Dreadlocks (company)

Dreadlocks Ltd is a Czech video game developer based in Prague. The company's first game, Rune Legend, was the winner of the 5th AppParade.[1] The company was officially formed in 2011. The company's most recent release is Dex, an action role-playing game.[2]

Dreadlocks Ltd
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2011 (2011)
Headquarters
Prague
,
Czech Republic
Key people
Michal Červenka (CEO & CTO)
SubsidiariesDreadlocks Mobile s.r.o.
Websitedreadlocks.cz

History

Dreadlocks was established in 2011 by a group of students from Czech Technical University in Prague. The idea of forming a studio was based on a game engine created by them for their bachelor work. Their first project was Rune Legend, a mobile game that was released in 2012. The studio then focused on creating a game titled Enlightened, but its development was suspended when the company acquired a team that worked on the video game Dex, which was successfully funded through Kickstarter and released in May 2015.[3]

Ghost Theory, a horror ghost hunting game, was announced at the Game Developers Session 2015 and was scheduled to be released in Q4 2017. In April 2016, the crowdfunding project went live on Kickstarter. In January 2019, the project stalled as the developers have made a game engine switch from Unity to CryEngine. Dreadlocks underwent financial problems after failing to get funding from Crytek's Indie Development Fund.[4] The studio decided to focus on smaller projects to fund the further development of Ghost Theory.[5]

British subsidiary

The company also has a United Kingdom subsidiary which is based in Northampton that serves to help with legal issues and an earlier availability of certain technologies or services to British developers. An example is a Kickstarter campaign for Dex.[6][7]

Mobile division

In May 2017, Dreadlocks acquired Silicon Jelly, the team responsible for the Mimpi video game series. Silicon Jelly became Dreadlocks Mobile.[8]

Games
All games by Dreadlocks Ltd.
TitleYearPlatform(s)GenreDescription
Rune Legend 2012 Windows Phone Puzzle Puzzle game with story inspired by Norse mythology
Dex 2015 Linux Action RPG Cyberpunk action RPG game[9]
Ouya
OS X
Windows
2016 Xbox One
PS4
PS Vita

Developed by Dreadlocks Mobile/Silicon Jelly
All games by Dreadlocks Ltd
TitleYearPlatform(s)GenreDescription
Mimpi 2013 Windows Platform Adventure game Side-scrolling platformer with elements of adventure game
Android
iOS
OS X
Mimpi Dreams 2015 Windows Platform Adventure game Sequel to Mimpi
Android
iOS
OS X

References
  1. "Pátou přehlídku mobilních aplikací AppParade vyhrála hra Rune Legend pro Windows Phone 7 | Médiář.cz". Mediar.cz. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  2. Ondřej Novotný. "Chceme se přiblížit vývoji AAA her". Hrej.cz. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. Schwank, Petr. "Jak se u nás pečou hry 2:Michal Červenka (Dreadlocks)". Czechgamer.com. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  4. Cebeci, Ebru (8 January 2019). "Ghost Theory: Das Horror-Adventure wird vermutlich eingestellt". PC Games (in German). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  5. "FPI: Michal Červenka I Dreadlocks, Dex, Mimpi Dreams, Bulánci, Ghost Theory". visiongame.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  6. "Interview - Dex – Databáze-her.cz".
  7. "Dreadlocks EN".
  8. "Mobile Studio Silicon Jelly Acquired by Czech Developer". afker.games. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  9. "Dex - Cyberpunk Action RPG". Dex.dreadlocks.cz. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
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