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| 2014<span style="color:#777;">-07</span> || style="background-color:#cfc" | ''[[Wikipedia:Shattered Planet|Shattered Planet]]'' - ([https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/shattered-planet Itch.io], [https://store.steampowered.com/app/305640/Shattered_Planet/ Steam]) || Kitfox || Roguelike || Mac, Windows, Mobile <small>(discontinued)</small> | | 2014<span style="color:#777;">-07</span> || style="background-color:#cfc" | ''[[Wikipedia:Shattered Planet|Shattered Planet]]'' - ([https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/shattered-planet Itch.io], [https://store.steampowered.com/app/305640/Shattered_Planet/ Steam]) || Kitfox || Roguelike || Mac, Windows, Mobile <small>(discontinued)</small> | ||
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| − | | 2014<span style="color:#777;">-11</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/dont-believe-the-robots Do Not Believe The Robots]'' || Kitfox( | + | | 2014<span style="color:#777;">-11</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/dont-believe-the-robots Do Not Believe The Robots]'' || Kitfox (submission to [https://itch.io/jam/procjam2014/rate/14041 Procedural Generation Jam 2014]) || Procedurally generated RPG || Web |
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| 2015<span style="color:#777;">-07</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/path-more-taken The Path More Taken]'' || Kitfox || Hiking trail designer || Web | | 2015<span style="color:#777;">-07</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/path-more-taken The Path More Taken]'' || Kitfox || Hiking trail designer || Web | ||
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| 2016<span style="color:#777;">-03</span> || style="background-color:#cfc" | ''[[Wikipedia:Moon Hunters|Moon Hunters]]'' - ([https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/moon-hunters Itch.io], [https://store.steampowered.com/app/320040/Moon_Hunters/ Steam]) || Kitfox || Co-op choose-your-own adventure || Mac, Windows, PS4, Switch, Xbox | | 2016<span style="color:#777;">-03</span> || style="background-color:#cfc" | ''[[Wikipedia:Moon Hunters|Moon Hunters]]'' - ([https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/moon-hunters Itch.io], [https://store.steampowered.com/app/320040/Moon_Hunters/ Steam]) || Kitfox || Co-op choose-your-own adventure || Mac, Windows, PS4, Switch, Xbox | ||
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| − | | 2016<span style="color:#777;">-06</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/love-pyramid Love Pyramid]'' || Kitfox( | + | | 2016<span style="color:#777;">-06</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/love-pyramid Love Pyramid]'' || Kitfox (submission to [https://itch.io/jam/jam-nation-opera/rate/70469 JamNATION - Opéra de Montréal]) || Action || Windows |
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| − | | 2016<span style="color:#777;">-06</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/hot-or-bot Hot or Bot]'' || Kitfox( | + | | 2016<span style="color:#777;">-06</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/hot-or-bot Hot or Bot]'' || Kitfox (submission to [https://itch.io/jam/ilujam2/rate/72245 International Love Ultimatum 2: Romantic Boogaloo]) || Role-playing || Web |
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| − | | 2017<span style="color:#777;">-08</span> || style="background-color:#cfc" | ''[[Wikipedia:The Shrouded Isle|The Shrouded Isle]]'' - ([https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/ | + | | 2017<span style="color:#777;">-08</span> || style="background-color:#cfc" | ''[[Wikipedia:The Shrouded Isle|The Shrouded Isle]]'' - ([https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/shrouded-isle Itch.io], [https://store.steampowered.com/app/501320/The_Shrouded_Isle/ Steam]) || Kitfox(?) || Cult management sim || Mac, Windows, Switch |
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| − | | 2017<span style="color:#777;">-09</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/five-secrets Five Secrets]'' || Kitfox( | + | | 2017<span style="color:#777;">-09</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/five-secrets Five Secrets]'' || Kitfox (submission to [https://itch.io/jam/jamnation-camp-papillon/rate/178650 JamNATION - Camp Papillon]) || Puzzle || Web |
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| − | | 2018<span style="color:#777;">-01</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/the-first-island The First Island]'' || Kitfox( | + | | 2018<span style="color:#777;">-01</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/the-first-island The First Island]'' || {{tooltip|''Kitfox''|GP Lackey, Marcelo Perez, Nick Rudzicz, Tanya X. Short}} (submission to [https://v3.globalgamejam.org/2018/games/first-island Global Game Jam 2018]) || Social media sim || Windows |
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| 2018<span style="color:#777;">-11</span> || ''BadCupid'' || Kitfox || ARG || Web | | 2018<span style="color:#777;">-11</span> || ''BadCupid'' || Kitfox || ARG || Web | ||
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| 2019<span style="color:#777;">-10</span> <!--Kitfox discord channel since 2018-06-06. Part of Kitfox since at least 2018-08-20. Source: [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/881420?emclan=103582791462499897&emgid=5156014950385434101]-->|| style="background-color:#cfc" | [[Wikipedia:Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind|Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind]] - ([https://store.steampowered.com/app/881420/Six_Ages_Ride_Like_the_Wind/ Steam]) || '''A Sharp''' || Story-driven strategy || Mac, Windows, [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/six-ages-ride-like-the-wind/id934012726 iOS] | | 2019<span style="color:#777;">-10</span> <!--Kitfox discord channel since 2018-06-06. Part of Kitfox since at least 2018-08-20. Source: [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/881420?emclan=103582791462499897&emgid=5156014950385434101]-->|| style="background-color:#cfc" | [[Wikipedia:Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind|Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind]] - ([https://store.steampowered.com/app/881420/Six_Ages_Ride_Like_the_Wind/ Steam]) || '''A Sharp''' || Story-driven strategy || Mac, Windows, [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/six-ages-ride-like-the-wind/id934012726 iOS] | ||
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| − | | 2019<span style="color:#777;">-11</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/cryptid-containment-taskforce Cryptid Containment Taskforce]'' || Mehrdad Dehdashti, Thea Kent, | + | | 2019<span style="color:#777;">-11</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/cryptid-containment-taskforce Cryptid Containment Taskforce]'' || {{tooltip|''Kitfox''|Mehrdad Dehdashti, Thea Kent, Jongwoo Kim, Neha Patel}} (submission to [https://itch.io/jam/cryptid-jam/rate/494665 Cryptid Jam]) || Simulation, survival || Mac, Windows |
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| − | | 2020<span style="color:#777;">-02</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/a-bridge-too-far A Bridge Too Far]'' || Jongwoo Kim, Clement Marthe, | + | | 2020<span style="color:#777;">-02</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/a-bridge-too-far A Bridge Too Far]'' || {{tooltip|''Kitfox''|Jongwoo Kim, Clement Marthe, Louis Sciannamblo, François-Xavier Bilodeau}} (submission to [https://v3.globalgamejam.org/2020/games/london-bridge-falling-down-3 Global Game Jam 2020]) || Puzzle || Web |
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| 2020<span style="color:#777;">-10</span> || style="background-color:#cfc" | ''Lucifer Within Us'' - ([https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/lucifer-within-us Itch.io], [https://store.steampowered.com/app/717560/Lucifer_Within_Us/ Steam]) || Kitfox || Crime investigation || Mac, Windows | | 2020<span style="color:#777;">-10</span> || style="background-color:#cfc" | ''Lucifer Within Us'' - ([https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/lucifer-within-us Itch.io], [https://store.steampowered.com/app/717560/Lucifer_Within_Us/ Steam]) || Kitfox || Crime investigation || Mac, Windows | ||
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| 2023<span style="color:#777;">-08</span> || style="background-color:#cfc" | ''[[Wikipedia:Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out|Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out]]'' - ([https://store.steampowered.com/app/2278010/Six_Ages_2_Lights_Going_Out/ Steam]) || '''A Sharp''' || Story-driven strategy || Mac, Windows, [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/six-ages-2-lights-going-out/id1231955010 iOS] | | 2023<span style="color:#777;">-08</span> || style="background-color:#cfc" | ''[[Wikipedia:Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out|Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out]]'' - ([https://store.steampowered.com/app/2278010/Six_Ages_2_Lights_Going_Out/ Steam]) || '''A Sharp''' || Story-driven strategy || Mac, Windows, [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/six-ages-2-lights-going-out/id1231955010 iOS] | ||
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| − | | 2023<span style="color:#777;">-12</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/campfire-chat Campfire Chat]'' || Kitfox(?) || Chatroom || Linux, Windows | + | | 2023<span style="color:#777;">-12</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/campfire-chat Campfire Chat]'' || {{tooltip|''Kitfox''(?)|David Rusak, Marcelo Perez, Tanya Short, Xin Ran Liu}} (submission to Kitfox Solstice Jam 2023) || Chatroom || Linux, Windows |
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| − | | 2023<span style="color:#777;">-12</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/feast Feast]'' || (?) || Survival || Windows | + | | 2023<span style="color:#777;">-12</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/feast Feast]'' || (?) (submission to Kitfox Solstice Jam 2023) || Survival || Windows |
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| − | | 2024<span style="color:#777;">-06</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/astronomicon Astronomicon]'' || Kitfox || Fortune-telling || Web | + | | 2024<span style="color:#777;">-06</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/astronomicon Astronomicon]'' || {{tooltip|''Kitfox''|Fiona Martin, Kira Lily Boom, Mehrdad Dehdashti, Xin Ran Liu}} (made in 48 hours) || Fortune-telling || Web |
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| 2024<span style="color:#777;">-09</span>'''†''' <!--Kitfox discord channel since 2024-09-04. Part of Kitfox since at least 2024-09-04. Source: [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1022980?updates=true&emclan=103582791464039450&emgid=4584188879515294936]-->|| style="background-color:#cfc" | ''Ostranauts'' - ([https://store.steampowered.com/app/1022980/Ostranauts/ Steam]) || '''Blue Bottle Games''' || Noir, space sim || Windows | | 2024<span style="color:#777;">-09</span>'''†''' <!--Kitfox discord channel since 2024-09-04. Part of Kitfox since at least 2024-09-04. Source: [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1022980?updates=true&emclan=103582791464039450&emgid=4584188879515294936]-->|| style="background-color:#cfc" | ''Ostranauts'' - ([https://store.steampowered.com/app/1022980/Ostranauts/ Steam]) || '''Blue Bottle Games''' || Noir, space sim || Windows | ||
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| − | | 2024<span style="color:#777;">-12</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/journey-to-candy-mountain Journey to Candy Mountain]'' || | + | | 2024<span style="color:#777;">-12</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/journey-to-candy-mountain Journey to Candy Mountain]'' || Brent Ellison, Carolyn Jong || Survival, Hobo || Web |
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| + | | 2024<span style="color:#777;">-12</span> || ''[https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/spaceloop Spaceloop]'' || Mehrdad Dehdashti, Alex Bull, Thuy Linh Tran (made in 3 days) || Deck-builder, Space || Web | ||
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| data-sort-value="2026" | Upcoming || ''Streets of Fortuna'' - ([https://store.steampowered.com/app/2946850/Streets_of_Fortuna/ Steam]) || Kitfox || Open-world RPG || Windows | | data-sort-value="2026" | Upcoming || ''Streets of Fortuna'' - ([https://store.steampowered.com/app/2946850/Streets_of_Fortuna/ Steam]) || Kitfox || Open-world RPG || Windows | ||
Revision as of 09:02, 18 December 2024
Kitfox Games is a game studio focused on simulation games, roguelikes, and diversity. Kitfox Games has developed several first-party titles, and serves as publisher for several indie games, including Dwarf Fortress.
Involvement with Dwarf Fortress
Bay 12 Games posted on April 2019 that they partnered with Kitfox, after a medical scare that made them worry about their long-term finances. Kitfox hired artists to work on the graphics set and soundtrack for the Premium release.[source]
On December 2022, Kitfox published Dwarf Fortress to Itch.io and Steam.
Kitfox Team
Kitfox's core team is credited in Dwarf Fortress's credits.txt.
- Tanya X. Short, captain (co-founder)
- Alexandra Orlando, communications since 2021-03-16
- Fiona "Feeona" Martin, communications (from 2020-12-07 until 2021-03-16)
- Victoria Tran, communications (from, at least, 2017-06-27 until 2020-11-09)
- Thea Kent, illustrator
- Xin Ran Liu, trailers (co-founder)
Games
Green Background indicates a commercial work. Non-Kitfox developers of commercial works are Emboldened.
| Date | Title | Developer | Genre | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12 | Sculptorgeist | Kitfox | Haunting sim | Web |
| 2014-07 | Shattered Planet - (Itch.io, Steam) | Kitfox | Roguelike | Mac, Windows, Mobile (discontinued) |
| 2014-11 | Do Not Believe The Robots | Kitfox (submission to Procedural Generation Jam 2014) | Procedurally generated RPG | Web |
| 2015-07 | The Path More Taken | Kitfox | Hiking trail designer | Web |
| 2015-12 | From Seed to Snow | Kitfox(?) | Plant growing sim | Web |
| 2016-03 | Moon Hunters - (Itch.io, Steam) | Kitfox | Co-op choose-your-own adventure | Mac, Windows, PS4, Switch, Xbox |
| 2016-06 | Love Pyramid | Kitfox (submission to JamNATION - Opéra de Montréal) | Action | Windows |
| 2016-06 | Hot or Bot | Kitfox (submission to International Love Ultimatum 2: Romantic Boogaloo) | Role-playing | Web |
| 2017-08 | The Shrouded Isle - (Itch.io, Steam) | Kitfox(?) | Cult management sim | Mac, Windows, Switch |
| 2017-09 | Five Secrets | Kitfox (submission to JamNATION - Camp Papillon) | Puzzle | Web |
| 2018-01 | The First Island | Kitfox (submission to Global Game Jam 2018) | Social media sim | Windows |
| 2018-11 | BadCupid | Kitfox | ARG | Web |
| 2019-09 | Fit for a King - (Itch.io, Steam) | Brent Ellison, Tanya X. Short | Historical adventure | Windows |
| 2019-10 | Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind - (Steam) | A Sharp | Story-driven strategy | Mac, Windows, iOS |
| 2019-11 | Cryptid Containment Taskforce | Kitfox (submission to Cryptid Jam) | Simulation, survival | Mac, Windows |
| 2020-02 | A Bridge Too Far | Kitfox (submission to Global Game Jam 2020) | Puzzle | Web |
| 2020-10 | Lucifer Within Us - (Itch.io, Steam) | Kitfox | Crime investigation | Mac, Windows |
| 2021-08 | Boyfriend Dungeon - (Itch.io, Steam) | Kitfox | Action, hack-and-slash, romance | Linux, Mac, Windows, PS5, Switch, Xbox |
| 2022-01 | Pupperazzi - (Itch.io, Steam) | Sundae Month | Dog photography | Mac, Windows, Switch, Xbox |
| 2022-12 | Dwarf Fortress - (Itch.io, Steam) | Bay 12 Games | City builder, roguelike | Linux, Windows |
| 2023-07† | Caves of Qud - (Itch.io, Steam) | Freehold Games | Roguelike | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2023-08 | Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out - (Steam) | A Sharp | Story-driven strategy | Mac, Windows, iOS |
| 2023-12 | Campfire Chat | Kitfox(?) (submission to Kitfox Solstice Jam 2023) | Chatroom | Linux, Windows |
| 2023-12 | Feast | (?) (submission to Kitfox Solstice Jam 2023) | Survival | Windows |
| 2024-06 | Astronomicon | Kitfox (made in 48 hours) | Fortune-telling | Web |
| 2024-09† | Ostranauts - (Steam) | Blue Bottle Games | Noir, space sim | Windows |
| 2024-12 | Journey to Candy Mountain | Brent Ellison, Carolyn Jong | Survival, Hobo | Web |
| 2024-12 | Spaceloop | Mehrdad Dehdashti, Alex Bull, Thuy Linh Tran (made in 3 days) | Deck-builder, Space | Web |
| Upcoming | Streets of Fortuna - (Steam) | Kitfox | Open-world RPG | Windows |
| Upcoming | Loose Leaf: A Tea Witch Simulator - (Steam) | Kitfox | Tea brewing | Windows |
† Concerning the date field, if a game was published before its developer had joined up with Kitfox, the date field shows the join-up date instead of the publication date. The developers of these games joined Kitfox after self-publishing their games to Steam.
- Freehold Games first published Caves of Qud on 2015 July before joining Kitfox on 2023 July.
- Blue Bottle Games first published Ostranauts on 2020 September before joining Kitfox on 2024 September.
Discordography
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This article or section has been rated D for Dwarf. It may include witty humour, not-so-witty humour, bad humour, in-jokes, pop culture references, and references to the Bay12 forums. Don't believe everything you read, and if you miss some of the references, don't worry. It was inevitable. |
The people of the Kitfox Discord communicate in Human language with the addition of a set of bespoke iconography with cryptic meanings. There are about 90 of these iconographic symbols; these are the most-popular of them:
| Name | Iconography | Meaning | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| :hellmo: |  |
Going on a rampage | Referencing Elmo's triumphant return after conquering HFS |
| :graaa: |  |
Expressing frustration | The Snapjaw tribe of Hyena man found deep within the Caves of Qud |
| :kf_love: |  |
Expressing affection | A Fox expressing its affection with the gift of a Dimple cup |
| :gorlak: |  |
Gorlak is a state of mind. Used to represent a gorlak or as a serious face, like when you look at your friend after they say something so dumb you can't even smile. It can also be used in df situations in which you feel that way, for example, "damn, the fb had dust, and all my minions are death... " -> DF moment. Resume: Because of gorlak, df moment, or serious face (also as a primal reaction) |
Gorlak from the underground Caverns |
| :df_urist: |  |
Used to express a (cute) smile, or, ironically, for df moments or obvious stuff, like when someone ask something obvious, and you answer with something more obvious, "You need seed for a farm " |
The famous Urist from the legendary Dwarven Fortress |
| :df_dwarf: |  |
Used when you believe a situation is very df | a Dwarf with his iconic Beard |
| :babykobold: |  |
Used to indicate you believe something to be cute | a Kobold hatchling |
| :dinomote: |  |
Possibly used to indicate that you believe someone is being aggressive | Figurine of the constellation of Tudykosaurus Rex as detailed in the book "Could it be Astrography?" by Ostranauts |
| :Patch: |  |
Used when something is in need of repair | A piece of Cloth used in the repair of a Garment |