Factsheet
Developer:
Thunder Lotus Games
Based in Canada
Founding date:
February 1 2014
Website:
thunderlotusgames.com
Press / Business Contact:
rodrigue@thunderlotusgames.com
Releases:
Sundered
Address:
1001 Lenoir Street, Montreal, Quebec
Phone:
Description
Founded in 2014, Thunder Lotus is a maker of beautifully powerful games. The studio’s first creation, Jotun, released to critical and commercial success on Steam in 2015 and on consoles the next year. Sundered, Thunder Lotus Games’ sophomore creation, will be released in July 2017 on PC/Mac/Linux and PlayStation 4.
History
After quitting his job in January 2014, Will Dubé and friends brought Jotun to Kickstarter in July of the same year. Raising over $64,000 from 2,299 backers, Jotun was also Greenlit in under a week. The success of the Kickstarter campaign consolidated the team and the vision and allowed the developer to get additional funding from the Canadian Media Fund and the Montreal Inc Foundation. Jotun released on Steam in September 2015, and on consoles the next year. Sundered, Thunder Lotus Games’ sophomore creation, will be released in July 2017 on PC/Mac/Linux and PlayStation 4.
Projects
Videos
Sundered Annoucement Trailer YouTube
Jotun Launch Trailer YouTube
Images
Logo & Icon
Awards & Recognition
- "Winner: Best Debut Game (Jotun)" - Canadian Video Game Awards
- "Winner: Best Art Direction (Jotun)" - Canadian Video Game Awards
- "Nominated: Best 2D Art (Jotun)" - Unity Awards
- "Nominated: Gamer's Voice Award (Sundered)" - SXSW Gaming
Selected Articles
- "Jotun is the kind of game that knows exactly what it wants to do, and executes it with beauty and precision."
- David Roberts, GamesRadar+ - "Jotun is a wonderfully wild, vibrant bedtime story told with fire and verve."
- Justin Clark, GameSpot - "Fighting Sundered's eldritch horrors is gonna make you feel good"
- Chris Priestman, Kill Screen - "You need to see [Sundered's] eldritch horrors in motion."
- Jordan Devore, Destructoid
Additional Links
Jotun
Official Website jotungame.com.
Team & Repeating Collaborators
William Dubé
Founder, President, Creative Director
Alexandre Monette Martin
Chief Technical Officer
Jo-Annie Gauthier
Art Director
Alexandre Boyer
Animation Director
Ian Lafontaine
Level Designer
Guillaume Monette Martin
Senior Technical Level and Game Designer
Rodrigue Duperron
Marketing and Communications Specialist
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