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| Founded | 1994; 31 years ago (1994) |
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| Founder | Bill McIntosh |
| Defunct | March 2024 (2024-3) |
| Fate | Closed (had layoffs) |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
| Website | torus |
Torus Games was an Australianvideo game developer founded in 1994 by Bill McIntosh.[1] The company was located inBayswater, Victoria. Its managing director is Bill McIntosh. The company being a family business.[2] Torus has developed over 145 titles.[3] The company is most known for family action/adventure games, based on well-known licenses.[4]
Torus began developing their first game in 1994, aGame Boy andGame Gear game based on the filmStargate, published byAcclaim Entertainment.[5]
Torus has a single, scalable cross-platformgame engine. The Torus game engine runs on consoles, handhelds (including those withoutfloating point support) and mobile phones, and their unified asset pipeline allows Torus to deliver the same game from the same common code-base across all hardware platforms.[6] Torus Games also use theUnreal andUnity engines, depending on the type of project they are developing.
In 2015, Torus Games were awarded theDisney Developer of the Year Award for their efforts on Disney'sImagicademy initiative.[7] They also launched their first original iOS and Android game,Crystal Crusade,[8] followed byFlipper Fox andHeidi Price and the Orient Express in 2016.[9]
In the late 2010s, the company partnered withMonash University to develop an educational tool assisting children with reduced attention spans. Project TALI has scope to become a screening tool, allowing for the possibility of earlier cognitive training for children with learning difficulties.[10]
In March 2024, it was reported that the company had been "effectively shuttered" with no projects in the pipeline and no employees except for McIntosh left.[3]
