Overkill Software
| Company type | Game Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software Interactive entertainment |
| Genre | FPS Co-op |
| Founded | Stockholm, Sweden(2009) |
| Founder | Ulf Andersson Bo Andersson |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Ulf Andersson Bo Andersson David Goldfarb |
| Products | Payday: The Heist Diesel Game Engine |
| Owner | Starbreeze Studios |
| Website | [http://www.overkillsoftware.com |
OVERKILL Software was founded 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden by Ulf & Bo Andersson, formerly founders & Owners of GRIN. In 2012, Uppsala,Sweden based game studio Starbreeze Studios bought OVERKILL and is fully owners of OVERKILL, Starbreeze is also co-developer on OVERKILL's upcoming Sci-fi Co-op game 'STORM'.
Developement & Success
OVERKILL's PayDay: The Heist was a huge success for both PC & PSN, which led to a development of sequel (PAYDAY 2), In March 2013 all PAYDAY 2 previews hit the game critics websites, it got mentioned that the game will have about 30 missions while its predeccesor(PayDay: THe Heist) only had 6 misssions and 4 dlc missions. Animations, Tactics, Masks, RewardSystem was also things that was added to PAYDAY 2 (a lot was added) though the graphics & and core mechanics stayed the same as the the first game.
Also former Battlefield 3 & Bad Company 2 Lead Designer David Goldfarb is Lead Designer & Game Director for PAYDAY 2.
Games
| Title | Year | Genre | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| PayDay: THe Heist | 2011 | First-person shooter CO-OP | Windows, PSN |
| PAYDAY 2 | 2013 | First-person shooter CO-OP | Windows, PSN, XBLA |
| STORM (Game) | TBA | CO-OP Sci-Fi | TBC |