Square Enix Collective is an indie games division of Square Enix Limited. Created by Phil Elliott in 2014, it is a self-titled "service provider for Indie developers", which helps get a developer's game published while they maintain their creative control.
History First announced by former journalist Phil Elliott in November 2013 at Game Developers Conference Next, former Eidos Interactive intellectual properties (IPs) were potentially available for developers. In February 2015, Fear Effect, Gex and Anachronox were available to pitch. Originally Collective partnered with Indiegogo for crowdfunding.
In 2016, developers would submit a pitch to the company on a rolling basis. The pitches would then be presented to the public through the Collective's website, and a polling process would take place once a week, with anyone welcome to vote on the projects that excited them. While the polling process was not the sole determinate for which developers the Collective would assist, it played a pivotal role. Square Enix took five percent of the games' revenue after fees.
According to Square Enix, it helped with Kickstarter fundraising campaigns raising $1.2m in total. Notable games which had campaigns include Moonlighter, Ultimate Chicken Horse and Moon Hunters. In October 2018, the company announced they would be closing their platform for campaign curation, instead focusing on larger and specific products without the element of public polling. In August 2022, Bulkhead Interactive ended its relationship with Collective and said it was disappointed Battalion 1944 did not release on consoles. In February 2023, Elliott left Square Enix and became CEO of publisher Modern Wolf.
Games published
Release Title Developer(s) Platform(s) 2016 GoetiaSushee Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux The Turing TestBulkhead PS4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch 2017 Tokyo DarkCherrymochi Microsoft Windows Children of ZodiarcsCardboard Utopia Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Mac Black the FallSand Sailor Studio Microsoft Windows, PS4, Xbox One Deadbeat HeroesDeadbeat Productions Microsoft Windows Oh My GodheadsTitutitech Microsoft Windows 2018 Octahedron: Transfixed EditionDemimonde Nintendo Switch Fear Effect SednaSushee Microsoft Windows, PS4, Xbox One, Switch Forgotton AnneThroughLine Games macOS, Microsoft Windows, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, iOS, Android BoundlessWonderstruck Games Microsoft Windows 2019 Battalion 1944Bulkhead Microsoft Windows 2021 Circuit SuperstarsOriginal Fire Games PS4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Switch 2022 PowerWash SimulatorFuturLab Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5 2023 Little Goody Two ShoesAstralShift Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
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