COWCAT Games is an independent French video game company headquartered in the Andrézieux-Bouthéon commune of the Loire department in central France of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, founded and owned by Fabrice Breton. The company self-publishes and develops video games. They also ported games by other developers.[1] Shortly after the release of BROK the InvestiGator on PC, the developer demonstrated a scam operation performed by Steam Curators,[2] racketing keys from devs to resell for profits.[3]
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| EIRL | |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | May 2016 |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | , France |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Fabrice Breton |
| Owner | Fabrice Breton |
| Website | www |
History
editThe company was officially found by Fabrice Breton on May of 2016. Originally, Fabrice quit his day-job to become a full-time indie game developer starting on December 12, 2014. [4]
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Games developed
edit| Title | Year | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Demetrios [5] | 2016 | Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
| BROK the InvestiGator [6] | 2022 | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
Games published
edit| Title | Year | Platform(s) | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xenon Valkyrie+ [7][8] | 2017 | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Diabolical Mind |
| Riddled Corpses EX | 2018 | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
| Demon's Tier+ [9] | 2020 | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
References
edit- ^ "Cowcat Games IGN". IGN.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ^ "Indie dev mounts successful sting operation against scammy Steam curators". msn.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "Indie 'InvestiGator' Game Developers Show True Detective Powers By Outsmarting Steam Scammers". arstechnica.com. 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "🎂 TEN YEARS! 🎂 10 years ago I went full "indie gamedev". I left my day job, knowing it'd be tough in an (already!) crowded space, deciding to make a game which could stand out (BROK) Made and released two games, and ported three others from @DiabolicalGame to consoles!". twitter.com. 2024-12-12. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure Review (PS4) Push Square". pushsquare.com. 2017-07-27. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ^ "Brok the InvestiGator blends point-and-click with beat-'em-up". shindig.nz. 2020-12-03. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ^ "COWCAT Games Interview - Demetrios, Xenon Valkyrie+, and Future Projects". vgchartz.com. 2017-11-08. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ^ "Interview de Fabrice Breton (Cowcat Games), le développeur français qui aime la PS Vita ! - Planète Vita". planetevita.fr. 2018-04-28. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ^ "Demon's Tier+ Review (Switch eShop) Nintendo Life". nintendolife.com. 2020-06-17. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
