Ready at Dawn Studios, LLC

COMPANY» Founded 2003-01-01

Irvine,California,United States

Ready at Dawn began by working on portable games for PlayStation then transitioned to console and VR games. The studio was closed by Oculus in August 2024.

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Ready At Dawn was founded in 2003 by Ru Weerasuriya (Person), Didier Malenfant (Person), and Andrea Pessino (Person). Malenfant worked at Naughty Dog while Pessino and Weerasuriya both worked at Blizzard before co-founding Ready At Dawn. Their first game, Daxter (Game), was released for the PlayStation Portable (Platform) in 2006. They continued to display their skills for PSP development with God of War: Chains of Olympus. Released in 2008, the title was a financial success and won them critical acclaim along with several awards. The studio then made their console debut with The Order: 1886 for PS4 in 2015. After the success of Lone Echo (Game), the studio was acquired by Oculus Studios (Company) to continue development of VR games. In April 2023, nearly one third of the employees were laid off. In August 2024, Oculus closed the studio.

Developed Games

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God of War: Chains of Olympus (Game)

4 March 2008

Kratos packs up and moves to the PSP in this first portable installment in the God of War series that serves as a prequel to the original.

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Daxter (Game)

14 March 2006

Follow Daxter, Jak's wise cracking and often obnoxious sidekick, as he tries to free Jak following his capture by Baron Praxis after their arrival in Haven City.

PSP​ PSPN​

The Order: 1886 (Game)

20 February 2015

A third-person shooter set in a steampunk-themed alternate timeline, with a dash of the supernatural. Developed by Ready at Dawn Studios for the PlayStation 4.

PS4​

Lone Echo (Game)

20 July 2017

Lone Echo is a virtual reality space disaster science fiction adventure for the Oculus Rift.

PC​

Lone Echo II (Game)

21 October 2021

Lone Echo II, the sequel to Lone Echo, is a sci-fi VR game in zero-g that takes place in in the far future.

PC​

Deformers (Game)

20 April 2017

Deformers is a multiplayer party game from Ready at Dawn.

PC​ XONE​ PS4​

Echo Arena (Game)

20 July 2017

In Echo Arena, you’ll join a team of up to four other players and face off against the competition in a zero-gravity clash of robotic glory as you glide, boost, and punch your way to scoring goals in a breathtaking virtual arena.

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Echo VR (Game)

20 July 2017

Echo VR is a zero-g, first-person shooter where teams of 4 compete as robots to secure an objective. Players can party up with friends and choose from a variety of weapons, ordnances, and tac-mods to try and achieve victory.

PC​ MQST​

Published Games

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Company details

Name

Ready at Dawn Studios, LLC

Abbreviation

Founded

1 January 2003

Location

Irvine,California,United States

Website

http://www.readyatdawn.com

Aliases

Developed Games

• God of War: Chains of Olympus (Game)
• Daxter (Game)
• The Order: 1886 (Game)
• Lone Echo (Game)
• Lone Echo II (Game)
• Deformers (Game)
• Echo Arena (Game)
• Echo VR (Game)
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Published Games

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Franchises

• God of War (Franchise)
• Lone Echo (Franchise)
• Jak and Daxter (Franchise)
• Ōkami (Franchise)
• The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)

People

• Hideki Kamiya (Person)

Characters

• Ares (Character)
• Athena (Character)
• Calliope (Character)
• Gaia (Character)
• Kratos (Character)
• Zeus (Character)
• Deimos (Character)
• Eos (Character)
• Erinys (Character)
• Helios (Character)
• Persephone (Character)
• Poseidon (Character)
• Thanatos (Character)
• The Grave Digger (Character)
• Atlas (Character)
• Charon (Character)
• Hephaestus (Character)
• Medusa (Character)
• Ajimi (Character)
• Amaterasu (Character)

Concepts

• PlayStation Trophies (Concept)
• Double Jump (Concept)
• Male Protagonists (Concept)
• Mercenary (Concept)
• Platform Exclusive (Concept)
• Real-Time Combat (Concept)
• Retroactive Achievements (Concept)
• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• Extreme Violence (Concept)
• God (Concept)
• Horses (Concept)
• Human (Concept)
• Jump (Concept)
• Linear Gameplay (Concept)
• Nāga (Concept)
• Pack-In Game (Concept)
• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• Quick Time Event (Concept)
• Religion (Concept)
• Sex (Concept)

Locations

• Ancient Greece (Location)
• The Ancient World (Location)
• Hell (Location)
• Sparta (Location)
• Atlantis (Location)
• Greece (Location)
• Tartarus (Location)
• Arena (Location)
• Ark of Yamato (Location)
• Australia (Location)
• Beach (Location)
• Cave (Location)
• Europe (Location)
• Forest (Location)
• Haven City (Location)
• Heaven (Location)
• Japan (Location)
• Japanese Castle (Location)
• London (Location)
• Moon Cave (Location)

Objects

• Blades of Athena (Object)
• Blades of Chaos (Object)
• Sword (Object)
• Gloves (Object)
• Loincloth (Object)
• Scythe (Object)
• Tattoo (Object)
• The Gauntlet of Zeus (Object)
• Treasure Chest (Object)
• Axe (Object)
• Bead (Object)
• Blade of Artemis (Object)
• Blades of Exile (Object)
• Bomb (Object)
• Bone (Object)
• Boots (Object)
• Bow (Object)
• Car (Object)
• Cart (Object)
• Celestial Brush (Object)