Silver Lining Interactive

COMPANY» Founded 2010-01-01

Manchester,England

Merge Games was publisher focused on publishing indie titles founded in 2010. The studio closed in September 2024.

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Merge Games was a video game publisher that focused primarily on publishing indie titles.It was located in Cheshire, England and was founded in January of 2010 by Luke Keighran. After a round of layoffs in 2024, the studio shut down in September 2024. While Merge Games went out of business and was folded into Maximum Entertainment in 2024, Silver Lining Interactive was then formed by its founders and some amount of Merge's holdings were then sold back to Silver Lining.

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Puzzler World 2 (Game)

16 August 2011

A collection of puzzle games, the sequel.

PC​ IPHN​ NDS​

VR Ping Pong Pro (Game)

12 November 2019

VR Ping Pong Pro

PC​ PS4​

Spirit of the North 2 (Game)

8 May 2025

Spirit of the North 2

PC​ PS5​ XSX​

Valfaris: Mecha Therion (Game)

21 November 2023

The sequel to Valfaris and a 2.5D side-scrolling, shoot-em-up

PC​

E.T. Armies (Game)

3 March 2016

E.T. Armies is a sci-fi themed first-person shooter. The E.T. stands for Extraterrestrials.

PC​

The Book of Legends (Game)

14 March 2014

A retro styled RPG from Aldorlea Games.

PC​

Lexica (Game)

3 April 2013

A word puzzle combining aspects of crosswords, Sudoku and Scrabble, from the puzzle of the same name featured in some UK newspapers.

PC​ IPAD​ IPHN​

Albedo: Eyes from Outer Space (Game)

10 April 2015

A science-fiction game that combines elements of first-person shooters and adventure games.

PC​ MAC​ XONE​ +1

Riot: Civil Unrest (Game)

19 October 2018

Riot Civil Unrest is a riot simulator based on real events that have taken place around the world.

PC​ XONE​ PS4​

The Count Lucanor (Game)

3 March 2016

Pixel horror game inspired by Silent Hill

PC​ MAC​ NSW​ +4

Mainlining (Game)

26 January 2017

Mainlining is a hacking simulator from Rebelephant.

PC​

NOOZh: Deep in Nightmares (Game)

Unknown Release

NOOZh is a horror dungeon crawler from Wannabe Games.

PC​ MAC​ LIN​

Company details

Name

Silver Lining Interactive

Abbreviation

Founded

1 January 2010

Location

Manchester,England

Website

https://www.mergegames.com/

Aliases

Developed Games

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Published Games

• Puzzler World 2 (Game)
• VR Ping Pong Pro (Game)
• Spirit of the North 2 (Game)
• Valfaris: Mecha Therion (Game)
• E.T. Armies (Game)
• The Book of Legends (Game)
• Lexica (Game)
• Albedo: Eyes from Outer Space (Game)
• Riot: Civil Unrest (Game)
• The Count Lucanor (Game)
• Mainlining (Game)
• NOOZh: Deep in Nightmares (Game)
• Crimson Keep (Game)
• VR Ping Pong (Game)
• Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles (Game)
• The Long Reach (Game)
• Buildings Have Feelings Too! (Game)
• DwarfHeim (Game)
• Morbid: The Seven Acolytes (Game)
• The Stone of Madness (Game)
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Franchises

• Spirit of the North (Franchise)
• VR Ping Pong (Franchise)
• Alex Kidd (Franchise)
• Aragami (Franchise)
• Donkey Kong Country (Franchise)
• Dungeons & Dragons (Franchise)
• Frostpunk (Franchise)
• House Flipper (Franchise)
• McMillenverse (Franchise)
• Puzzler World (Franchise)
• Streets of Rage (Franchise)
• Super Mario Bros. (Franchise)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Franchise)
• Terraria (Franchise)
• The Binding of Isaac (Franchise)
• Valfaris (Franchise)

People

• Andrew Spinks (Person)
• Chris Remo (Person)
• Danny Baranowsky (Person)
• Florian Himsl (Person)
• Steven Gaynor (Person)

Characters

• Krampus (Character)
• Abadede (Character)
• Ace Duck (Character)
• Adam Hunter (Character)
• Al'Falqa (Character)
• Alex Kidd (Character)
• Antonio (Character)
• Antrax (Character)
• April O'Neil (Character)
• Armaggon (Character)
• Attila the Frog (Character)
• Axel Stone (Character)
• Baphomet (Character)
• Barbon (Character)
• Baxter Stockman (Character)
• Bebop (Character)
• Big Ben (Character)
• Blaze Fielding (Character)
• Bongo (Character)
• Break (Character)

Concepts

• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• Steam (Concept)
• Indie (Concept)
• Steam Achievements (Concept)
• Achievements (Concept)
• PlayStation Trophies (Concept)
• Steam Trading Cards (Concept)
• Single Word Titles (Concept)
• 2D (Concept)
• GOG.com (Concept)
• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• Steam Deck Verified (Concept)
• Epic Games Store (Concept)
• PAX West 2017 (Concept)
• Steam Cloud (Concept)
• Deliberately Retro (Concept)
• Pixel Art (Concept)
• GOG Achievements (Concept)
• Male Protagonists (Concept)
• Single-Player Only (Concept)

Locations

• Home (Location)
• Basement (Location)
• Bedroom (Location)
• Kitchen (Location)
• Police Station (Location)
• Pyramid (Location)
• Underground (Location)
• Airplane (Location)
• Alley (Location)
• Art Museum (Location)
• Attic (Location)
• Balaraphon (Location)
• Bathroom (Location)
• Casino (Location)
• Catacombs (Location)
• Cathedral (Location)
• Cave (Location)
• Cemetery (Location)
• Channel 6 (Location)
• City (Location)

Objects

• Sword (Object)
• Gun (Object)
• Tree (Object)
• Candle (Object)
• Door (Object)
• Axe (Object)
• Barrel (Object)
• Bottle (Object)
• Car (Object)
• Helmet (Object)
• Rope (Object)
• Staircase (Object)
• Trash Can (Object)
• Aluminum Can (Object)
• Apple (Object)
• Arcade Cabinet (Object)
• Bed (Object)
• Bench (Object)
• Book (Object)
• Cardboard Box (Object)