Solid Clouds

{{short description|Icelandic video game developer}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2017}}

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| name = Solid Clouds

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| industry = Video games

| foundation = {{Start date and age|2013}}

| founder = Stefán Gunnarsson
Stefán Þór Björnsson

| hq_location_city = Reykjavík, Iceland

| num_employees = 15 (2018)

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Solid Clouds is an Icelandic video game developer located in Reykjavík, Iceland.{{cite web |title=Solid Clouds - Icelandic Times |url=http://icelandictimes.com/solid-clouds/?lang=is |website=Icelandic Times |access-date=1 July 2018 |language=is-IS |date=21 January 2016}}{{cite web |title=Ný stjórn hjá Solid Clouds |url=https://www.mbl.is/vidskipti/frettir/2017/09/05/ny_stjorn_hja_solid_clouds/ |access-date=1 July 2018}} It was founded in 2013 by co-founders Stefán Gunnarsson, a graduate in computer science from Reykjavík University, and Stefán Þór Björnsson of Íslandsbanki.{{cite web|website=Northlandsquare|url= http://www.northlandsquare.com/2016/06/profile-solid-clouds-iceland/ |title=Northlandsquare Iceland |access-date=June 24, 2016}}{{cite web |title=Solid Clouds býður í heimsókn – Nörd Norðursins |url=https://nordnordursins.is/2017/11/solid-clouds-bydur-i-heimsokn/ |website=nordnordursins.is |access-date=1 July 2018 |language=is}} Solid Clouds has secured both private and public funding in its foundational years with the largest round in January 2018.{{cite web|website=NorthStack |url= http://northstack.is/index.php/2018/01/08/solid-clouds-raises-2-5m-from-kjolur-fjarfestingarfelag/ |title=NorthStack Raisee $2.5 |access-date=January 8, 2018}}

In 2013, Solid Clouds began development on Starborne using the Unity engine. It is a combination of 4X and massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game.{{cite web |title=The 'new CCP' in Iceland is making a browser strategy game with 1.5M hexagons |url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/05/13/the-new-ccp-in-iceland-is-making-a-broswer-strategy-game-with-1-5m-hexagons/ |website=VentureBeat |access-date=1 July 2018 |date=13 May 2015}}{{cite web|website=Venturebeat|url= https://venturebeat.com/2018/05/16/microsoft-controller-makes-gaming-more-accessible-to-people-with-disabilities/ |title=Venturebeat |access-date=May 16, 2018}} Solid Clouds was selected for the Nordic Showcase 2016 at the annual Slush conference.{{cite web|url=http://northstack.is/index.php/2016/11/15/rvx-and-solid-clouds-to-represent-iceland-at-slush-nordic-showcase-2016/|title=NorthStack Rvs and Solid Clouds}} Development of Starborne has received favorable coverage by video game press for its sixth{{cite web|website=Worthplaying |url= http://worthplaying.com/article/2017/5/18/news/103610/ |title='Starborne' |access-date=May 18, 2017}} and seventh{{cite web |title=Starborne, the upcoming 4X MMORTS from Solid Clouds will begin its seventh alpha test on October 18. |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/307656/Starborne_the_upcoming_4X_MMORTS_from_Solid_Clouds_will_begin_its_seventh_alpha_test_on_October_18.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214174216/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/307656/Starborne_the_upcoming_4X_MMORTS_from_Solid_Clouds_will_begin_its_seventh_alpha_test_on_October_18.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 14, 2019 |access-date=1 July 2018 |language=en}}{{cite web|website=PC Gamer |url= https://www.pcgamer.com/starborne-is-a-massively-multiplayer-strategy-game-from-former-eve-online-devs/ |title=Multiplayer Game |access-date=October 16, 2017}} alpha development rounds.{{cite web |title=Solid Clouds með nýtt sýnishorn úr Starborne – Nörd Norðursins |url=https://nordnordursins.is/2016/04/solid-clouds-med-nytt-synishorn-ur-starborne/ |website=nordnordursins.is |access-date=1 July 2018 |language=is}}{{cite web |title=Nýtt Starborne myndband – Opnað fyrir alfa umsóknir – Nörd Norðursins |url=https://nordnordursins.is/2017/05/nytt-starborne-myndband-opnad-fyrir-alfa-umsoknir/ |website=nordnordursins.is |access-date=1 July 2018 |language=is}}{{cite web |title=Solid Clouds fyrsta félagið sem fær staðfestingu á skattafrádrætti fjárfesta |url=http://www.si.is/frettasafn/solid-clouds-fyrsta-felagid-sem-faer-stadfestingu-a-skattafradraetti-fjarfesta |website=Samtök iðnaðarins - íslenskur iðnaður |access-date=1 July 2018 |language=is}}{{cite web |title=Ekki hægt að bjóða ríkinu betri fjárfestingakost |url=https://www.mbl.is/vidskipti/frettir/2016/12/22/skattaafslattur_vid_hlutafjaraukningu/ |access-date=1 July 2018}}{{cite web |title=Solid Clouds fyrst til að fá frádrátt fyrir erlendan sérfræðing |url=http://www.si.is/frettasafn/solid-clouds-fyrst-til-ad-fa-fradratt-fyrir-erlendan-serfraeding |website=Samtök iðnaðarins - íslenskur iðnaður |access-date=1 July 2018 |language=is}}{{cite web |title="Mobile strategy games haven't really changed in ten years" |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-11-22-mobile-strategy-games-havent-really-changed-in-ten-years |website=GamesIndustry.biz |access-date=1 July 2018 |language=en}}

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