History Creator / Housemarque

Housemarque is a VideoGame development company founded in 1995 as the result of a merger between two Finnish studios, Bloodhouse and Terramarque. Based in Helsinki, Finland, they are one of the oldest game studios in the country. They got their start developing games for various systems, but only truly broke out with the release of ''Super Stardust HD'' on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3. Since then they have been developing games for several platforms, but are best known for working with Creator/SonyInteractiveEntertainment. In June 2021, they became a first-party studio to Sony.

The company's games feature a variety of settings and styles, but a good number of them like to emphasize {{scoring|Points}} in some manner, and the company is especially known for their love for ShootEmUp and arcade-style games. Aside from ''Super Stardust'', they are also known for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 launch title ''Resogun'', ''VideoGame/DeadNation'' and the very well-received ''Nex Machina'', considered one of their finest games to date.

* ''The Reap'' (1997)

* ''VideoGame/{{Outland}}'' (2011)

'''Housemarque''' is a Finnish VideoGame developer company founded in 1995 and based in Helsinki, Finland; they are one of the oldest game studios in the country. They got their start developing games for various systems, but only truly broke out with the release of ''Super Stardust HD'' on the UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 3}}. Since then they have been developing games for several platforms, but are best known for working with Creator/SonyInteractiveEntertainment. In June 2021, they became a first-party studio to Sony.

The company's games feature a variety of settings and styles, but a good number of them like to emphasize {{scoring| points}} in some manner, and the company is especially known for their love for Main/ShootEmUp and arcade-style games. Aside from ''Super Stardust'', they are also known for the UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation4}} launch title ''Resogun'', ''VideoGame/DeadNation'' and the very well-received ''Nex Machina'', considered one of their finest games to date.

** ''Super Stadust'' (UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}}, Amiga UsefulNotes/CD32, DOS)
** ''VideoGame/SuperStardustHD'' (UsefulNotes/PlayStation3)
** [[/index]]''Super Stardust Portable'' (UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable)
** ''Super Stardust Delta'' (UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita)
** ''Super Stardust Ultra'' (UsefulNotes/PlayStation4)[[index]]
* ''Alien Incident''
* ''The Reap''
* ''Supreme Snowboarding''
* ''Transworld Snowboarding''
* ''Floboarding''
* ''The Chronicles of Narnia 3D''
* ''Gizmondo Motocross 2005''
* ''Golf: Tee It Up!''
* ''VideoGame/DeadNation''
** ''Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition''
* ''VideoGame/{{Outland}}''
* ''Furmins''
* ''Resogun''
* ''Alienation''
* ''VideoGame/NexMachina''
* ''Matterfall''
* ''VideoGame/{{Returnal}}''

Despite critical acclaim that many of their games enjoyed, they also tend to [[AcclaimedFlop sell rather poorly]], a situation the studio is painfully aware of. This led them to announce in 2018 that for the tie being they were abandoning the arcade shooter genre to focus on a larger, triple-A title with a partner. In June 2020, they revealed their long-awaited next project, ''Returnal'', to be published by their long-time partners Sony. A critical and commercial success, ''Returnal'' was followed by Sony announcing that they have acquired Housemarque into their organization; at the time of the acquisition, Housemarque was the 13th studio of Sony, and its first acquisition since 2019's Creator/InsomniacGames.

'''Housemarque''' is a Finnish VideoGame developer company founded in 1995 and based in Helsinki, Finland; they are one of the oldest game studios in the country. They got their start developing games for various systems, but only truly broke out with the release of ''Super Stardust HD'' on the UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 3}}. Since then they have been developing games for several platforms, but are best known for working with Creator/SonyInteractiveEntertainment.

Despite critical acclaim that many of their games enjoyed, they also tend to [[AcclaimedFlop sell rather poorly]], a situation the studio is painfully aware of. This led them to announce in 2018 that for the tie being they were abandoning the arcade shooter genre to focus on a larger, triple-A title with a partner. In June 2020, they revealed their long-awaited next project, ''Returnal'', to be published by their long-time partners Sony. The game is set to be their first big-budget, high-profile title since the studio's inception.

* SceneryPorn: Many of their games like ''VideoGame/SuperStardustHD'', ''VideoGame/{{Resogun}}'', ''Alienation'' and ''Nex Machina'' are like this, featuring colorful explosions and dense special effects.

** ''Super Stadust'' (UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}}, Amiga CD32, DOS)

* ''Nex Machina''

* ''VideoGame/Returnal''

Housemarque is a VideoGame developer company founded in 1995 and based in Helsinki, Finland. They got their start developing games for various systems, but only truly broke out with the release of ''Super Stardust HD'' on the UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 3}}. The company's games feature a variety of settings and styles, but a good number of them like to emphasize {{scoring| points}} in some manner. Additionally, it is one of the oldest Finnish video game companies today.

Housemarque is a VideoGame developing company founded in 1995 in Finland. They got their start developing games for various systems, but only truly broke out with the release of ''Super Stardust HD'' on the UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 3}}. The company's games feature a variety of settings and styles, but a good number of them like to emphasize {{scoring| points}} in some manner.

Housemarque is a VideoGame developing company founded in 1995 in Finland. They got their start developing games for various systems, but only truly broke out with the release of ''Super Stardust HD'' on the {{PlayStation 3}}. The company's games feature a variety of settings and styles, but a good number of them like to emphasize {{scoring| points}} in some manner.

** ''Super Stardust Portable'' (UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable)

** ''Super Stardust Ultra'' (UsefulNotes/PlayStation4)

!!Video games developed by this company:

* ''Super Stardust''
** ''VideoGame/SuperStardustHD''
** ''Super Stardust Portable''
** ''Super Stardust Delta''

Housemarque is a VideoGame developing company. Its founding date is 1995 and it remains active to the present day.

* Alien Incident
* Boarder Zone (Dreamcast (Cancelled), PC)
* Dead Nation
* Dead Nation: Road of Devastation
* Flo Boarding
* Furmins
* Gizmondo Motocross 2005
* Golf: Tee It Up!
* Outland (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
* Super Stardust
* Super Stardust HD
* Super Stardust Portable
* The Reap
* TransWorld Snowboarding