Free Lives
Independent indie game developer based in Cape Town, South Africa. Founded April 2012 by Evan Greenwood. Known for Broforce, GORN, Genital Jousting, Terra Nil, Stick It to the Stickman, Anger Foot.
- Type: Developer · Buyer
- Headquarters: South Africa
- Data updated: 15 Nov 2026
Key facts
- According to Games Atlas analysis of shipped-game credits, Free Lives published or developed 7 games released 2014–2026 (+1 as distributor or contractor).
- Games Atlas data shows 4 of 7 Free Lives titles with known production credits (57%) used external service partners.
- The most frequent external partner on Free Lives titles is Devolver Digital (8 shared credits, 2014–2026).
- Games Atlas tracked 1 news stories about Free Lives in the last 24 months.
How to cite this page
Games Atlas — Games Industry Intelligence (2026). Free Lives — company profile. Data updated 15 Nov 2026. https://gamesatlas.app/companies/free-lives
What Free Lives outsources and how open it is to new partners
The verdict rates how hard it is for a new vendor to win work in each discipline: how much of the work goes to outside vendors rather than staying inside, whether the same partners come back or change from project to project, and how often first-time partners got in over recent years.
- Localisation services: Open: partners change from project to project. Sourcing model: spread across many vendors (2.5 vendors per title, typical 1.5). 2 of 3 titles with detailed credits since 2015 used an external partner (67%); 3 external partners, 2 of them returning (100% of outsourced titles), most often Bada Games (100%). Small base: a first signal, not a settled pattern.
- Additional development & engineering: Possible: outsourced less often, but not to a fixed circle. Sourcing model: point top-up from outside (1 vendors per title, typical 1.7). 1 of 3 titles with detailed credits since 2015 used an external partner (33%); 1 external partners, 0 of them returning (0% of outsourced titles), most often Annapurna Pictures (100%). Small base: a first signal, not a settled pattern.
- Marketing and consulting services: Full breakdown available to registered members.
- Porting services: Full breakdown available to registered members.
- QA and testing services: Full breakdown available to registered members.
- Lead & co-development: Full breakdown available to registered members.
Members-only data, free account. The full sourcing breakdown for Free Lives is available to registered Games Atlas members. Registration is free. After sign-in, the page shows for Marketing and consulting services, Porting services, QA and testing services, Lead & co-development: share of titles outsourced, number of external partners, the largest vendors and their share, new partners in recent years, and how open each discipline is to new vendors, plus 15 more external partners. Create a free account.
External partners proven by shipped credits
- Devolver Digital — Publishing, 8 shared credits, 2014–2026
- Combined Effect — Localisation services, 4 shared credits, 2014–2025
- Annapurna Pictures — Additional development & engineering, Porting services, 3 shared credits, 2014–2019
- Keywords Studios — Marketing and consulting services, 3 shared credits, 2014–2025
- Bada Games — Localisation services, 2 shared credits, 2019–2024
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Methodology
Source: Games Atlas (gamesatlas.app), based on MobyGames production credits and Games Atlas analysis; the sourcing figures cover work credited on releases from 2015 onwards. One game counts once regardless of platforms, editions or add-ons. Games Atlas does not estimate revenue or report the performance of individual games. Profile: https://gamesatlas.app/companies/free-lives