Cipher Prime

{{Short description|American video game developer}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Cipher Prime

| logo = Cipher Prime Studios Logo.jpg

| logo_size = 250px

| type = Private

| founded = 2008

| founder = William "BJ" Stallwood, Dain Saint

| location_city = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

| location_country = USA

| industry = Video games

| products = Auditorium, Fractal, Pulse, Splice, Shimsham, Intake, Monster Want Burger, Tailwind: Prologue, Jawns, Lineweight

| services = Video game development

| homepage = [http://www.cipherprime.com/ Official site]

}}

Cipher Prime is an independent video game development studio based in Philadelphia.{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Eric|title=An Exclusive Look at Cipher Prime's Splice|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/entertainment/tech_gaming/Cipher-Prime-Splice.html|work=Philly.com|accessdate=2013-04-30}} The company was founded in 2008.{{cite web|last=Moss|first=Richard|title=Interview: Cipher Prime's Will Stallwood on Fractal, Indie Development, Inspirations, and More|url=https://venturebeat.com/2010/07/06/interview-cipher-primes-will-stallwood-on-fractal-indie-development-inspiration-and-more/|work=VentureBeat|accessdate=2013-04-30}} Cipher Prime is best known for its titles Auditorium (2008), Fractal (2010), and Splice (2012).

On February 27, 2012, Cipher Prime launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a sequel to Auditorium titled Auditorium 2: Duet.{{Cite web |date=2012-02-28 |title=Auditorium 2: Duet multiplayer wants you to make sweet harmonies with that special someone |url=https://www.engadget.com/2012-02-28-auditorium-2-duet-multiplayer-wants-you-to-make-sweet-harmonies.html |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=Engadget |language=en-US}} The Kickstarter campaign successfully met its funding goal.{{Cite web |last=Hillier |first=Brenna |date=2012-03-28 |title=Auditorium: Duet Kickstarter reaches goal just in time |url=https://www.vg247.com/auditorium-2-duet-kickstarter-reaches-goal-with-time-to-spare |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=VG247 |language=en}} In 2014, an early development version of Auditorium 2: Duet was available to play through the Indie Media Exchange showcase at SIGGRAPH in Vancouver.{{Cite web |date=2019-12-05 |title=Cipher Prime’s Auditorium Duet Conquered Kickstarter, Now On Its Way to You |url=https://www.indiegamemag.com/cipher-primes-auditorium-duet-conquered-kickstarter-now-on-its-way-to-you/ |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=IndieGameMag - IGM |language=en-US}} However, after years of development, Auditorium 2: Duet would ultimately be canceled in 2017.{{Cite news |last=O'Connor |first=Alice |date=2017-01-12 |title=News in the key of D minor: Auditorium Duet cancelled |language=en |work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/auditorium-duet-cancelled |access-date=2023-12-21}}

In 2012, Cipher Prime also began hosting weekly Dev Nights and monthly Game Jams on Thursday nights from their office in Old City Philadelphia, which they made open to the public.{{cite web|title=Dev Night|url=http://www.cipherprime.com/devnight|publisher=Cipher Prime|accessdate=9 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529231351/http://cipherprime.com/devnight|archive-date=29 May 2013|url-status=dead}} In 2013, they enlarged their office to create the Philly Game Forge, a coworking space for independent game developers.[https://technical.ly/philly/2013/10/03/philly-game-forge-old-city-coworking/ "Philly Game Forge Old City Coworking"] Technically Philly For three years, the Philly Game Forge would serve as a hub for game development, hosting regular events such as weekly Dev Nights and a monthly game jams, and seeing the success of numerous game releases before the Game Forge would ultimately close its doors on June 30th, 2016.{{Cite web |last=Torres |first=Roberto |date=2016-06-22 |title=Philly Game Forge calls it quits |url=https://technical.ly/startups/philly-game-forge-closed/ |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=Technical.ly |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2016-07-11 |title=The joyful death of the Philly Game Forge |url=https://www.engadget.com/2016-07-11-philly-game-forge-closed.html |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=Engadget |language=en-US}}

Several Cipher Prime games have been featured in Humble Bundles, including Humble Bundles With Android 4 and 6.{{cite web |title=You wanted more games galore, so get ready for Humble Bundle for Android 4! |url=http://blog.humblebundle.com/post/35279343029/you-wanted-more-games-galore-so-get-ready-for-humble |accessdate=5 July 2013 |work=Humble Mumble}}{{cite web |title=Hungry for more games? Feast on Humble Bundle with Android 6! |url=http://blog.humblebundle.com/post/53290555868/hungry-for-more-games-feast-on-humble-bundle-with |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622130743/http://blog.humblebundle.com/post/53290555868/hungry-for-more-games-feast-on-humble-bundle-with |archive-date=22 June 2013 |accessdate=5 July 2013 |work=Humble Mumble}}