No Code (company)
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| Industry | Video games |
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| Founded | 2015 |
| Founder | Jon McKellan |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | http://www.nocodestudio.com/ |
No Code is a British video game developer based in Glasgow, Scotland. The company was founded in August 2015 by Jon McKellan and Omar Khan. They are best known for creating Stories Untold (2017) and Observation (2019).
History
[edit]No Code was founded in 2015 by Jon McKellan and Omar Khan. McKellan previously worked on Alien: Isolation along with Creative Assembly. One year after the creation of Alien: Isolation, McKellan left Creative Assembly and created No Code along with Khan.
No Code's first order of business was porting the iOS game, Lub vs Dub, to Android platforms. One year later, they created Super Arc Light for Android, and later Windows. Super Arc Light was nominated for two TIGA awards.[1]
Another year later, and No Code released The House Abandon on itch.io for Ludum Dare 36, where it received positive reviews. According to McKellen, "Fast forward another 64 hours (after development started) and we submitted the final game with 15 seconds to spare before the cut off deadline."[2] The same year, No Code received a deal with Devolver Digital, who then published Stories Untold - of which The House Abandon is the first chapter - which received very positive reviews. In 2019, Observation was released, which was also published by Devolver Digital.
In October 2022, it was announced that No Code would be developing a Silent Hill game called Silent Hill: Townfall, with the help of Annapurna Interactive.[3]
Games
[edit]| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lub vs Dub | Android | Self-published | [4] |
| 2016 | Super Arc Light | Android | Indie Champions | [5] |
| 2016 | House Abandon | macOS, Windows | Self-published | [6] |
| 2017 | Stories Untold | macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Devolver Digital | [7] |
| 2019 | Observation | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Devolver Digital | [8] |
| TBA | Silent Hill: Townfall | TBA | Konami Annapurna Interactive |
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References
[edit]- ^ "No Code nominated for 2 (Two!) TIGA Awards". No Code. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "The House Abandon". No Code. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ McWhertor, Michael (2022-10-19). "Konami's most mysterious new announcement: Silent Hill: Townfall". Polygon. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "...and so it begins". No Code. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "Super Arc Light - out now!". No Code. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "The House Abandon". No Code. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "Observation Launch". No Code. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "Stories Untold Eve". No Code. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "Announcing SILENT HILL: TOWNFALL". No Code. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-21.