Prism Studios

Prism Studios is a Northern Irish video game developer founded in 2016, made up of eight fans of the Portal series.

Prism Studios
IndustryVideo games
Founded15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
Headquarters
Belfast
,
Northern Ireland
Websiteprismstudios.org

History

Prism Studios started off as a small team of fans of the Portal series. The team's first game Portal Stories: Mel is a stand-alone total conversion modification for Valve's Portal 2, which they developed for four years[1] before the game's release on 25 June 2015. The modification was well received among fans and critics, with a 95% positive rating on Steam[2] and winning "Best Fan Creation" at The Game Awards 2015.[3] Portal Stories: VR, a virtual reality modification of Portal 2, was released on 16 May 2016, and is a small campaign designed for the room-scale VR that SteamVR offers.[4]

On 5 August 2016, Prism Studios switched from being a mod team to being a standalone game development company,[5] releasing The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge in 2018. Another game, The YR-Initiative, is currently in development.[6]

Games
Title Year Genres Platforms
Portal Stories: Mel 2015[6] Puzzle, adventure Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux
Portal Stories: VR 2016[6] HTC Vive
The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge 2018[6] Action, adventure Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux
The YR-Initiative TBA[6] Puzzle, adventure Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, HTC Vive
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gollark: Great idea, my "cloud platform" can just use Cloud Catcher for the UI!
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References
  1. Thomsen, Michael (8 July 2015). "'Portal Stories: Mel' is a surprisingly difficult but imaginative game made by fans". Washington Post. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. "Portal Stories: Mel on Steam". Steam. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  3. "Portal Stories: Mel Won "Best Fan Creation" at The Game Awards 2015!!". Mod DB. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  4. "About". Prism Studios. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  5. @PrismStudiosUK (5 August 2016). "We're very excited to announce that we're no longer a mod team, but an actual games company!" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 September 2017 – via Twitter.
  6. "Games". Prism Studios. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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