Loki Software

Loki Software, Inc. (sometimes also called as Loki Games or Loki Entertainment Software) was a Software firm at Tustin, California, United States, that ported several computer games from Microsoft Windows to Linux.

Loki Software was founded in August 1998 by Scott Draeker and stopped in January 2002.

The titles published by Loki Software are:

Descent (computer game)

Eric s Ultimate Solitaire

Heavy Gear

Heroes of Might and Magic III

Heretic II

Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns

Postal (computer game)

Railroad Tycoon

Quake III Arena

Sid Meier s Alpha Centauri

Soldier of Fortune (computer game)

Tribes 2

Unreal Tournament

In addition to the published titles, there is also an unfinished port of Deus Ex. The later update of Deus Ex for Microsoft Windows features the OpenGL device driver for the Unreal engine from Loki Software s Linux port.

Loki Software also developed several free tools, such as LokiInstaller (or LokiSetup), and supported the development of the Simple DirectMedia Layer. The book [http://www.nostarch.com/frameset.phpstartat=plg Programming Linux Games] (also available [http://web.archive.org/web/20030210191202/http://www.overcode.net/~overcode/writing/plg/ online (The Internet Archive)]) by Loki Software and John R. Hall is recognized as one of the prominent tutorials for the Simple DirectMedia Layer.