Proper Games

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Proper Games Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
FounderPaddy Sinclair
Defunct6 January 2020 (2020-01-06)
FateInsolvency
Headquarters,
Scotland
Key people
Paddy Sinclair (CEO)[1]

Proper Games Limited was a British video game developer based in Dundee. Paddy Sinclair founded Proper Games in early 2006 after the closure of his previous employer, Visual Science.[1][2] In March 2011, the company underwent restructuring, which included several layoffs, and several more employees left the company that September.[3] Proper Games filed for insolvency in January 2020, which culminated in its liquidation in July 2021.[4]

Games developed[edit]

Year Title Platform(s) Ref(s).
2009 Flock! PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 [3]
2010 Final Fight: Double Impact PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [3]
Toy Box (Crackdown 2 DLC) Xbox 360 [5]
2011 Moving Day iOS [6]
2015 (early access) Super Dungeon Run Linux, macOS, Windows [7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Elliott, Phil (12 August 2008). "Proper Games: XBLA needs proper categorisation". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ "The next level... The main players in the Scottish gaming industry". Scottish Development International. 2010. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Superannuation (14 November 2012). "What's Up With The "New" LucasArts? Plus: More Gaming Secrets". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Proper Games Limited insolvency". Companies House. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  5. ^ Cullen, Johnny (23 August 2010). "Microsoft announces Crackdown 2 DLC, adds Keys to the City mode". VG247. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  6. ^ Jordan, Jon (11 April 2011). "Proper Games skates on iOS with Moving Day". Pocket Gamer. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  7. ^ Tyrod (7 August 2015). "Super Dungeon Run – Quand Clash of Clan rencontre un donjon" [Super Dungeon Run – When Clash of Clans meets a dungeon]. Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.