Drinkbox Studios

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::summary Canadian video game developer ::

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Field	Value
name	Drinkbox Studios Inc.
logo	DrinkBox Studios logo.JPG
former_name	Not a Number Software (2008)
type	Private
industry	Video games
predecessor	Pseudo Interactive
founded
founders
hq_location_city	Toronto
hq_location_country	Canada
key_people
website
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| name = Drinkbox Studios Inc. | logo = DrinkBox Studios logo.JPG | former_name = Not a Number Software (2008) | type = Private | industry = Video games | predecessor = Pseudo Interactive | founded = | founders = | hq_location_city = Toronto | hq_location_country = Canada | key_people = | website =

Drinkbox Studios Inc. is a Canadian video game developer based in Toronto. The company was founded in April 2008 by Chris Harvey, Ryan MacLean and Graham Smith, three programmers previously employed by Pseudo Interactive, which closed earlier that year. Drinkbox is best known for the Guacamelee! series of games.

History

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In 2008, Toronto-based video game developer Pseudo Interactive laid off the majority of its staff before closing down completely. Out of the laid-off employees, many left Toronto to work in other places, while three programmers, Chris Harvey, Ryan MacLean and Graham Smith, stayed to found their own game studio in April that year. Their idea was to create a game company that would create games they would want to play. Initially, the company was called Not a Number Software, but the team quickly considered the name to be a bad choice and changed it to DrinkBox Studios. In the weeks following the DrinkBox' foundation, they hired a senior artist and a designer to move forward with the company as a five-man team.

Games developed

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Year	Title	Platform(s)
2011	Tales from Space: About a Blob	PlayStation 3
2012	Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack	Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
2013	Guacamelee!	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
Guacamelee! Gold Edition	Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows
2014	Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
2016	Severed	iOS, Nintendo 3DS family of systems, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita, Wii U
2018	Guacamelee! 2	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
2022	Nobody Saves the World	Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
2026	Blighted
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References

References

1. "How Drinkbox Studios' grit raised an indie developer and got Guacamelee funded".
2. "Drinkbox cuts through the noise".
3. "Ask an indie developer: How did your indie career begin?".
4. Noris, Ari. (March 26, 2021). "Nobody Saves The World Is A New Action-RPG From The Guacamelee! Devs". [[Kotaku]].
5. washenko, Anna. (June 7, 2025). "Blighted is a trippy Metroidvania from the team behind Guacamelee!". [[Engadget]].

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