Spiderweb Software

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Spiderweb Software is a small video game developer founded in 1994 by Jeff Vogel and located in Seattle, Washington. Its primary focus is on creating shareware games for the Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows. The company is fairly unique in that it first develops games for Macintosh systems before porting them to the Windows platform.

Spiderweb Software is most notable for the following roleplaying games:

  • The Exile fantasy series of underground adventure
  • The Avernum series, which are expanded updates of the Exile series with several enhancements to the visual design and gameplay
  • The games Blades of Exile and Blades of Avernum, which include scenario creation kits and are a continuation of the previously mentioned series
  • The Geneforge series, notable for its unique gameplay involving the creation of creatures to assist the player
  • Nethergate, a fantasy game based upon the Roman occupation of Britain

Spiderweb's most recent project is Avernum 5, the fifth installment of the Avernum series, which was released for the Macintosh on November 13, 2007. The Windows port was released on February 18, 2008.

The company previously provided distribution services and other support for shareware developer Richard White. In June 2007, Jeff Vogel announced that the company would no longer be supporting Richard White's games, though they are still available for download through Spiderweb's main site.

[edit] Awards

[edit] External links