PixelJAM Games is an American independent

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studio run by Richard Grillotti (b. 1972), Miles Tilmann and A.D. Bakke, known for their

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s that "toy with traditional genres, but have quirky ideas and touches." Their most notable games include '' Dino Run'', '' Gamma Bros'', and '' Potatoman Seeks the Troof''.

History

The name "PixelJam" comes from an "abstract pixel animation art experiment/site" that Richard Grilloti was playing around with in the late 1990s. Around 2004, he and his friend from college, Miles Tilmann, made their first game, also collaborating with 8bit musician Mark Denardo. Grilloti and Tilman were originally both based in Chicago, then the studio went virtual for a couple of years when Grilloti lived in Oregon, but both Grilloti and Tilman later moved to

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. The studio has made many games for

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. In 2015, the studio had 5 employees. In 2007, PixelJAM developed a

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game, called ''Gamma Bros''. It was nominated for "Best Web Browser Game" at the

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. The player takes control of brothers Buzz and Zap Gamma who are on their way home from a galactic commute and must survive hordes of oncoming enemies. In November 2013, PixelJam launched a

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campaign for a sequel to '' Dino Run'', but it failed to achieve its funding goal. A second campaign in 2018 succeeded. The game remains unreleased.

Games

*''Cookie Party 2'' *''Corporate Climber'' *''Cream Wolf -'' *'' Dino Run'' *''Dino Run DX'' *''Dino Run: Marathon of Doom'' *''Dino Run: Enter Planet D'' *''Dino Run SE'' *'' Gamma Bros'' *'' Glorkian Warrior: The Trials of Glork'' *''Hipster Kickball'' *
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' *''Mountain Maniac'' *''Mountain Maniac Xmas'' *''Pizza City!'' *'' Potatoman Seeks the Troof'' *''Ratmaze'' *''Ratmaze 2'' *''Ratmaze Nightmare'' *''Sausage Factory'' *''Snowball'' *''Turbo Granny''

References

{{reflist Video game companies of the United States Indie game developers