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Industry
  
Video games

Headquarters
  
Toronto, Canada

Number of employees
  
22 (2014)

Website
  
www.capybaragames.com

Founded
  
2003, Toronto, Canada

Type of business
  
Private

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Products
  
Critter Crunch, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, Super Time Force

Video games
  
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery, Super Time Force, Below, Might & Magic: Clash of, Critter Crunch

Profiles

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Capybara Games is an independent game studio based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It focuses on the development of iPhone, Nintendo DS, and downloadable console games. The studio was founded in 2003 from a collection of Toronto IGDA members.

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Capybara's mascot is a mustachioed man named Hank Hudson, who can be found in most of their games.

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Reception

Capybara Games is widely received as an acclaimed developer, for numerous of their projects being well received, with their best received game, Critter Crunch scoring an 87 on Metacritic and receiving a multitude of awards from various organizations such as IGN and Destuctoid. Other games worth mentioning include Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP scoring an 86 on Metacritic snagging numerous awards and Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes for the Nintendo DS scoring an 86 making the latter game the fourth best rated Nintendo DS game of 2009.

Awards

  • Independent Games Festival - Critter Crunch for Best Mobile Game 2008, Best Audio 2008
  • Wave Awards - Critter Crunch for Best Mobile Game - 2007
  • IGN - Critter Crunch for Best Mobile Puzzle Game 2007, Biggest Surprise. Pillow Fight for Best Mobile Fight Game 2007.
  • IGN - Critter Crunch PSN for Best PlayStation 3 Puzzle Game 2009.
  • Destructoid - Critter Crunch PSN Editors Choice.
  • IGN - Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes DS for Best Nintendo DS Strategy Game 2009.
  • Nintendo Power - Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes DS for DS Puzzle Game of the Year.
  • Independent Games Festival - Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP for Achievement In Art, Mobile Category 2010
  • Canadian Video Game Awards - Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes DS and Critter Crunch for Best Handheld Game and Best Downloadable Game respectively.
  • Canadian Video Game Awards - Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP for Best Game on the Go, Best Downloadable Game, Best Indie Game, Best Original Music, and Innovation Award 2012
  • Game Developers Choice Awards - Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP for Best Handheld/Mobile Game 2012
  • References

    Capybara Games Wikipedia