BlitWorks
- Jorge Cabezas
- Tony Cabello
- Miguel Ángel Horna
BlitWorks is a Spanish video game developer based in Barcelona, Spain. Founded in 2012, the company is best known for porting several games such as Fez, Sonic CD, Jet Set Radio, Super Meat Boy, Bastion, Spelunky and Don't Starve to a wide range of platforms such as PlayStation 5, PS4, PS3, PS Vita, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Steam, Stadia, Nintendo Switch, Wii U, iOS and Android.[1][2][3]
History
The founders started working together in 2011, porting the 2011 remake of Sonic CD for Sega. At that time, they developed it under a software company already owned by two of them, Blit Software, as a temporary measure. After Sonic CD, they ported Jet Set Radio and then started to receive more porting inquiries so the founders decided it was worth focusing on game porting. Therefore, in 2012, they founded BlitWorks S.L. as a completely independent company.[4]
BlitWorks developed a proprietary tool called "Unsharper", which translates C# into C++ code, that has been used on some of their ports.[5][6][7] BlitWorks has partnered with the QA company Lollipop Robot in 2013.[8] In 2020, it co-developed Spelunky 2 with Mossmouth.[9]
Games
The company worked on ports of the following games:
Title | Port(s) | Developer | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
First Release | Platform | |||
Sonic CD[10] | Dec 14, 2011 | PlayStation 3[11] | SEGA | Xbox One Backward Compatible |
Xbox 360[12] | ||||
Jan 19, 2012 | Steam[13] | |||
Jet Set Radio[14] | Sep 18, 2012 | PlayStation 3[15] | SEGA | PlayStation TV Compatible Xbox One Backward Compatible |
Xbox 360[15] | ||||
iOS[16] | ||||
Android[16] | ||||
Sep 19, 2012 | Steam[17] | |||
Sep 22, 2012 | PlayStation Vita[18] | |||
Spelunky[19] | Aug 27, 2013 | PlayStation 3[20] | Mossmouth | PS4 Pro Boost Mode Compatible PlayStation TV Compatible |
PlayStation Vita[21] | ||||
Oct 8, 2014 | PlayStation 4[22] | |||
Age of Zombies[23] | Jan 14, 2014 | PlayStation Vita[24] | Halfbrick Studios | PlayStation TV Compatible |
Fez[25] | Mar 25, 2014 | PlayStation 3[26] | Polytron Corporation | PS4 Pro Boost Mode Compatible PlayStation TV Compatible |
PlayStation 4[27] | ||||
PlayStation Vita[28] | ||||
Dec 13, 2017 | iOS[29] | |||
OlliOlli[30] | Aug 26, 2014 | PlayStation 3[31] | Roll7 | PS4 Pro Boost Mode Compatible |
PlayStation 4[31] | ||||
Dec 24, 2014 | NVIDIA Shield[32] | |||
Don't Starve: Giant Edition[33] | Sep 2, 2014 | PlayStation Vita[34] | Klei Entertainment | PlayStation TV Compatible |
May 28, 2015 | Wii U[35] | |||
Aug 26, 2015 | Xbox One[36] | |||
Bastion[37] | Apr 7, 2015 | PlayStation 4[38] | Supergiant Games | PS4 Pro Boost Mode Compatible Using Unsharper |
Dec 4, 2015 | PlayStation Vita[39] | |||
Dec 12, 2016 | Xbox One[40] | |||
BADLAND[41] | May 27, 2015 | PlayStation 3[42] | Frogmind | PS4 Pro Boost Mode Compatible PlayStation TV Compatible |
PlayStation 4[43] | ||||
PlayStation Vita[44] | ||||
May 29, 2015 | Xbox One[45] | |||
July 30, 2015 | Wii U[46] | |||
OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood[47] | May 24, 2015 | Xbox One[48] | Roll7 | |
Aug 11, 2015 | Steam[49] | |||
Leo's Fortune[50] | Sep 8, 2015 | Steam[51] | 1337 & Senri LLC | PS4 Pro Boost Mode Compatible |
Sep 11, 2015 | PlayStation 4[52] | |||
Xbox One[53] | ||||
Super Meat Boy[54] | Oct 6, 2015 | PlayStation 4[55] | Team Meat | PS4 Pro Boost Mode Compatible PlayStation TV Compatible |
PlayStation Vita[56] | ||||
NVIDIA Shield[57] | ||||
May 12, 2016 | Wii U[58] | |||
Jan 11, 2018 | Nintendo Switch[59] | |||
Kromaia Ω[60] | Nov 10, 2015 | PlayStation 4 | Kraken Empire | PS4 Pro Boost Mode Compatible |
Rebel Galaxy[61] | Jan 5, 2016 | iOS | Double Damage Games | PS4 Pro Boost Mode Compatible |
PlayStation 4 | ||||
Jan 13, 2016 | Xbox One | |||
Broken Age[62] | Jan 19, 2016 | Apple TV | Double Fine Productions | |
Jun 23, 2017 | Xbox One | |||
Crypt of the NecroDancer[63] | Feb 3, 2016 | PlayStation 4 | Brace Yourself Games | PS4 Pro Boost Mode Compatible |
PlayStation Vita | ||||
Feb 10, 2017 | Xbox One | |||
Mar 9, 2017 | iOS | |||
Apple TV | ||||
Feb 1, 2018 | Nintendo Switch | |||
Kholat[64] | Mar 8, 2016 | PlayStation 4 | IMGN.PRO | PS4 Pro Boost Mode Compatible |
Jun 9, 2017 | Xbox One | |||
Invisible, Inc.[65] | Apr 19, 2016 | PlayStation 4 | Klei Entertainment | |
Nov 17, 2016 | iOS | |||
MX vs. ATV Supercross Encore[66] | Jul 15, 2016 | Xbox One | Nordic Games | |
Don't Starve: Shipwrecked[67] | Aug 2, 2016 | PlayStation 4 | Klei Entertainment | PS4 Pro Boost Mode Compatible |
Xbox One | ||||
Cannon Brawl[68] | Aug 5, 2016 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Turtle Sandbox | Using Unsharper |
Apr 13, 2021 | Nintendo Switch | Using Unsharper | ||
Axiom Verge[69] | Sep 1, 2016 | Wii U | Thomas Happ Games LLC | Using Unsharper |
Reus[70] | Oct 11, 2016 | PlayStation 4 | Abbey Games | PS4 Pro Boost Mode Compatible Using Unsharper |
Oct 14, 2016 | Xbox One | |||
Amnesia Collection[71] | Nov 22, 2016 | PlayStation 4 | Frictional Games | |
Don't Starve: Pocket Edition[33] | Jan 23, 2017 | iOS[72] | Klei Entertainment | PlayStation TV Compatible |
Android[73] | ||||
Talisman: Digital Edition[74] | Mar 7, 2017 | PlayStation 4 | Nomad Games Limited | PS4 Pro Boost Mode Compatible |
PlayStation Vita | ||||
Clicker Heroes[75] | Mar 7, 2017 | PlayStation 4 | Playsaurus | PS4 Pro Boost Mode Compatible |
Mar 10, 2017 | Xbox One | |||
Sunless Sea[76] | Mar 11, 2017 | iOS | Failbetter Games | |
de Blob[77] | Apr 27, 2017 | Steam | THQ Nordic | |
de Blob 2[78] | Jun 22, 2017 | Steam | THQ Nordic | |
Darkest Dungeon[79] | Aug 24, 2017 | iOS | Red Hook Studios | |
Don't Starve Together[80] | Sep 13, 2017 | Xbox One | Klei Entertainment | |
Baja: Edge of Control HD[81] | Sep 14, 2017 | Steam | THQ Nordic | |
PlayStation 4 | ||||
Xbox One | ||||
Tricky Towers | Sep 15, 2017 | Xbox One | WeirdBeard | |
Hob[82] | Sep 26, 2017 | PlayStation 4 | Runic Games | PS4 Pro Boost Mode Compatible |
Expand | Oct 3, 2017 | PlayStation 4 | Chris Johnson, Chris Larkin | |
Full Metal Furies[83] | January 27, 2018 | Xbox One | Cellar Door Games | Using Unsharper |
The Journey Down[84] | May 30, 2018 | PlayStation 4 | SkyGoblin | PS4 Pro Boost Mode Compatible |
Xbox One | ||||
Salt and Sanctuary[85] | August 2, 2018 | Nintendo Switch | Ska Studios | |
Hammerwatch[86] | Dec 17, 2017 | PlayStation 4 | Crackshell | Using Unsharper |
Kerbal Space Program: Loud & Clear[87] | Jan 16, 2018 | PlayStation 4 | Squad | |
Xbox One | ||||
They Are Billions | Jul 5, 2018 | Xbox One | Numantian Games | |
Jul 9, 2018 | PlayStation 4 | |||
Fight'n Rage[88] | Sep 26, 2019 | Nintendo Switch | Seba Games Dev | |
Sep 27, 2019 | Xbox One | |||
Dec 3, 2019 | PlayStation 4 | |||
Divinity: Original Sin 2 | Sep 5, 2019 | Nintendo Switch | Larian Studios | |
Oddmar | Feb 20, 2020 | Nintendo Switch | Mobge Ltd | |
Gris | Nov 26, 2020 | PlayStation 4 | Nomada Studio | PS4 Pro Boost Mode Compatible |
Aug 21, 2019 | iOS | |||
Apr 1, 2020 | Android | |||
Streets of Rage 4 | Apr 30, 2020 | Xbox One | DOTEMU | |
Microsoft Store | ||||
Heroes of Hammerwatch: Ultimate Edition | Jul 29, 2020 | Nintendo Switch | Crackshell | |
Jul 31, 2020 | Xbox One | |||
Dec 1, 2020 | PlayStation 4 | |||
Spelunky 2 | Sep 15, 2020 | PlayStation 4 | Mossmouth and BlitWorks | |
Sep 29, 2020 | Steam | |||
Rebel Galaxy: Outlaw | Sep 22, 2020 | PlayStation 4 | Double Damage | |
Xbox One | ||||
Nintendo Switch | ||||
Baldur's Gate 3 | Oct 6, 2020 | Stadia | Larian Studios | |
Forager | Nov 6, 2020 | iOS | HopFrog | |
Dec 9, 2020 | Android | |||
Starbound[89] | TBA | Xbox One | Chucklefish | |
Battle Brothers | Nintendo Switch | Overhype Studios | ||
Braid, Anniversary Edition | PlayStation 4 | Thekla | ||
PlayStation 5 | ||||
Xbox One | ||||
Xbox Series X | ||||
Nintendo Switch | ||||
macOS | ||||
Linux | ||||
iOS | ||||
Android | ||||
Vagante | Jan 27, 2022 | Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | Nuke Nine Games |
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- ^ Frushtick, Russ (14 October 2020). "This AI was created to beat the hardest game of 2020". Polygon.
Blitworks is known as one of the preeminent porting houses in the gaming industry (the impressive Switch port of Divinity: Original Sin 2 was Blitworks' doing, for example), but Spelunky 2 is the first time the studio has worked as a co-developer.
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- ^ "BlitWorks | Jet Set Radio". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
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- ^ "BlitWorks | Spelunky". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
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- ^ "[Update] Random roguelike platformer Spelunky hits Vita next week". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
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- ^ "BlitWorks | Age of Zombies HD". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ Corriea, Alexa Ray (2014-01-14). "Age of Zombies shoot 'em up now available on PS Vita". Polygon. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ "BlitWorks | FEZ". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ Tach, Dave (2014-03-03). "Fez hits PS3, PS4 and Vita March 25". Polygon. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ Makuch, Eddie (2014-03-03). "Indie hit Fez comes to PS4 March 25, runs in 1080p/60fps". GameSpot. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ Otero, Jose (2013-08-20). "Starbound, Fez, and Velocity 2X coming to PS Vita". IGN. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ Summers, Nick (2017-04-14). "Classic puzzle-platformer 'Fez' is coming to iOS". Engadget. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ "BlitWorks | OlliOlli". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ a b Devore, Jordan (2014-03-24). "PS Vita's OlliOlli coming to PS3, PS4, and Steam". Destructoid. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ Brown, Mark (2015-02-12). "Vita skateboarder OlliOlli lands on Android - but only for the Nvidia Shield". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ a b "BlitWorks | Don't Starve Giant Edition". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ Farokhmanesh, Megan (2014-06-06). "Don't Starve: Giant Edition heading to PS Vita". Polygon. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ Osborn, Alex (2015-05-21). "Don't Starve: Giant Edition Gets Wii U Release Date". IGN. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ Phillips, Tom (2015-06-25). "Don't Starve: Giant Edition headed to Xbox One". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Bastion". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ Orry, James (2015-05-08). "Bastion out on PS4 today in 1080p/60fps - VideoGamer.com". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ Horna, Miguel Angel (2015-12-21). "Postmortem: Porting Bastion to PSVita". Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ Francis, Bryant. "Why porting Bastion was an emotional 'big deal' for Supergiant Games". Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ^ "BlitWorks | BADLAND". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ Matulef, Jeffrey (2015-02-04). "Badland is getting remastered for consoles and PC". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ^ "Badland Game of the Year Edition Release Date on PS4, PS3, PS Vita Revealed". PlayStation LifeStyle. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
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- ^ "Juego del año de iPad llegará a PC y consolas". LevelUp (in Spanish). 5 February 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ^ Simpson, Michael (2015-08-02). "Frogmind Marches Mobile Hit Badland: Game of the Year Edition onto Wii U". The Morton Report. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
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- ^ "OlliOlli 2: XL Edition Xbox One review — In for the long nosegrind". Windows Central. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ^ Farokhmanesh, Megan (2015-07-28). "OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood coming to PC Aug. 11". Polygon. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Leo's Fortune". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ "Leo's Fortune Gets New HD Edition For PC, PS4 and Xbox One". BioGamer Girl. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ^ "Leo's Fortune sbarca su PC, Mac, PS4 e Xbox One". Eurogamer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ^ Xbox, Pure (2015-06-16). "E3 2015: Quirky iOS Platformer Leo's Fortune Is Coming to Xbox One". Pure Xbox. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Super Meat Boy". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ Farokhmanesh, Megan (2015-06-08). "Super Meat Boy hits PS4, PS Vita this fall, will be a free PS Plus title". Polygon. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
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- ^ Hussain, Tamoor (2015-10-07). "Super Meat Boy Teased For Wii U Release". GameSpot. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ^ Campbell, Evan (2017-08-09). "Super Meat Boy Announced for Nintendo Switch". IGN. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Kromaia Ω". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Rebel Galaxy". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Broken Age". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Crypt of the NecroDancer". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Kholat". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Invisible, Inc". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ "BlitWorks | MX vs. ATV Supercross Encore". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Don't Starve Shipwrecked". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Cannon Brawl". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Axiom Verge". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Reus". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Amnesia Collection". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "Don't Starve: Pocket Edition for iOS is on sale for just $0.99 on the App Store". Phone Arena. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ "'Don't Starve: Pocket Edition' Is Finally Available on Android". TouchArcade. 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Talisman: Digital Edition". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Clicker Heroes". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Sunless Sea". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "BlitWorks | de Blob". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "BlitWorks | de Blob 2". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Darkest Dungeon". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Don't Starve Together". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Baja: Edge of Control HD". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Hob". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Full Metal Furies". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Journey Down". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ Craddock, Ryan (July 25, 2018). "Brutal 2D Hand-Drawn Platformer Salt And Sanctuary Hits Switch Next Week". Nintendo Life. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Hammerwatch". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Kerbal Space Program: Loud and Clear". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Fight'n Rage". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ "BlitWorks | Starbound". blitworks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
External links
- Official website