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 5Lego 2K Drive World War ZXbox Series X/SLego 2K Drive World War Z
Google StadiaWorld War Z
PlayStation 4Lego 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 OneLego 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 SwitchCartoon Network: Battle Crashers Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard Paw Patrol: On a Roll World War Z Matchpoint: Tennis Champions Lego 2K Drive
PlayStation 3Barbie 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
Xbox 360Barbie 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 UBarbie 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
WiiBarbie 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 3DSFireman 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 DSMonster 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 (game) Indianapolis 500 Legends Spider-Man: Battle for New York Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing
iOSFlipper 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
AndroidFlipper Fox Heidi Price and the Orient Express Crystal Crusade Mickey's Super Rocket Shapes Falling Skies Planetary Warfare
Microsoft WindowsLego 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 2Scooby-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 PortableMonster Jam: Urban Assault Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing
XboxClassified: The Sentinel Crisis
GameCubeShrek Smash n' Crash Racing
Game Boy AdvanceBackyard 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 ColorPlanet 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 BoyBeavis and Butt-Head NBA Jam Tournament Edition DragonHeart: Fire & Steel College Slam Stargate The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Game GearStargate
N-GageAshen Operation Shadow '
DidjDidj Racing: Tiki Tropics
Leapster 2Go, Diego, Go! Animal Rescuer portCARS Supercharged portSonic X portCars port
LeapsterGo, Diego, Go! Animal Rescuer Cars Supercharged Sonic X NASCAR Counting on Zero
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