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| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founder | Jake Birkett |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | https://greyaliengames.com/ |
Grey Alien Games is an indie English video game developer based in Dorset.[1] It is jointly owned by wife and husband duo, Helen Carmichael and Jake Birkett.[2][3]
They specialize in role-playing video games and solitaire video games.[4]
The company's 2020 title Ancient Enemy, created in collaboration with Jim Rossignol and supported by Bithell Games, received an Honourable Mention for game design at the 2021 Independent Games Festival[5].
In 2021, Grey Alien Games collaborated with Dejobaan Games on T-Minus 30, a fast-paced city builder for PC. It also launched historical casual card title Regency Solitaire on the Nintendo Switch. Helen Carmichael also collaborated on narrative for Foxy Voxel for its early access game, Going Medieval.
As of 2025, the company was working with Night Signal Entertainment on Forbidden Solitaire, a horror solitaire game. A demo was released on January 16, 2026[6] and the full game was released on April 30, 2026.
Games developed
[edit]| Year | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Xmas Bonus | Microsoft Windows |
| 2006 | Easter Bonus | Microsoft Windows |
| 2005 | Holiday Bonus | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, iPad, iPhone |
| 2006 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, iPad, iPhone |
| 2007 | Fairway Solitaire | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh |
| 2009 | Unwell Mel | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh |
| 2011 | Spring Bonus | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, iPad, iPhone |
| 2012 | Holiday Bonus Gold | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, iPad, iPhone |
| 2013 | Spooky Bonus | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh |
| 2015 | Regency Solitaire | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh |
| 2017 | Shadowhand[7][8][9][10] | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh |
| 2020 | Ancient Enemy[11] | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh |
| 2021 | T-Minus 30 | Microsoft Windows |
| 2021 | Regency Solitaire | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, Nintendo Switch |
| 2024 | Regency Solitaire II | Microsoft Windows |
| 2024 | Shadowhand Solitaire | Microsoft Windows |
| 2026 | Forbidden Solitaire | Microsoft Windows |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Grey Alien Games and Suricate Software bring Jewel Match Solitaire Winterscapes to Steam". Gamasutra. 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2020-04-09.[dead link]
- ↑ "Grey Alien Games » Writing & Editing". Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ↑ "Helen Carmichael Video Game Credits and Biography". MobyGames. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ↑ "Steam Indie Game Sales Numbers - Battle Royale Tycoon". Gamasutra. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ↑ "Finalists and Winners". Independent Games Festival (IGF). 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ↑ Colp, Tyler (2026-01-16). "Forbidden Solitaire warns us to uninstall it 'before it's too late,' but I played the demo anyway and now I want more". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "One month on, how has Grey Alien's Shadowhand done for itself?". pcgamesinsider.biz. 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ↑ "Shadowhand review". PC Gamer. 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ↑ "Wot I Think: Shadowhand". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. 2017-12-18. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ↑ "Shadowhand review". Eurogamer. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ↑ "'Vicious RPG card battler' Ancient Enemy launches today". thumbsticks.com. 2020-04-09. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
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