Runner Duck
{{Short description|British video game developer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Runner Duck Games Limited
| logo = Runner_Duck_Company_Logo.jpg
| type = Private
| industry = Video games
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2016|12}}
| founder = {{Unbulleted list|Dave Miller|Jon Wingrove|}}
| hq_location_country = UK
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Dave Miller (creative director)|Jon Wingrove (technical director)}}
| members = 4
| owner = Catalis Group (2016–2019)
NorthEdge Capital (2019–present)
}}
Runner Duck is a video game developer headquartered in the UK.{{Cite web| title=Runner Duck Games Company Profile: Acquisition & Investors.|url=https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/431326-00 |website=Pitchbook |language=en}} It was founded by Dave Miller and Jon Wingrove in 2016.{{Cite web |title=Curve Digital acquires Bomber Crew developer, Runner Duck |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/curve-digital-acquires-bomber-crew-developer-runner-duck/ |website=MCV}}
History
Runner Duck was founded in December 2016 as an independent games development studio by former AAA, casual and mobile game developers Dave Miller and Jon Wingrove. The founders had previously worked on popular games such as Race Driver: Grid,{{Cite web |title=GRID (2008) Windows credits - MobyGames |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/grid/credits}} Colin McRae: DiRT 2,{{Cite web |title=DiRT 2 (2009) Windows credits - Mobygames |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/dirt-2/credits}} and the Buzz! series.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/ps3/buzz-quiz-tv/credits |title=Buzz!: Quiz TV (2008) Playstation 3 credits}}{{Cite web |title=How I learnt to stop worrying and love the Bomb: Runner Duck on its FTL-style WW2 game Bomber Crew |url=https://www.pcgamesinsider.biz/indie-interview/66202/how-i-learnt-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-bomb-runner-duck-on-its-ftl-style-ww2-game-bomber-crew/}}
Runner Duck released their first game, Bomber Crew in October 2017, published by Curve Games.{{Cite web |title=Bomber Crew - Curve Games |url=https://curvegames.com/our-games/bomber-crew/}}
In 2018, Runner Duck won the MCV/Develop Award for "Best New Studio".{{Cite web |title=Winners 2018 Develop Awards |url=https://www.developawards.com/winners-2018/}}
In March 2019, Curve Games parent company Catalis Group acquired Runner Duck with the aim of continuing the "crew" franchise with Curve Games as the publisher.
Games developed
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Title ! Year ! Platform(s) |
| Bomber Crew
| 2017 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch |
| Space Crew
| 2020 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch |
| Badlands Crew
| 2025{{Cite web |title=Badlands Crew Release Dates |url=https://www.releases.com/p/badlands-crew}} |