Sandlot Games
Encyclopedia
Sandlot Games is a casual and family-friendly games developer
and publisher based in Bothell, Washington, United States
. It was founded in 2002 by Daniel Bernstein, a veteran of the casual gaming industry, whose experience spans from game development to content strategy at WildTangent, Monolith, and Kesmai Studios.
To date, the Sandlot Games portfolio consists of popular franchises like Cake Mania
, Westward, Kuros, and Tradewinds
. Although most of its products are downloadable PC games, it offers other titles for Mac
, iPhone
, iPod
, Wii
, and PSP
.
, Germany's leading distributor of casual games, announced on January 7, 2009, that it entered into a distribution partnership with US-based Sandlot Games. A total of 12 titles from Sandlot Games launched to several European regions including France
, Germany
, Britain
, and Benelux
.
In mid June, 2009, Sandlot Games entered into a distribution partnership with Steam
, Valve's digital distribution platform. Its games were part of Steam's foray into a family games category.
"Best of 2008: Best Use of Accelerometer - Snail Mail" by IGN
"Most Successful Developer/Publisher 2006" (2nd Place) by Logler.com.
"Longest Run in Top 10 2006: Cake Mania" by Logler.com.
"Casual Game of the Year 2006: Cake Mania" by Yahoo! Games.
Software developer
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and publisher based in Bothell, Washington, United States
United States
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. It was founded in 2002 by Daniel Bernstein, a veteran of the casual gaming industry, whose experience spans from game development to content strategy at WildTangent, Monolith, and Kesmai Studios.
To date, the Sandlot Games portfolio consists of popular franchises like Cake Mania
Cake Mania
Cake Mania is a name and also a series of cooking and time management video games developed and published by Sandlot Games in 2006. The Wii version is known as Cake Mania: In the Mix!- Plot :...
, Westward, Kuros, and Tradewinds
Tradewinds (game)
Tradewinds is a video game by Sandlot Games, in which the player is a merchant, buying and trading goods and sailing to various cities to trade goods as well as combating encountered pirates...
. Although most of its products are downloadable PC games, it offers other titles for Mac
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
, iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
, iPod
IPod
iPod is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the compact iPod Nano, and the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle...
, Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
, and PSP
PlayStation Portable
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.
Distribution Channels
InteniumIntenium
INTENIUM GmbH is a European casual games publisher and distributor.- About company :INTENIUM has in its structure a development studio based in Kaliningrad, Russia, and also several joint ventures which were founded to focus on local European markets. The company’s headquarters is in Hamburg, Germany...
, Germany's leading distributor of casual games, announced on January 7, 2009, that it entered into a distribution partnership with US-based Sandlot Games. A total of 12 titles from Sandlot Games launched to several European regions including France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, and Benelux
Benelux
The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe comprising three neighbouring countries, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These countries are located in northwestern Europe between France and Germany...
.
In mid June, 2009, Sandlot Games entered into a distribution partnership with Steam
Steam
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, Valve's digital distribution platform. Its games were part of Steam's foray into a family games category.
Awards
"Best Casual Game of the Year 2006: Cake Mania" by Logler.com."Best of 2008: Best Use of Accelerometer - Snail Mail" by IGN
"Most Successful Developer/Publisher 2006" (2nd Place) by Logler.com.
"Longest Run in Top 10 2006: Cake Mania" by Logler.com.
"Casual Game of the Year 2006: Cake Mania" by Yahoo! Games.
Games
Sandlot Games offers players free 60-minute trials of their games, unless otherwise specified. Since its inception in 2002, Sandlot Games has developed and published the following games:- Ballistik
- Barnyard Invasion
- Cake ManiaCake ManiaCake Mania is a name and also a series of cooking and time management video games developed and published by Sandlot Games in 2006. The Wii version is known as Cake Mania: In the Mix!- Plot :...
- Cake Mania: Back to the Bakery
- Cake Mania 2
- Cake Mania 3
- Cake Mania: Main Street
- Cake Mania: Lights, Camera, Action!
- Cake Mania: To The Max!
- Dr Blob's Organism
- Eye for Design
- Fashion Forward
- Glyph
- Glyph 2
- Granny in Paradise
- Heartwild Solitaire
- Incrediball
- Kuros
- Monster Mash
- Orbital (Discontinued)
- Pirate Island
- Slyder Adventures
- Snail MailSnail mailSnail mail or smail is a dysphemistic retronym—named after the snail with its slow speed—used to refer to letters and missives carried by conventional postal delivery services. The phrase refers to the lag-time between dispatch of a letter and its receipt, versus the virtually instantaneous...
- Super Granny
- Super Granny 3
- Super Granny 4
- Super Granny 5
- Super Granny 6
- Super Granny Winter Wonderland
- Super Slyder
- Tradewinds 2Tradewinds (game)Tradewinds is a video game by Sandlot Games, in which the player is a merchant, buying and trading goods and sailing to various cities to trade goods as well as combating encountered pirates...
- Tradewinds CaravansTradewinds (game)Tradewinds is a video game by Sandlot Games, in which the player is a merchant, buying and trading goods and sailing to various cities to trade goods as well as combating encountered pirates...
- Tradewinds ClassicTradewinds (game)Tradewinds is a video game by Sandlot Games, in which the player is a merchant, buying and trading goods and sailing to various cities to trade goods as well as combating encountered pirates...
- Tradewinds LegendsTradewinds (game)Tradewinds is a video game by Sandlot Games, in which the player is a merchant, buying and trading goods and sailing to various cities to trade goods as well as combating encountered pirates...
- Tradewinds Legends Unlikely HeroesTradewinds (game)Tradewinds is a video game by Sandlot Games, in which the player is a merchant, buying and trading goods and sailing to various cities to trade goods as well as combating encountered pirates...
- Westward
- Westward IIWestward IIWestward is a series of Tycoon video games developed by Sandlot Games, the makers of the equally popular Tradewinds series.-Plot:The game is a strategy game set in the Old West and revolves around a slew of characters making a name for themselves in various towns. These include Hope River,...
- Westward III
- Westward IV
- Westward Kingdoms
- Word Monaco