Factsheet
Developer:
Sidequest Ninja
Based in Cambridge, UK
Founding date:
October 2, 2019
Website:
https://www.sidequestninja.com
Press / Business contact:
press-contact@sidequestninja.com
Social:
Twitter
Bluesky
YouTube
Twitch
Releases:
Hexahedra
Address:
7 Quy Court
Colliers Lane
Quy
CB25 9AU
Phone:
Please just email me!
Description
Where one-man indie Chris Knowles (with freelancer help!) makes games. Currently creating puzzle game Hexahedra.
History
Before Sidequest NinjaChris joined the games industry in 2007 at Jagex, and while there spent many years working on the RuneScape engine, as well as shipping three other titles; amongst other things he was the senior backend developer throughout the development of Chronicle: RuneScape Legends. In 2019 he went part-time to set up Sidequest Ninja, and left Jagex completely in May 2021.
Going IndieHaving built a prototype in 2019, and after taking some time off to get married, production on Hexahedra started in earnest in February 2020. The game was 290% funded on Kickstarter in December 2022, and launched on 16th May 2024. The game also has a Steam demo.
Projects
Videos
Hexahedra launch trailer YouTube, .mp4
Images
There are far more images available for Sidequest Ninja, but these are the ones we felt would be most useful to you. If you have specific requests, please do contact us!
Logo & Icon
Awards & Recognition
- "Develop:Brighton Indie Showcase Finalist 2022" - Brighton, UK, 12th-14th July 2022
Additional Links
Development Blog
Technical discussions of how Hexahedra is put together https:.
Team & Repeating Collaborator
Chris Knowles
Founder, Code, Design
presskit() by Rami Ismail (Vlambeer) - also thanks to these fine folks