Philos Laboratories

Philos Laboratories
IndustryVideo games
Founded1995
Defunct2004
Headquarters
Budapest
,
Hungary
Key people
John (Zsolt) Vamosi (CEO) and Antal Ruttmayer (Game Designer)
ProductsTheocracy
Escape from Alcatraz
Rebels: Prison Escape

Philos Laboratories (also known as Philos Laboratories Software Developer Ltd. or Philos Labs and later Philos Entertainment, Inc) was a Hungarian computer software development company known for working with producer Ubisoft and CDV Software Entertainment.[1]

The company was founded in 1995 by John (Zsolt) Vamosi, working mostly on making graphics for advertisements. In 1997, several developers of the game Perihelion: The Prophecy were hired, and they started making their first title, what would become Theocracy.[2]

It was eventually disbanded in 2004, amid lawsuits of software piracy and much debated financial ventures.[3]

Released titles

  • Theocracy (2000)
  • Tim7 (2001)
  • Rebels: Prison Escape (2003)

References

  1. ^ "Philos Labs Company Profile - GamingExcellence". www.gamingexcellence.com.
  2. ^ "Zsolt Vamosi of Philos Labs". March 24, 2000.
  3. ^ Zsolt, Hanula (2009-01-22). "Válságban a magyar játékfejlesztés?". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  • Antal Ruttmayer of Philos Labs Interview (Eurogamer)
  • Escape from Alcatraz Q&A (Gamespot)
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