Trickster Arts
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| Private | |
| Industry | Video game industry |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Matouš Ježek |
| Headquarters | Brno, Czech Republic |
Key people | Matouš Ježek |
| Products | Hero of Many |
Number of employees | 8[1] |
| Website | http://tricksterarts.com/ |
Trickster Arts is an indie game development team based in the Czech Republic. It consists of former 2K Czech employees.
History
The studio was founded in Fall 2012 when Matouš Ježek left 2K Czech and started to work on his own game. The project was tiled Hero. Ježek also contacted some of his friends and former colleagues to join his team. It includes Ladislav Týč and Matúš Široký. They also released an iOS game Date Me If You Can. Its Czech version Interande was, unlike the English version, a success.[1][2]
The project Hero (renamed to Hero of Many) was in development for 10 months and was released in June 2013 to very positive response from critics. The game was also a financial success that allowed Trickster Arts to start works on another project.[2][3]
In November 2012 Matouš Ježek, the CEO was present at Game Developers Session where he talked about the team and its experiences with the development.[4]
Trickster Arts announced its new game Hackers in April 2016 at Game Access Conference in Brno.[5]
Released titles
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iOS | Android | Win | OS X | Ouya | GameStick | ||||
| 2012 | Date Me If You Can | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | A simulation of dating. According to developers it is more an interactive film than a game. It was released in the Czeh Republic as Interande. The game was played by over 700,000 people. The Windows version was released as a Browser title[6][7] | |
| 2013 | Hero of Many | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | An Action-adventure game. The visual style is reminiscent of games such as Badland and Naught.[8] | |
| 2016 | Hackers | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Online strategy game. Player controls a hacker who builds his network and hacks other players. It also features story mode.[9] | |
Members
- Matouš Ježek
- Ladislav Týč
- Pavel Gotthard
- Radim Brnka
- Vít Procházka
- Marek Horváth
- Jiří Malíř
References
- 1 2 Vašátko, Ondřej. "Interview s československými vývojáři připravované pecky Hero of Many". android portal.sk. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- 1 2 Zach, Ondřej. "Pracovali na Mafii 2, nyní zabodovali s vlastní hrou. Rozhovor". Nonusweb. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ Bach, Martin. "Vývoj her v Česku v roce 2013 - část 4.". Games.cz. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ "GDS 2013: Matouš Ježek - Od AAA k indie aneb cesta k vlastní hře". Games.cz. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ Zach, Ondřej. "V české strategii Hackers navrhujete 3D síť a hackujete sítě ostatních". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ Poláček, Petr. "Vyzkoušejte rande nanečisto s interaktivním filmem Interande". Games.cz. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ http://www.pavelgotthard.cz/#interande
- ↑ Shiels, R. "Trickster Arts' Upcoming Action-adventure Game 'Hero Of Many' Looks Insanely Gorgeous!". iFanzine. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ "10 Mobile games of the week - Mobile Application Review|Startups| iPhone|Android|BlackBerry|Windows Phone|Best|Top|Trending|Free|Paid|Submission Portal|PR News|Launch website". Mobile Application Review|Startups| iPhone|Android|BlackBerry|Windows Phone|Best|Top|Trending|Free|Paid|Submission Portal|PR News|Launch website. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.