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Feral Interactive
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Feral Interactive Limited is a British video games developer and publisher for macOS, Linux, iOS,cite-ref-2[2] Android, Nintendo Switch,cite-ref-3[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.cite-ref-4[4]cite-ref-feral-interactive-5-0[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.cite-ref-0-6-0[6] It has offered its games on digital download services like Direct2Drive since 2011.cite-ref-0-6-1[6]

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Awards
Games

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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.cite-ref-7[7]cite-ref-8[8] In November 2016, Feral released its first game for iOS, Rome: Total War for iPad,cite-ref-9[9] following in November 2017 with its first iOS release simultaneously for both iPhone and iPad, GRID Autosport.cite-ref-10[10] Feral's first Android release, Rome: Total War, came in December 2018.cite-ref-11[11] Feral Interactive released its first Nintendo Switch title, GRID Autosport, in September 2019.cite-ref-12[12] Feral developed the remaster of Rome: Total War in collaboration with Creative Assembly, released in April 2021, which is its first game for Windows.cite-ref-13[13] In July 2021 they cancelled their upcoming Linux port of Total War Saga: Troy citing lack of demand due to the availability of Proton,cite-ref-14[14]cite-ref-15[15]cite-ref-16[16] and although they released a port of Total War: Warhammer III in 2022, they also confirmed none is planned for Total War: Pharaoh. They had previously declined to adapt their 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.cite-ref-bafta-17-0[17] In 2012, the Mac version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution won a 2012 Apple Design Award as part of the Mac Developer Showcase.cite-ref-18[18]cite-ref-apple-design-award-19-0[19]

Games

| Year | Title | Platform | Original publisher | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Racing Days R | MacOS | Kitt Peak | [ 20 ] |
| 1997 | Battle-Girl | MacOS | | |
| 1999 | Championship Manager 3 Championship Manager: Season 99/00 | MacOS | | |
| 2000 | Championship Manager: Season 00/01 Theme Park World | MacOS | | |
| 2001 | Championship Manager: Season 01/02 Oni Sheep Tropico | MacOS | | |
| 2002 | Black & White Platinum Pack Black & White: Creature Isle Enemy Engaged: RAH-66 Comanche vs. KA-52 Hokum F1 Championship Season 2000 Max Payne Zoombinis Island Odyssey | MacOS | | |
| 2003 | Championship Manager 4 Championship Manager: Season 03/04 Ghost Master Total Immersion Racing Warrior Kings Worms Blast Worms 3D | MacOS | | |
| 2004 | Chessmaster 9000 Ford Racing 2 Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc Republic: The Revolution XIII | MacOS | | |
| 2005 | Bionicle Commandos 2: Men of Courage Commandos 3: Destination Berlin | MacOS | | |
| 2006 | Imperial Glory The Movies: Superstar Edition | MacOS | | |
| 2007 | Colin McRae Rally Mac Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | MacOS | | |
| 2008 | Battlestations: Midway Fable: The Lost Chapters Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures TOCA Race Driver 3 Sid Meier's Pirates! The Movies: Stunts and Effects Tomb Raider: Anniversary | MacOS | | |
| 2009 | BioShock Black & White 2 Lego Batman: The Videogame | MacOS | | |
| 2010 | Battlestations: Pacific Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition Brothers in Arms: Double Time Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga Mini Ninjas Rome: Total War - Gold Edition | MacOS | | |
| 2011 | Batman: Arkham Asylum Colin McRae: Dirt 2 Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Mafia II: Director's Cut Puzzler World | MacOS | | |
| 2012 | Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Ultimate Edition Empire: Total War - Gold Edition F1 2012 Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7 Sid Meier's Railroads! Tomb Raider: Underworld Tropico 3: Gold Edition | MacOS | | |
| 2013 | Lego The Lord of the Rings Napoleon: Total War - Gold Edition Race Driver: Grid Rayman Origins Sega Superstars Tennis Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Tropico 4: Gold Edition XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition | MacOS | | |
| 2014 | Empire: Total War Collection XCOM: Enemy Unknown - The Complete Edition | MacOS, Linux | | |
| 2014 | Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse Colin McRae Rally Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut F1 2013 Grid 2 Reloaded Edition Hitman: Absolution — Elite Edition Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Lego Marvel Super Heroes Lego The Hobbit Rome: Total War - Alexander The Lego Movie Videogame Tomb Raider Total War: Shogun 2 Collection Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai Collection Tropico 4: Gold Edition - State of Emergency | MacOS | | |
| 2015 | Alien: Isolation Company of Heroes 2 Grid Autosport Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | MacOS, Linux | | |
| 2015 | Dirt 3 Complete Edition Lego Jurassic World Thief | MacOS | | |
| 2016 | Life Is Strange Mad Max Medieval II: Total War Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution XCOM 2 | MacOS, Linux | | |
| 2016 | Lego Marvel's Avengers Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition | MacOS | | |
| 2016 | Deus Ex: Mankind Divided F1 2015 Tomb Raider Total War: Warhammer | Linux | | |
| 2016 | Rome: Total War | iPadOS | | |
| 2017 | Dirt Rally F1 2017 Hitman Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III XCOM 2: War of the Chosen | MacOS, Linux | | |
| 2017 | BioShock Remastered Deus Ex: Mankind Divided F1 2016 Total War: Warhammer | MacOS | | |
| 2017 | Total War: Shogun 2 Collection Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai Collection | Linux | | |
| 2017 | Grid Autosport | iOS | | |
| 2017 | Rome: Total War: Alexander Rome: Total War: Barbarian Invasion | iPadOS | | |
| 2018 | Life Is Strange: Before the Storm Rise of the Tomb Raider Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia Total War: Warhammer II | MacOS, Linux | | |
| 2018 | Rome: Total War | iOS, Android | | |
| 2018 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Lego The Incredibles | MacOS | | |
| 2018 | Tropico | iPadOS | | |
| 2019 | Dirt 4 Life Is Strange 2 Shadow of the Tomb Raider Total War: Three Kingdoms | MacOS, Linux | | |
| 2019 | Grid Autosport | Android, Nintendo Switch | | |
| 2019 | Rome: Total War: Alexander Rome: Total War: Barbarian Invasion Tropico | iOS, Android | | |
| 2019 | Lego DC Super-Villains The Lego Movie 2 Videogame | MacOS | | |
| 2019 | Alien: Isolation | Nintendo Switch | | |
| 2020 | Company of Heroes | iOS, Android | | |
| 2020 | BioShock 2 | MacOS | | |
| 2020 | XCOM 2 Collection | iOS | | |
| 2021 | Total War: Rome REMASTERED | MacOS, Linux, Microsoft Windows | | |
| 2021 | Alien: Isolation | iOS, Android | | |
| 2021 | XCOM 2 Collection | Android | | |
| 2022 | Medieval II: Total War | iOS, Android | | |
| 2023 | Hitman: Blood Money - Reprisal | iOS, Android | | |
| 2023 | Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris | Nintendo Switch | | |
| 2024 | Empire: Total War | iOS, Android | | [ 21 ] |
| 2024 | Hitman: Blood Money - Reprisal | Nintendo Switch | | |
| 2024 | Tropico for Meta Quest | Meta Quest | | |
| TBA | Screen Studio Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | MacOS | | |

References

cite-note-11. "Feral Interactive Careers". Feral Interactive. Retrieved 7 January 2025. a current team of around a hundred and twenty people
cite-note-22. citerefmadnani2021Madnani, Mikhail (14 January 2021). "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. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
cite-note-33. citereflane2020Lane, Gavin (19 December 2020). "Feature: Feral Interactive On The Pleasures And Pitfalls Of Porting To Switch". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
cite-note-44. citerefstern2007Stern, Z. (12 January 2007). "Feral Interactive product update (Macworld Expo)". Engadget.
cite-note-feral-interactive-55. "About Feral Interactive". Feral Interactive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
cite-note-0-66. citerefschramm2011Schramm, M. (14 January 2011). "Feral Interactive offers digital downloads on multiple online stores". Engadget. Archived from the original on 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
cite-note-77. citerefgrubb2014Grubb, Jeffrey (May 27, 2014). "SteamOS and Linux getting port of XCOM: Enemy Unknown". Venture Beat. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
cite-note-88. "XCOM: Enemy Unknown for Linux is Fully Operational". Feral Interactive. 19 June 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
cite-note-99. "Conquer and rule the ancient world from your iPad with ROME: Total War". Feral Interactive. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
cite-note-1010. "Console-quality racing comes to iOS with GRID Autosport". Feral Interactive. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
cite-note-1111. "The full glory of ROME: Total War — now on Android". Feral Interactive. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
cite-note-1212. "Race anytime, anywhere: GRID™ Autosport launched for Nintendo Switch". Feral Interactive. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
cite-note-1313. citereftapsell2021Tapsell, Chris (25 March 2021). "In a series-first, the classic Rome: Total War is getting an extensive remaster". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
cite-note-1414. citerefchalk2021Chalk, Andy (July 27, 2021). "A Total War Saga: Troy Linux port dropped because Valve's Proton means 'less demand for native titles'". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 5 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
cite-note-1515. citerefpearson2021Pearson, Craig (July 28, 2021). "Steam Deck killed any need for A Total War Saga: Troy's Linux port". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
cite-note-1616. citerefallan2021Allan, Darren (July 29, 2021). "Steam Deck kills Total War Saga: Troy Linux port – but what does this mean for other games?". TechRadar. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
cite-note-bafta-1717. citerefkruse2006Kruse, Cord (16 October 2006). "The Movies Awarded a BAFTA". insidemacgames.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2006.
cite-note-1818. citereflowensohn2012Lowensohn, Josh (11 June 2012). "Apple announces 2012 Design Award winners". CNET. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
cite-note-apple-design-award-1919. "Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Ultimate Edition Receives an Apple Design Award". Feral Interactive. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
cite-note-202. "Feral Interactive on Twitter". Twitter. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
cite-note-213. "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.

External links

• Official website