Alternative Games
Encyclopedia
Alternative Games is a Finnish
video game company specializing in porting games primarily to the Linux
platform as well as to Mac OS X
.
Their first products were the Linux ports of Shadowgrounds
and Shadowgrounds Survivor
, with both games originally being developed by Frozenbyte
and being released by Linux Game Publishing
in September 2009. It was also working on bringing Iron Sky: Operation Highjump to Linux.
In November 2010 it was announced that Trine
and Trine 2
, games also by Frozenbyte
, were coming to Linux by a new developer called Alternative Games. It was later confirmed that the company was founded by the IGIOS Linux team. The finished Linux port of Trine
was released as part of the Humble Frozenbyte Bundle, alongside the Shadowgrounds
games for Linux and Mac OS X and a pre-order for Splot, which is also coming to Linux.
Programming:
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
video game company specializing in porting games primarily to the Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
platform as well as to Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
.
Their first products were the Linux ports of Shadowgrounds
Shadowgrounds
Shadowgrounds is a shoot 'em up for Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux and Mac OS X, developed by Frozenbyte. The game takes place on a space colony on Ganymede which is being attacked by aliens...
and Shadowgrounds Survivor
Shadowgrounds Survivor
Shadowgrounds Survivor is a shooter game developed by Frozenbyte and the sequel to Shadowgrounds. It has three playable characters, a RPG-like upgrade system for weapons and characters, a survival mode, graphics enhanced from its predecessor, an integrated physics engine, and a soundtrack by Ari...
, with both games originally being developed by Frozenbyte
Frozenbyte
Frozenbyte Inc. is a Finnish game-developer founded in 2001 and based in Helsinki, Finland. The company has now grown to a professional team of almost 20 people, with its first commercial game being Shadowgrounds for Microsoft Windows...
and being released by Linux Game Publishing
Linux Game Publishing
Linux Game Publishing is a software company based in Nottingham in England. It ports, publishes and sells video games running on Linux operating systems. As well as porting games, LGP also sponsors the development of Grapple, a free software network library for games...
in September 2009. It was also working on bringing Iron Sky: Operation Highjump to Linux.
In November 2010 it was announced that Trine
Trine (video game)
Trine is a side-scrolling action platform and puzzle video game, available for the Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and PlayStation Network. It was developed by the Finnish company Frozenbyte, who previously developed the Shadowgrounds series...
and Trine 2
Trine 2
Trine 2 is an upcoming side-scrolling action platform and puzzle video game under development by Frozenbyte. It is the sequel to Trine and will be released on PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and Windows on December 6, 2011.Trine 2 will allow three players to play the...
, games also by Frozenbyte
Frozenbyte
Frozenbyte Inc. is a Finnish game-developer founded in 2001 and based in Helsinki, Finland. The company has now grown to a professional team of almost 20 people, with its first commercial game being Shadowgrounds for Microsoft Windows...
, were coming to Linux by a new developer called Alternative Games. It was later confirmed that the company was founded by the IGIOS Linux team. The finished Linux port of Trine
Trine (video game)
Trine is a side-scrolling action platform and puzzle video game, available for the Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and PlayStation Network. It was developed by the Finnish company Frozenbyte, who previously developed the Shadowgrounds series...
was released as part of the Humble Frozenbyte Bundle, alongside the Shadowgrounds
Shadowgrounds (video game series)
Shadowgrounds is the name of a shoot 'em up video game series for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux developed by Frozenbyte. The games are fast-paced top-down shooters reminiscent of the Alien Breed series and present anachronistic concepts with modern resources...
games for Linux and Mac OS X and a pre-order for Splot, which is also coming to Linux.
Games ported
- ShadowgroundsShadowgroundsShadowgrounds is a shoot 'em up for Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux and Mac OS X, developed by Frozenbyte. The game takes place on a space colony on Ganymede which is being attacked by aliens...
for Linux, released on September 16, 2009 - Shadowgrounds SurvivorShadowgrounds SurvivorShadowgrounds Survivor is a shooter game developed by Frozenbyte and the sequel to Shadowgrounds. It has three playable characters, a RPG-like upgrade system for weapons and characters, a survival mode, graphics enhanced from its predecessor, an integrated physics engine, and a soundtrack by Ari...
for Linux, released on September 18, 2009 - TrineTrine (video game)Trine is a side-scrolling action platform and puzzle video game, available for the Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and PlayStation Network. It was developed by the Finnish company Frozenbyte, who previously developed the Shadowgrounds series...
for Linux, released as part of the Humble Frozenbyte Bundle - ShadowgroundsShadowgroundsShadowgrounds is a shoot 'em up for Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux and Mac OS X, developed by Frozenbyte. The game takes place on a space colony on Ganymede which is being attacked by aliens...
for Mac OS X, released as part of the Humble Frozenbyte Bundle - Shadowgrounds SurvivorShadowgrounds SurvivorShadowgrounds Survivor is a shooter game developed by Frozenbyte and the sequel to Shadowgrounds. It has three playable characters, a RPG-like upgrade system for weapons and characters, a survival mode, graphics enhanced from its predecessor, an integrated physics engine, and a soundtrack by Ari...
for Mac OS X, released as part of the Humble Frozenbyte Bundle - Jack Claw for Linux, released as part of the Humble Frozenbyte Bundle
Upcoming games
- Trine 2Trine 2Trine 2 is an upcoming side-scrolling action platform and puzzle video game under development by Frozenbyte. It is the sequel to Trine and will be released on PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and Windows on December 6, 2011.Trine 2 will allow three players to play the...
, in development. - Splot, in development.
- Iron Sky: Operation Highjump for Linux, in development.
Alternative Games team
- Tapio Honkonen (CEO)
Programming:
- Turo Lamminen
- Tuomas Närväinen
- Mikko Tiusanen