Offworld Industries LLC (OWI) are the developers of the game Squad.
OWI is an independent studio formed in 2015 by more than 15 developers who had worked together for more than 50 man-years combined on Project Reality. One of the founding purposes was to bring a standalone successor of this acclaimed mod to market (see major development milestones). OWI is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The team itself however, composed of part- and full-timers as well as freelancers, is spread out throughout the world.
OWI is partnered with the Squad Wiki since 2016.
"Offworld Core" is a stripped-down game design and development "feature framework", layered atop Epic's Unreal Engine using their SDK. The following announced games are built with Offworld Core:
- Squad
- Post Scriptum
- Beyond the Wire
Team & Repeating Collaborator
| Will 'Merlin' Stahl CEO of OWI |
Chris 'Irontaxi' Greig VP of Publishing |
Alastair 'Chuc' Sew Hoy Media Manager |
| Phil Merricks Head of Development |
Dylan 'NaCL' Fraser Programmer |
Greg 'Gatzby' Huber Former Community Manager |
| Joe Head of Technology |
Tom 'Z-Trooper' Jensen Lead Artist |
Justin 'Ghostdance' Vanson Environment Artist |
| Tim "AFsoccer" Head Lead Level Designer |
Norbert 'Norby' Rothermel Production QA Lead |
Anders 'Anders' Jacobsson Lead Sound Designer |
| Bruno 'Bruno' Gorostiaga Visual Effects Artist |
Dustin 'SgtRoss' Ross Director of Customer Experience |
Alexandru Tataru 3D Artist |
| Benjamin Muehling Level Designer |
Christoffer 'Motherdear' Clausen Programmer/Infrastructure |
Dave 'Drav' Mason 3D Artist |
| Thomas Lepoutre
3D Animator |
Dan
Environment Artist |
Bruno A.
Technical Designer |
| Juan Aguilar
Character Artist |
Harry
Environment Artist |
Kevin
Programmer |
| Darko
3D Artist |
Piotr
Environment Artist |
Scott Tobin Music Composer |
| Renn "Loki" Technical/UI/UX Designer |
Tim 'Tim270' Douglas 3D Artist |
Dr. Inacio
Programmer |
| Harrison
3D Artist |
Tristan Mills Environment Artist |
Zakary 'StrangeZak' Strange Programmer |
| Andrew 'Melbo' Mellor Military Advisor |
Dovydas Vilimas Video Director/Editor |
Jane 'Rose' Johnston Publishing Assistant |
| Morgan 'SuicidalChair' M. Customer Support |
Tom 'Fuzzhead' Fancsy Game Designer |
Usgu Squad Manual/Wiki |
| Kimmo
Lead Programmer |
Vadim
Programmer |
Chance
Level Designer |
| Endre
Level Designer |
Johny
Producer |
Adam "Axton"
Technical Artist |
| Stefaan
Technical Artist |
Roger Assifuah
QA |
Pawel
QA |
| Bosko
QA |
Emil
Infrastructure/Event Manager |
Rui "Nercon"
QA/Localization |
| Martijn "Karm"
QA Lead |
Mathew
QA Engineer |
Wunda
Level Designer |
| Astraea
Community Coordinator |
Trivia
- The origin of the company name "Offworld Industries" is explained in SquadChat episode 5 (the mod referred to is OffWorld: Fall of Mars).
References
- OWI announces Offworld Core
- Homepage
- SquadChat - regular interviews with OWI developers
- Offworld Industries Applies Military Discipline To More Than Squad Gameplay - GameDaily.biz exclusive article (2019-05-06)