Klei Entertainment

Klei Entertainment at a Glance

If you are browsing PlayPile looking for information on Canadian developer Klei Entertainment, you will find a studio that has been active since 2005. Founded by Jamie Cheng, who previously worked as a programmer at Sega's Relic Entertainment, the company has released 17 games on this platform. They have acted as both publisher and developer on most of these projects, with 13 titles under their publishing label and 16 as developers. Their output has grown significantly over time. The studio released only two games in the 2000s. That number jumped to ten titles during the 2010s, followed by four releases in the 2020s so far. Klei Entertainment focuses heavily on indie games, with 11 titles falling into that category. They also have a strong presence in adventure and platform genres, with 10 and 6 games respectively. Their portfolio includes strategy, simulator, hack and slash, role-playing, puzzle, turn-based strategy, and tactical games. The company is primarily a PC developer, having released 16 versions for Microsoft Windows. They also support Mac with 11 titles and Linux with nine. Consoles are less central to their strategy. Four of their games appear on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, while older platforms like Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 have three or four titles each. The quality of their work is generally solid. Across 12 rated titles, the average IGDB score sits at 75.1 out of 100. Their rating breakdown shows two great games that scored over 80, nine good games between 60 and 79, and one mixed game in the 40 to 59 range. They have no poor-rated titles on record. The highest scores belong to Mark of the Ninja from 2012, which holds an 87.9 rating, and Invisible Inc. from 2015 with an 81. Griftlands released in June 2020 also performed well with a 79.8 score. Oxygen Not Included from 2019 followed closely at 78.3. Recent activity shows they are still producing new content. Rotwood arrived in April 2024, and Hot Lava was released in September 2019 with a 70 rating. Upcoming releases include Mind Over Magic in February 2025 and Dread Pilots scheduled for December 2026. While their output is smaller now compared to the boom of the 2010s, they continue to release titles across multiple decades. Their catalog remains diverse, though PC remains their primary home base for players looking to explore their work.

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