Human Head Studios, Inc.

COMPANY» Founded 1997-10-01

Madison,WI,USA

Human Head Studios is best known for their game Prey.

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Human Head Studios was an independent, privately owned game developer located in Madison, Wisconsin. Human Head Studios was founded in 1997 by six former developers from Raven Software (Company) - Chris Rhinehart (Person), Paul MacArthur (Person), Shane Gurno (Person), Ben Gokey (Person), James Sumwalt (Person), Ted Halsted (Person), and later joined by game producer Tim Gerritsen.

They began as a single team development studio, dedicated to creating the highest quality video games. Their first title was the highly innovative and award winning Rune (Game), a third-person Viking action game. In 2005 had the studio expanded to more than 35 game developers and in 2006 they released the first-person shooter Prey (Game), which was executive produced by 3D Realms.

Closure

A day after the release of Rune 2, Human Head studios announced it was closing its doors and reforming as Roundhouse Studios under Bethesda, this lead to Ragnarok Game filing a $100 million dollar lawsuit against Human Head Studios, Bethesda Softworks (Company) and ZeniMax alleging that they had tried to sabotage Rune 2's launch due to it being seen as a competitor to Skyrim.

Developed Games

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Rune (Game)

29 October 2000

Rune is a third-person action-adventure game focused on melee fighting, developed by Human Head Studios and was released in late 2000.

PC​ MAC​ PS2​

Blair Witch, Volume II: The Legend of Coffin Rock (Game)

25 October 2000

The second game in the trilogy based on the backstory of the film The Blair Witch Project.

PC​

Prey 2 (Game)

Unknown Release

Prey 2 was the follow-up to Human Head's first-person shooter Prey. Bethesda confirmed the game's cancelation on October 30, 2014.

Dead Man's Hand (Game)

2 March 2004

A Wild West-themed first person shooter by Human Head. The main character is El Tejon, former member of a gang called "The Nine" who was betrayed by the gang's leader, and wants revenge.

PC​ XBOX​

Lost Within (Game)

16 April 2015

A horror game from Amazon Studios. The first from the studio to be available for iOS.

ANDR​ IPAD​ IPHN​

Survived By (Game)

31 December 2018

Survived By is an MMO bullet hell roguelite.

PC​

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The Quiet Man (Game)

1 November 2018

An FMV game from Square Enix.

PC​ PS4​

The Blair Witch Experience (Game)

Unknown Release

A box set containing the three PC Blair Witch games.

PC​

Published Games

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Super Duelling Minivans (Game)

Unknown Release

An upgraded version of Duelling Minivans, a game created in only 33 hours. Destroy your opponent's minivan before you are destroyed.

PC​

Company details

Name

Human Head Studios, Inc.

Abbreviation

Founded

1 October 1997

Location

Madison,WI,USA

Website

http://www.humanhead.com/

Aliases

Developed Games

• Rune (Game)
• Blair Witch, Volume II: The Legend of Coffin Rock (Game)
• Prey 2 (Game)
• Dead Man's Hand (Game)
• Lost Within (Game)
• Survived By (Game)
• The Quiet Man (Game)
• The Blair Witch Experience (Game)
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Published Games

• Super Duelling Minivans (Game)
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Franchises

• Rune (Franchise)
• Blair Witch (Franchise)
• Prey (Franchise)
• Batman (Franchise)
• Batman: Arkham (Franchise)
• DC Universe (Franchise)

People

• Brian Bloom (Person)
• Chris Cox (Person)
• Crispin Freeman (Person)
• JB Blanc (Person)
• Jeremy Soule (Person)
• Josh Keaton (Person)
• Kelly Hu (Person)
• Khary Payton (Person)
• Mark Rolston (Person)
• Martin Jarvis (Person)
• Matthew Mercer (Person)
• Michael Gough (Person)
• Nolan North (Person)
• Peter MacNicol (Person)
• Roger Craig Smith (Person)
• Rosa Salazar (Person)
• Steve Blum (Person)
• Tara Strong (Person)
• Troy Baker (Person)
• Wally Wingert (Person)

Characters

• Odin (Character)
• Hel (Character)
• Loki (Character)
• Tommy (Character)
• Aaron Cash (Character)
• Alberto Falcone (Character)
• Alfred Pennyworth (Character)
• Amanda Waller (Character)
• Anarky (Character)
• Bane (Character)
• Barbara Gordon (Character)
• Batman (Character)
• Batman One Million (Character)
• Black Mask (Character)
• Branden (Character)
• Candy (Character)
• Copperhead (Character)
• Deadshot (Character)
• Deathstroke (Character)
• El Tejon (Character)

Concepts

• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• Melee (Concept)
• Achievements (Concept)
• Crouch (Concept)
• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• First-Person Perspective (Concept)
• Jump (Concept)
• Male Protagonists (Concept)
• Online (Concept)
• Original Soundtrack Release (Concept)
• Steam (Concept)
• Third-Person Perspective (Concept)
• Blood (Concept)
• Boss (Concept)
• Boss Fight (Concept)
• Damage Flash (Concept)
• Electricity (Concept)
• Evil Laugh (Concept)
• Final Boss (Concept)
• God (Concept)

Locations

• Bar (Location)
• Cave (Location)
• City (Location)
• Midgard (Location)
• Rooftops (Location)
• Space (Location)
• The United States of America (Location)
• Alley (Location)
• Arkham City (Location)
• Asgard (Location)
• Barnyard (Location)
• Barren Lands (Location)
• Batcave (Location)
• Bathroom (Location)
• Blackgate Penitentiary (Location)
• Canyon (Location)
• Casino (Location)
• Castle (Location)
• Ceiling (Location)
• Earth (Location)

Objects

• Gun (Object)
• Elevator (Object)
• Gloves (Object)
• Pipe (Object)
• Shield (Object)
• Viking Helmet (Object)
• Acid (Object)
• Ammo (Object)
• Ammo Box (Object)
• Barrel (Object)
• Beard (Object)
• Bomb (Object)
• Bow (Object)
• Campfire (Object)
• Catwalk (Object)
• Chains (Object)
• Coffin (Object)
• Computer (Object)
• Door (Object)
• Grenade (Object)