

Owlchemy Labs, LLC
Private
Industry Video game industry
Founded 2010 (2010) in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Founder Alex Schwartz
Headquarters Austin, Texas, U.S.
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Alex Schwartz (CEO), Devin Reimer (CTO), Carrie Witt (Artist), Graeme Borland (Wizard)
Products AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!!
Dyscourse
Jack Lumber
Snuggle Truck
Number of employees
 14[1]
Website owlchemylabs.com

Owlchemy Labs, LLC is a video game developer based in Austin, Texas. The company was founded in 2010 by Worcester Polytechnic Institute graduate Alex Schwartz.[2] Owlchemy is best known for its video game franchise titled Snuggle Truck. They are currently developing the game Job Simulator.[1]

Games developed

Schwartz in 2016

Snuggle Truck controversy

Owlchemy originally developed a game called Smuggle Truck with a premise of smuggling immigrants into the US. The game was inspired by Owlchemy developer Yilmaz Kiymaz's experience as a Turkish citizen attempting to stay in the US after graduating. Apple rejected the game for its App Store due to the controversial subject matter. Owlchemy retitled the project Snuggle Truck and changed the premise to taking fuzzy animals to the zoo. The rebranded game was accepted into the app store.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Scimeca, Dennis Inside Owlchemy Labs, the indie game studio that's betting it all on virtual reality Daily Dot. March 16, 2016
  2. ↑ Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Interactive Media & Game Development - People
  3. ↑ "Smuggle Truck rejection" on Joystiq

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