Solid Clouds

Icelandic video game developer

Solid CloudsIndustry| Video games

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Founded| 2013; 12 years ago (2013)
Founder| Stefán Gunnarsson
Stefán Þór Björnsson
Headquarters|

Reykjavík, Iceland

Number of employees

| 15 (2018)

Solid Clouds is an Icelandic video game developer located in Reykjavík, Iceland.[1][2] It was founded in 2013 by co-founders Stefán Gunnarsson, a graduate in computer science from Reykjavík University, and Stefán Þór Björnsson of Íslandsbanki.[3][4] Solid Clouds has secured both private and public funding in its foundational years with the largest round in January 2018.[5]

In 2013, Solid Clouds began development on Starborne using the Unity engine. It is a combination of 4X and massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game.[6][7] Solid Clouds was selected for the Nordic Showcase 2016 at the annual Slush conference.[8] Development of Starborne has received favorable coverage by video game press for its sixth[9] and seventh[10][11] alpha development rounds.[12][13][14][15][16][17]

## References

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1. ^ "Solid Clouds - Icelandic Times". Icelandic Times (in Icelandic). January 21, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
2. ^ "Ný stjórn hjá Solid Clouds". Retrieved July 1, 2018.
3. ^ "Northlandsquare Iceland". Northlandsquare. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
4. ^ "Solid Clouds býður í heimsókn – Nörd Norðursins". nordnordursins.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved July 1, 2018.
5. ^ "NorthStack Raisee $2.5". NorthStack. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
6. ^ "The 'new CCP' in Iceland is making a browser strategy game with 1.5M hexagons". VentureBeat. May 13, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
7. ^ "Venturebeat". Venturebeat. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
8. ^ "NorthStack Rvs and Solid Clouds".
9. ^ "'Starborne'". Worthplaying. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
10. ^ "Starborne, the upcoming 4X MMORTS from Solid Clouds will begin its seventh alpha test on October 18". Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
11. ^ "Multiplayer Game". PC Gamer. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
12. ^ "Solid Clouds með nýtt sýnishorn úr Starborne – Nörd Norðursins". nordnordursins.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved July 1, 2018.
13. ^ "Nýtt Starborne myndband – Opnað fyrir alfa umsóknir – Nörd Norðursins". nordnordursins.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved July 1, 2018.
14. ^ "Solid Clouds fyrsta félagið sem fær staðfestingu á skattafrádrætti fjárfesta". Samtök iðnaðarins - íslenskur iðnaður (in Icelandic). Retrieved July 1, 2018.
15. ^ "Ekki hægt að bjóða ríkinu betri fjárfestingakost". Retrieved July 1, 2018.
16. ^ "Solid Clouds fyrst til að fá frádrátt fyrir erlendan sérfræðing". Samtök iðnaðarins - íslenskur iðnaður (in Icelandic). Retrieved July 1, 2018.
17. ^ ""Mobile strategy games haven't really changed in ten years"". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved July 1, 2018.

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