No More Robots
{{Short description|British video game publisher}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:No More Robots}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = No More Robots Ltd
| logo = No_More_Robots_logo.png
| type = Private
| industry = Video games
| founded = {{Start date and age|2017}}
| founders = {{Unbulleted list
| Mike Rose
| Simon Carless
| Jas Purewal
}}
| hq_location_city = Manchester
| hq_location_country = UK
| num_locations = 1 office
| num_locations_year = 2019
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Mike Rose (Director)
| num_employees = 13
| num_employees_year = 2022
| website = {{URL|http://www.nomorerobots.io/|nomorerobots.io}}
}}
No More Robots Ltd is a British video game publisher based in Manchester, England. The company was founded by Mike Rose, previously of publishing company tinyBuild, alongside investors Simon Carless and Jas Purewal.{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/07/27/new-u-k-publisher-no-more-robots-will-launch-descenders-freeriding-game/ |title=New U.K. publisher No More Robots will launch Descenders free-riding game |first=Dean|last=Takahashi |work=VentureBeat |date=July 27, 2017 |accessdate=March 3, 2019}} The publishing label originally found success with digital games Not Tonight and Descenders, and now works with various development studios for titles across PC and console gaming platforms.
Operations and Publishing
Following the success of Descenders,{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-07-25-no-more-robots-first-year-was-far-better-than-wed-dared-to-hope-for |title=No More Robots' first year was 'far better than we'd dared to hope for' |first=Matthew|last=Handrahan |work=Gamesindustry.biz |date=July 25, 2018 |accessdate=March 3, 2019}} No More Robots published management simulator Not Tonight, which was widely covered in the mainstream media for its dystopian take on Brexit.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-45563154/playing-not-tonight-the-dystopian-brexit-video-game |title=Playing 'Not Tonight' - the dystopian Brexit video game |work=BBC |date=September 19, 2018 |accessdate=March 3, 2019}} In 2019, the publishing label released Independent Games Festival-nominated{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/igf-awards-2019-nominees-1203098551/ |title='Return of the Obra Dinn' Leads IGF Awards Nominees |first=Stefanie|last=Fogel |work=Variety |date=January 3, 2019 |accessdate=March 3, 2019}} operating system simulator Hypnospace Outlaw and card-based roguelike Nowhere Prophet.{{cite web |last1=Suther |first1=Austin |title=A Look at How Nowhere Prophet Combines Roguelikes and Card Mechanics |url=https://techraptor.net/content/nowhere-prophet-combines-roguelikes-card-mechanics |website=TechRaptor |date=July 2019|accessdate=July 19, 2019}} In 2020, No More Robots released kingdom management sim Yes, Your Grace, and life simulator Family Man.
Founder Mike Rose spoke on the state of indie publishing, the industry, and the company in a 2024 interview. Rose stated that smaller publishers need to look at the long term without obsessing over exponential growth. No More Robots' approach focuses on "pragmatic survival" in favor of topping sales charts.{{cite web |title='This is just a death cycle': No More Robots gets candid about the state of indie publishing |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-this-is-just-a-death-cycle-no-more-robots-gets-candid-about-the-state-of-indie-publishing |website=Game Developer |access-date=3 September 2024}}
Games published
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.nomorerobots.io/}}
Category:2017 establishments in England
Category:British companies established in 2017
Category:Companies based in Manchester
Category:Privately held companies of England
Category:Video game companies established in 2017