Housemarque

COMPANY» Founded 1995-07-19

Helsinki,Finland

Founded in 1995, Housemarque is a fusion of two earlier companies, Terramarque and Bloodhouse. The studio was acquired by Sony in June 2021.

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Overview

Founded by the two Finnish founders of Terramarque and Bloodhouse, Housemarque was founded to tackle the PC (Platform) game market with, while the previous company had been primarily focussed on the Amiga (Platform) system. The first titles the company released for PC (Platform) were, despite critical praise, no commercial successes. It was not before releasing Supreme Snowboarding (Game) (AKA Boarderzone) under publishing of Infogrames, Housemarque started to make some ground. They released two more snowboard-releated games for the XBOX and Nokia NGage. They also re-released their previous PC game as downloadable content for the PS3.

Games

Housemarque has released a number of games, beginning with multiple games made for the Amiga up to games for the PS3 and Xbox 360.

1. Stardust (Game) (1993)
2. Super Stardust (Game) (1995)
3. Alien Incident (Game) (1996)
4. The Reap (Game) (1997)
5. Supreme Snowboarding (Game) (1999)
6. TransWorld Snowboarding (Game) (2002)
7. Super Stardust HD (Game) (2007)
8. Golf: Tee It Up! (2008)
9. Super Stardust Portable (Game) (2008)
10. Dead Nation (Game) (2010)
11. Outland (Game) (2011)
12. Super Stardust Delta (Game) (2011)
13. Furmins (Game) (2012)
14. Resogun (Game) (2013)
15. Alienation (Game) (2016)
16. Super Stardust VR (2016)
17. Nex Machina (2017)
18. Matterfall (2017)

Developed Games

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Super Stardust HD (Game)

28 June 2007

This dual-joystick shooter on the PLAYSTATION Network tasks you with manning your spaceship and defending your planet against numerous incoming threats.

PS3N​

Alienation (Game)

26 April 2016

Twin stick arcade shooter from Housemarque.

PS4​

Super Stardust (Game)

31 December 1994

Super Stardust was an Amiga and PC game where you had to destroy asteroids as they came at you and split into smaller parts the more you shot at them.

AMI​ PC​ CD32​

Stardust (Game)

31 December 1993

A Space Shooter from 1993 which is heavily influenced by Asteroids.

AMI​ PC​ AST​

Super Stardust Portable (Game)

4 December 2008

A PSP adaptation of the popular PlayStation Network shooter.

PSP​ PSPN​

Super Stardust Delta (Game)

8 February 2012

An adaptation of the PlayStation Network shooter on the PS Vita with the addition of touch screen controls.

PSNV​

Super Stardust Ultra (Game)

10 February 2015

The Stardust series enters the next generation.

PS4​

The Reap (Game)

10 October 1997

The Reap is an isometric shoot 'em up by Housemarque, in the vein of the Zaxxon series. Players fly a ship through 4 distinct worlds; fighting human, robotic, alien, and aquatic enemies along the way.

PC​

TransWorld Snowboarding (Game)

15 February 2002

Transworld Snowboarding is an Xbox exclusive snow boarding game. It boasts over 20 huge levels.

XBOX​

Alien Incident (Game)

5 May 1996

Alien incident is a "B-Movie" old school adventure developed by Housemarque and published by GameTek in 1996 for the PC

PC​

Golf: Tee It Up! (Game)

9 July 2008

Golf: Tee it up is a golf game that is easy to pick up and play but takes practice to perfect. It features cartoon characters that can be customized and 2 full 18 hole courses to play.

XBGS​

Outland (Game)

27 April 2011

A 2D platformer with an emphasis on either light or dark forms to overcome obstacles and defeat enemies. The game bears a unique visual style and "Out of this World"-style platforming gameplay.

PC​ MAC​ X360​ +3

Published Games

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Furmins (Game)

1 February 2012

Furmins is a physics-based action/puzzle game for iOS & Vita. The game is a unique blend of set-up-and-go gameplay & realtime interaction.

IPAD​ IPHN​ PSNV​

Company details

Name

Housemarque

Abbreviation

Founded

19 July 1995

Location

Helsinki,Finland

Website

http://www.housemarque.com

Aliases

Developed Games

• Super Stardust HD (Game)
• Alienation (Game)
• Super Stardust (Game)
• Stardust (Game)
• Super Stardust Portable (Game)
• Super Stardust Delta (Game)
• Super Stardust Ultra (Game)
• The Reap (Game)
• TransWorld Snowboarding (Game)
• Alien Incident (Game)
• Golf: Tee It Up! (Game)
• Outland (Game)
• Nex Machina: Death Machine (Game)
• MatterFall (Game)
• Stormdivers (Game)
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Published Games

• Furmins (Game)
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Franchises

• Super Stardust (Franchise)
• Angry Birds (Franchise)
• Prince of Persia (Franchise)

People

• None

Characters

• Barrett Christy (Character)
• Chuck the Plant (Character)
• Jack McReady (Character)
• King Pig (Character)
• Scarlett Blake (Character)
• Selene Vassos (Character)
• Stella (Character)
• Tina Basich (Character)
• Todd Richards (Character)

Concepts

• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• PlayStation Trophies (Concept)
• Single Word Titles (Concept)
• 60 FPS on Console (Concept)
• PlayStation Plus (Concept)
• Super Game (Concept)
• Cooperative Play (Concept)
• Platform Exclusive (Concept)
• PlayStation TV Support (Concept)
• Upgradeable Weapon (Concept)
• Alien (Concept)
• Bink Video (Concept)
• Boss (Concept)
• High Score (Concept)
• Online (Concept)
• PS4 Pro Enhanced (Concept)
• Power Up (Concept)
• Snow (Concept)
• Top-Down Perspective (Concept)
• Achievements (Concept)

Locations

• Space (Location)
• City (Location)
• Rail Yard (Location)
• Alaska (Location)
• Alley (Location)
• Antarctica (Location)
• Austria (Location)
• Bavaria (Location)
• Canada (Location)
• Cemetery (Location)
• Chicago (Location)
• Cloud City (Location)
• Coventina (Location)
• Dock (Location)
• Factory (Location)
• Finland (Location)
• Germany (Location)
• Hawai'i (Location)
• Hokkaido (Location)
• Hospital (Location)

Objects

• Spaceship (Object)
• Asteroid (Object)
• Explosives (Object)
• Grenade (Object)
• Gun (Object)
• Planet (Object)
• Train (Object)
• Turret (Object)
• UFO (Object)
• 1-Up (Object)
• Airplane (Object)
• Anti-Personnel Mine (Object)
• Armor (Object)
• Assault Rifle (Object)
• Ball (Object)
• Bed (Object)
• Bench (Object)
• Black Hole (Object)
• Boat (Object)
• Bomb (Object)