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Feral Interactive

Feral Interactive Limited is a British video games developer and publisher for macOS, Linux, iOS,[2] Android, Nintendo Switch,[3] Meta Quest and Microsoft Windows platforms. It was founded in 1996 to bring games to Mac and specialises in porting games to different platforms.[4][5]

Feral have partnered with publishers like Square Enix Europe, 2K Games, Sega Europe, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Codemasters to port and publish their games for platforms that the publishers themselves are not supporting.[6] It has offered its games on digital download services like Direct2Drive since 2011.[6]

History

From 1996 to 2013, Feral Interactive published games exclusively for macOS. In June 2014, Feral released its first game for Linux, XCOM: Enemy Unknown.[7][8] In 2016, Feral launched multiplayer service Calico for its games.[9] In November 2016, Feral released its first game for iOS, Rome: Total War for iPad,[10] following in November 2017 with its first iOS release simultaneously for both iPhone and iPad, GRID Autosport.[11] Due to Apple Inc. discontinuation of support for 32-bit applications, 19 Mac games became unavailable.[12] Feral's first Android release, Rome: Total War, came in December 2018.[13] Feral Interactive released its first Nintendo Switch title, GRID Autosport, in September 2019.[14] Feral developed the remaster of Rome: Total War in collaboration with Creative Assembly, released in April 2021, which is its first game for Windows.[15] In July 2021 it cancelled its upcoming Linux port of Total War Saga: Troy citing lack of demand due to the availability of Proton,[16][17][18] and although it released a port of Total War: Warhammer III in 2022, it also confirmed none is planned for Total War: Pharaoh. It had previously declined to adapt its ports to support the Steam Deck.

Awards

In 2006, the Mac version of The Movies won a BAFTA Award for the best game in the Simulation category.[19] In 2012, the Mac version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution won a 2012 Apple Design Award as part of the Mac Developer Showcase.[20][21]

Games

Further reading

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References

  1. Feral Interactive Careers Feral Interactive, retrieved 7 January 2025^
  2. Mikhail Madnani. An Interview With Feral Interactive on Bringing Games to iOS, a Potential 'Alien: Isolation' Port, Mobile Game Pricing, Working With Nintendo Switch, and More TouchArcade, 14 January 2021, retrieved 21 April 2021^
  3. Gavin Lane. Feature: Feral Interactive On The Pleasures And Pitfalls Of Porting To Switch Nintendo Life, 19 December 2020, retrieved 21 April 2021^
  4. Z. Stern. Feral Interactive product update (Macworld Expo) Engadget, 12 January 2007^
  5. About Feral Interactive Feral Interactive, retrieved 21 April 2021^
  6. M. Schramm. Feral Interactive offers digital downloads on multiple online stores Engadget, 14 January 2011, retrieved 2021-04-21^
  7. Jeffrey Grubb. SteamOS and Linux getting port of XCOM: Enemy Unknown Venture Beat, May 27, 2014, retrieved October 10, 2024^
  8. XCOM: Enemy Unknown for Linux is Fully Operational Feral Interactive, 19 June 2014, retrieved 3 April 2016^
  9. Ben Schwan. Feral Interactive setzt Multiplayer-Netzwerk für Mac-Spiele auf Mac & i, 2016-11-15, retrieved 2026-03-08^
  10. Conquer and rule the ancient world from your iPad with ROME: Total War Feral Interactive, retrieved 6 December 2017^
  11. Console-quality racing comes to iOS with GRID Autosport Feral Interactive, retrieved 6 December 2017^
  12. Leo Becker. Aus für 32-Bit-Software: Spiele-Publisher stampft 19 Mac-Games ein Mac & i, 2018-12-05, retrieved 2026-03-08^
  13. The full glory of ROME: Total War — now on Android Feral Interactive, retrieved 10 January 2020^
  14. Race anytime, anywhere: GRID™ Autosport launched for Nintendo Switch Feral Interactive, retrieved 10 January 2020^
  15. Chris Tapsell. In a series-first, the classic Rome: Total War is getting an extensive remaster Eurogamer, 25 March 2021, retrieved 2021-04-21^
  16. Andy Chalk. A Total War Saga: Troy Linux port dropped because Valve's Proton means 'less demand for native titles' PC Gamer, July 27, 2021, retrieved 10 October 2024^
  17. Craig Pearson. Steam Deck killed any need for A Total War Saga: Troy's Linux port Rock Paper Shotgun, July 28, 2021, retrieved 10 October 2024^
  18. Darren Allan. Steam Deck kills Total War Saga: Troy Linux port – but what does this mean for other games? TechRadar, July 29, 2021, retrieved October 10, 2024^
  19. Cord Kruse. The Movies Awarded a BAFTA insidemacgames.com, 16 October 2006^
  20. Josh Lowensohn. Apple announces 2012 Design Award winners CNET, 11 June 2012, retrieved 21 April 2021^
  21. Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Ultimate Edition Receives an Apple Design Award Feral Interactive, retrieved 2014-01-15^
  22. Feral Interactive on Twitter Twitter, 31 August 2017, retrieved 2022-06-20^
  23. Total War: EMPIRE - the mobile version of the famous strategy game from Creative Assembly - has been released on Android and iOS gagadget.com, retrieved 2025-06-06^