Torus Games


Torus Games was an Australian video game developer founded in 1994 by Bill McIntosh. The company was located in Bayswater, Victoria. Its managing director is Bill McIntosh. The company being a family business. Torus has developed over 145 titles. The company is most known for family action/adventure games, based on well-known licenses.

History

Torus began developing their first game in 1994, a Game Boy and Game Gear game based on the film Stargate, published by Acclaim Entertainment.
Torus has a single, scalable cross-platform game engine. The Torus game engine runs on consoles, handhelds and mobile phones, and their unified asset pipeline allows Torus to deliver the same game from the same common code-base across all hardware platforms. Torus Games also use the Unreal and Unity engines, depending on the type of project they are developing.
In 2015, Torus Games were awarded the Disney Developer of the Year Award for their efforts on Disney's Imagicademy initiative. They also launched their first original iOS and Android game, Crystal Crusade, followed by Flipper Fox and Heidi Price and the Orient Express in 2016.
In the late 2010s, the company partnered with Monash University to develop an educational tool assisting children with reduced attention spans. Project TALI has scope to become a screening tool, allowing for the possibility of earlier cognitive training for children with learning difficulties.
In March 2024, it was reported that the company had been "effectively shuttered" with no projects in the pipeline and no employees except for McIntosh left. McIntosh described the studio as being in "hibernation".

Games

PlayStation 5
  • Lego 2K Drive
  • World War Z
Xbox Series X/S
  • Lego 2K Drive
  • World War Z
Google Stadia
  • World War Z
PlayStation 4
  • Lego 2K Drive
  • Matchpoint: Tennis Champions
  • World War Z
  • Praetorians
  • Beast Quest
  • Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard
  • PAW Patrol: On a Roll
  • Beast Quest
  • Ben 10
Xbox One
  • Lego 2K Drive
  • Matchpoint: Tennis Champions
  • World War Z
  • Praetorians
  • Beast Quest
  • Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard
  • Paw Patrol: On a Roll
  • Beast Quest
  • Ben 10
Nintendo Switch
  • Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers
  • Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard
  • Paw Patrol: On a Roll
  • World War Z
  • Matchpoint: Tennis Champions
  • Lego 2K Drive
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
  • Barbie and her Sisters: Puppy Rescue
  • Monster High: New Ghoul in School
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2
  • Falling Skies
  • Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game
  • Monster Jam
Wii U
  • Barbie and her Sisters: Puppy Rescue
  • Monster High: New Ghoul in School
  • Penguins of Madagascar
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2
  • Falling Skies
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2
  • Barbie: Dreamhouse Party
  • The Croods: Prehistoric Party
  • Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game
Wii
  • Barbie and her Sisters: Puppy Rescue
  • Monster High: New Ghoul in School
  • Penguins of Madagascar
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2
  • Barbie: Dreamhouse Party
  • Combo Pack: The Croods: Prehistoric Party and Rise of the Guardians
  • Turbo: Super Stunt Squad
  • The Croods: Prehistoric Party
  • Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game
  • Bigfoot: King of Crush
  • Stunt Flyer: Hero of the Skies
  • Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp
  • Kid Adventures: Sky Captain
  • Scooby-Doo! First Frights
  • Monster Jam: Urban Assault
  • Zoo Hospital
  • Monster Jam
  • Indianapolis 500 Legends
Nintendo 3DS
  • Fireman Sam: to the Rescue
  • Thomas & Friends: Steaming Around Sodor
  • Mike the Knight and the Great Gallop
  • Barbie and her Sisters: Puppy Rescue
  • Monster High: New Ghoul in School
  • Penguins of Madagascar
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2
  • Barbie: Dreamhouse Party
  • Combo Pack: The Croods: Prehistoric Party and Madagascar 3
  • Turbo: Super Stunt Squad
  • The Croods: Prehistoric Party
  • Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game
  • Madagascar 3: The Video Game
Nintendo DS
  • Monster High: 13 Wishes
  • Barbie: Dreamhouse Party
  • Combo Pack: The Croods: Prehistoric Party and Madagascar 3
  • Turbo: Super Stunt Squad
  • The Croods: Prehistoric Party
  • Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game
  • Madagascar 3: The Video Game
  • Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp
  • Scooby-Doo! First Frights
  • Crystal Mines
  • Backyard Football 2009
  • Monster Jam: Urban Assault
  • Zoo Hospital
  • Backyard Football 2008
  • Monster Jam
  • Indianapolis 500 Legends
  • Spider-Man: Battle for New York
  • Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing
iOS
  • Flipper Fox
  • Heidi Price and the Orient Express ,
  • Crystal Crusade
  • Mickey's Shapes Sing-Along
  • Mickey's Magical Math World
  • Falling Skies Planetary Warfare
  • Save Your Legs
Android
  • Flipper Fox
  • Heidi Price and the Orient Express
  • Crystal Crusade
  • Mickey's Super Rocket Shapes
  • Falling Skies Planetary Warfare
Microsoft Windows
  • Lego 2K Drive
  • World War Z
  • Praetorians
  • Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard
  • Paw Patrol: On a Roll
  • Ben 10
  • Barbie and her Sisters: Puppy Rescue
  • Monster High: New Ghoul in School
  • Falling Skies
  • Barbie: Dreamhouse Party
  • Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp
  • Scooby-Doo! First Frights
  • Monster Jam
  • Squatter: The Classic Australian Game
  • Carmageddon TDR 2000
  • Dick Johnson V8 Challenge
  • Le Mans 24 Hours - Ported for Infogrames Melbourne House
PlayStation 2
  • Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp
  • Scooby-Doo! First Frights
  • Monster Jam: Urban Assault
  • Monster Jam
  • Indianapolis 500 Legends
  • Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing
  • Grand Prix Challenge - Supplied art for tracks of Silverstone, Magny-Cours and Montreal
PlayStation Portable
Xbox
  • Classified: The Sentinel Crisis
GameCube
  • Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing
Game Boy Advance
  • Backyard Sports Football 2007
  • Spider-Man: Battle for New York
  • Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing
  • Curious George
  • Fantastic Four
  • Backyard Football 2006
  • Sportsmans Pack 2 in 1
  • Gumby vs the Astrobots
  • Fantastic 4
  • Dead to Rights
  • Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 Adventures
  • Rapala Pro Fishing
  • Ice Nine
  • Pitfall: The Lost Expedition
  • Backyard Football
  • Space Invaders
  • The Invincible Iron Man
  • Duke Nukem Advance
  • Doom II
  • Minority Report: Everybody Runs
  • Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand
  • Planet of the Apes
Game Boy Color
  • Planet of the Apes
  • Spider-Man 2: The Sinister Six
  • The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure
  • NBA Hoopz
  • NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC
  • Star Wars: Yoda Stories
  • Duke Nukem
  • Hello Kitty's Cube Frenzy
  • NBA Jam 99
Game Boy
Game Gear
  • Stargate
N-Gage
  • Ashen
  • Operation Shadow '
Didj
  • Didj Racing: Tiki Tropics
Leapster 2
Leapster
  • Go, Diego, Go! Animal Rescuer
  • Cars Supercharged
  • Sonic X
  • NASCAR
  • Counting on Zero
  • ''Cars''