Factsheet

Developer:

Force Of Habit

Based in Bristol, United Kingdom.

Founding date:

3 September, 2012

Website:

https://forceofhab.it/

Press / Business Contact:

contact@forceofhab.it

Address:

16 Chatterton Green

Whitchurch

Bristol

BS14 0DQ

Phone:

N/A

Description

Force Of Habit was an independent games studio by Ashley Gwinnell.

HISTORY: 2021 - HIATUS

In 2021, Force Of Habit went on an indefinite hiatus. Ashley moved on to focus on IMPRESS, a marketing and PR toolkit to help the independent games industry with all things publishing and audience ops.

HISTORY: 2016 - 2020

In January 2016 Nick left Force Of Habit in the capable hands of Ashley to embark on his own, curious, solo adventure. What's Nick up to now? Well, you'd have to ask him!

Now, when Ashley isn't filling his face with bread-based carbohydrates, he's continuing with experimentation in game jams, steadily releasing small titles such as makenines, updating the back catalogue to new platforms (e.g. Nintendo Switch), and working on freelance game and web projects.

HISTORY: 2012 - 2016

Ashley Gwinnell met Nick Dymond (former co-founder) at a small game jam event in Bristol. After their demo placed second in the Extended Play Festival that year, they returned as a team to participate in the Global Game Jam and developed atmospheric input-recycler Omnivium.

With similar interests discovered in audio-oriented and experimental game design, they continued working together in game jams, continually raising the bar on what they could achieve in short bursts of time. After Ashley finished his degree in Computer Science, Nick quit his job and Force Of Habit was born.

Nick and Ashley worked on multiple titles including their debut, cult-hit Toast Time ( Android, iOS), Neon Caves, Sinking Feeling, Friendship Club, and many other prototypes and work-for-hire projects.

Releases

Mini Releases

Videos

Bristol TV - Neon Caves Interview
EGX TV - Friendship Club Interview
EGX Rezzed - Game Jam presentation (43:50)
Explay 2012 - Nick Dymond interview

Images

There are far more images available for Force Of Habit, but these are the ones we felt would be most useful to you. If you have specific requests, please do get in touch!

Logo & Icon

Awards & Recognition

  • "Winner, Technical Achievement." - Jamchester (Manchester). June, 2017.
  • "Nomination, Best Coder/Developer." - TechSPARKies. October, 2014
  • "Nomination, Best New Studio." - Develop Awards, 2014
  • "Winner, Best New IP." - TIGA Awards. 6 November, 2013
  • "Nomination, Best Start-Up." - TIGA Awards. 14 October, 2013
  • "Winner, 'Gamify Your PhD'." - Wellcome Trust, London. 4 September, 2012

Selected Articles

  • "Stalwarts of numerous jams who craft games of striking quality."

- Martin Robinson, Eurogamer

  • "Intestinal immunology in the form of a tunnel shooter not dissimilar to Jeff Minter's iconic game 'Tempest'."

- Will Freeman, Develop Online