Monolith Productions
Updated: 12/11/2025, 8:47:34 AM Wikipedia source
Monolith Productions, Inc. was an American video game developer based in Kirkland, Washington. The company was a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Games from August 2004 until its shutdown in 2025. It formerly published third-party games in the 1990s. In February 2025, it was reported that Warner Bros. Games had decided to close the studio.
Infobox
Company type
Subsidiary
Industry
Video games
Founded
October 25, 1994; 31 years ago (1994-10-25)
Founders
mw- Bryan BouwmanToby GladwellBrian GobleJace HallGarrett PricePaul RenaultBrian Waite
Defunct
February 25, 2025; 9 months ago (2025-02-25)
Fate
Dissolved
Headquarters
Kirkland, Washington, United States
Number of employees
100 (2004)
Parent
Warner Bros. Games (2004–2025)
Website
lith.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2025-02-22)
Tables
· Video games › Developed
1998
1999
TNN Outdoors Pro Hunter 2
Role(s)
Microsoft Windows
Notes
—
2000
2001
Tex Atomic's Big Bot Battles
Role(s)
Microsoft Windows
Notes
—
2003
2005
2012
2014
Role(s)
Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
Notes
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | ||
| PC | Console | Handheld | ||
| 1997 | Blood | MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows | — | — |
| Claw | Microsoft Windows | — | — | |
| 1998 | Get Medieval | Microsoft Windows | — | — |
| Shogo: Mobile Armor Division | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux, AmigaOS | — | — | |
| Blood II: The Chosen | Microsoft Windows | — | — | |
| 1999 | Gruntz | Microsoft Windows | — | — |
| TNN Outdoors Pro Hunter 2 | Microsoft Windows | — | — | |
| 2000 | Sanity: Aiken's Artifact | Microsoft Windows | — | — |
| The Operative: No One Lives Forever | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS | PlayStation 2 | — | |
| 2001 | Tex Atomic's Big Bot Battles | Microsoft Windows | — | — |
| Aliens Versus Predator 2 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS | — | — | |
| 2002 | No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS | — | — |
| 2003 | Tron 2.0 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS | Xbox | Game Boy Advance |
| Contract J.A.C.K. | Microsoft Windows | — | — | |
| 2005 | The Matrix Online | Microsoft Windows | — | — |
| F.E.A.R. | Microsoft Windows | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | — | |
| Condemned: Criminal Origins | Microsoft Windows | Xbox 360 | — | |
| 2008 | Condemned 2: Bloodshot | — | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | — |
| 2009 | Project Origin | Microsoft Windows | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | — |
| 2012 | Gotham City Impostors | Microsoft Windows | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | — |
| Guardians of Middle-earth | Microsoft Windows | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | — | |
| 2014 | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | — |
| 2017 | Middle-earth: Shadow of War | Microsoft Windows | PlayStation 4, Xbox One | — |
· Video games › Published
1999
Role(s)
Microsoft Windows
Role(s)
Microsoft Windows
Role(s)
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux, AmigaOS
| Year | Title | Platform(s) |
| PC | ||
| 1994 | Maabus | MS-DOS |
| 1998 | Rage of Mages | Microsoft Windows |
| 1999 | Rage of Mages II: Necromancer | Microsoft Windows |
| Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator | Microsoft Windows | |
| Gorky 17 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux, AmigaOS |
References
- "October 25th is Monolith's 25th Anniversary. Twenty. Five. Years. In the business. And we've got a lot of fun stuff planned this month to celebrate. Stay tuned here for a big ol' look back at a long history of #gamedev"https://x.com/MonolithDev/status/1179501628631552001
- gamesindustry.bizhttp://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/monolith-productions-appoints-new-ceo
- "Warner Bros. buys Monolith Productions"https://web.archive.org/web/20060112145011/http://www.gamespot.com/news/6104711.html
- GamesIndustry.bizhttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/warner-bros-reportedly-shuttering-monolith-productions-player-first-games-and-warner-bros-san-diego
- GameSpyhttps://web.archive.org/web/20070609133032/http://www.gamespy.com/articles/697/697083p12.html
- GamesRadarhttps://www.gamesradar.com/from-shogo-to-shadow-of-war-charting-the-chaotic-creative-history-of-monolith-productions/
- Puget Sound Business Journalhttps://web.archive.org/web/20010513034321/http://seattle.bcentral.com/seattle/stories/1997/05/26/story3.html
- PC Gamerhttps://www.pcgamer.com/wonder-woman-game-announced-is-in-development-at-monolith-productions/