Four Door Lemon

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Four Door Lemon Ltd
Company typeLimited
IndustryVideo games
FoundedApril 2005
DefunctSeptember 2018
FateInsolvency
Headquarters,
Key people
Simon Barratt
Les Ellis
Number of employees
15-20
Websitefourdoorlemon.com (archived)

Four Door Lemon Ltd was a video game company based in Bradford, West Yorkshire and was one of the UK's longest-lived independent video games and middleware developers.[citation needed] Commonly known as "FDL", the company’s name derived from a children’s joke.

History[edit]

The company was founded in 2005 by programmers Simon Barratt and Tim Wharton. After developing and launching the Lemon Engine as a middleware program, the team expanded and began development on games for various publishers alongside continued development on the Lemon Engine.

The company's workforce grew in size over time, with its operations encompassing the creation of games for multiple publishers in addition to the development and release of proprietary titles. Ultimately, the company was disbanded in September of 2018.[1]

Company philosophy[edit]

After years of focusing on middleware and game developments, Four Door Lemon started to develop games to be self-published on various platforms, alongside completing work-for-hire titles for other publishers.[2]

Technology[edit]

Four Door Lemon utilized its own technology for developments. The multi-platform Lemon Engine has been used in all FDL-developed titles, with a version now being used for the PS4 and Xbox One developments.

Games[edit]

Industry organizations[edit]

Four Door Lemon was a member of numerous video games related bodies, including UKIE (board member),[3] Game Republic,[4] TIGA, Made in creative UK[5] and Ga-Ma-Yo.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FOUR DOOR LEMON LIMITED insolvency - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Four Door Lemon: From Hired Gun to Full Indie". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  3. ^ "More top UK games makers win seats in Ukie Board elections | Ukie". ukie.org.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Game Republic Student Showcase 2014 | Welcome to Game Republic". gamerepublic.net. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Made in Creative UK Supported by". www.madeincreativeuk.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  6. ^ "GO TEAMS GAMAYO!". ga-ma-yo.com. Retrieved 4 June 2016.

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