Large Animal Games
{{short description|American video game developer (2001–2014)}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Large Animal Games
| logo =
| type = Privately held
| foundation = {{Start date|2001|02}}
| defunct = {{End date|2014|02}}
| location_city = New York City
| location_country = USA
| location = 115 W. 29th St., 11th floor; New York, NY 10001
| key_people = Wade Tinney, Josh Welber, Brad Macdonald
| industry = Online/Video Games Developer/Distributor
| products = Games (See List)
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.largeanimal.com}}
}}
Large Animal Games was an independent casual game developer, known for their game Color Zen. The company was founded in New York City, New York during 2001 by Wade Tinney and Josh Welber.{{cite news|last1=MALLOZZI|first1=VINCENT M.|title=When Playing Video Games Is Not Just a Waste of Time|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/nyregion/26video.html?_r=0|work=New York Times|date=25 April 2009|accessdate=9 December 2014|archive-date=5 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105231105/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/nyregion/26video.html?_r=0|url-status=live}} Large Animal Games released over 100 games for a variety of platforms until they announced that they were closing in March 2014.{{cite web|title=All Good Things...|url=http://www.largeanimal.com/#!blog/cd0|publisher=Large Animal Games|accessdate=9 December 2014|archive-date=27 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327051400/http://largeanimal.com/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Nutt|first1=Christian|title=Longtime NYC casual game shop Large Animal shutters|date=11 March 2014|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/longtime-nyc-casual-game-shop-large-animal-shutters|publisher=Gamasutra|access-date=9 December 2014|archive-date=18 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218122738/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/212859/Longtime_NYC_casual_game_shop_Large_Animal_shutters.php|url-status=live}}
Mobile Games
- Bumper Stars
- Color Zen{{cite web|last1=Cipriano|first1=Jason|title='Color Zen' - From Game Jam To Success Story In Six Weeks Or Less|url=http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2013/07/08/color-zen-interview/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712092432/http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2013/07/08/color-zen-interview|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2013|publisher=MTV MultiPlayer|accessdate=9 December 2014}}{{cite web|title=Color Zen (reviews)|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/color-zen/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=9 December 2014|archive-date=20 March 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250320194329/https://www.metacritic.com/game/color-zen/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad|url-status=live}}
- Color Zen Kids{{cite web|last1=Gudmundsen|first1=Jinny|title=How to turn puzzle playing into brain training|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/gudmundsen/2014/01/26/puzzle-playing-training-games/4664477/|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=9 December 2014|archive-date=14 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214104329/http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/gudmundsen/2014/01/26/puzzle-playing-training-games/4664477/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Color Zen Kids (reviews)|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/color-zen-kids/critic-reviews/?platform=wii-u|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=9 December 2014|archive-date=20 March 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250320194355/https://www.metacritic.com/game/color-zen-kids/critic-reviews/?platform=wii-u|url-status=live}}
- Character Cards
- PhotoBlitz
- Nomsters
- Bananagrams iPhone
- Bumperstars iPhone
- Fashion Solitaire
- Lucky Cruise Slots
- Universal Film Mogul
- Picturiffic
- Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
- Spartacus: Vengeance{{cite web|last1=Knapp|first1=Alex|title=Starz Expands Its Social Media Marketing For Spartacus|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/01/16/starz-expands-its-social-media-marketing-for-spartacus/|work=Forbes|accessdate=9 December 2014|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924163119/http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/01/16/starz-expands-its-social-media-marketing-for-spartacus/|url-status=live}}
- Office World
- Bananagram
- Bumper Stars
- Lucky Strike Lanes
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