Chromatic Games (formally known as Trendy Entertainment) is an American independent video game developer based in Gainesville, Florida. They created the original Dungeon Defenders and have been involved in the development of every series entry since.
The studio once claimed to have over 40 years of combined experience in the video game industry and many years working with Epic Games' Unreal Engine technology across all of their employees.
... working with the Unreal Technology that our titles are based on, the team is poised to unleash some of the most creative, fun, and innovative PC and Console games yet devised, capturing the interests of casual and hardcore gamers alike. We’re also in the market for business partners, feel free to contact us to find out more about what we have going on!
- 20XX
History[]
Chromatic was founded as Trendy Entertainment in late 2009 by University of Florida graduates Augi Lye and Jeremy Stieglitz. The original development team behind DD1 consisted of Artificial Studios Inc. co-founders ?? and ??, as well as multiple directors from Ignition Entertainment.
Sometime after 2012, Stieglitz left the company and Lye sold it to a bank of whom would greatly influence the sequel's design choices and free-to-play model. Trendy was then bought back from its investors in 2018 and regained independence. The studio unveiled their new and present-day name alongside Dungeon Defenders: Awakened via Kickstarter campaign in March the following year.
In early 2021, Chromatic Games hired a new community manger named Britney who hoped to improve communication between the company and their fans. Her role was replaced by ?? in 2022. Aydan "IHDC" Edwards, creator of the DD1 Steam conversion Redux, also joined Chromatic to fulfill a game design position. It's been suspected that he is secretly working on Dungeon Defenders III, a title mentioned on DDA's Kickstarter page.
Going Rogue and A Studio in Jeopardy (2022-Present)[]
In April 2022, Chromatic released an action roguelite spinoff of DDA into early-access on Steam, Dungeon Defenders: Going Rogue. The community manager posted a forum thread explaining why this game was being made: the company is in financial danger. DDA and DD2 combined were not generating enough revenue to keep the business afloat. DDGR was a chance to recover from DDA's poor success financially. This news raised serious concerns of them going bankrupt and the Dungeon Defenders franchise ceasing to exist.
Employees[]
Veterans[]
The original Trendy Team
Some of Chromatic Games' current employees are the same people who made DD1 years ago.
- Augi Lye - CEO & Cofounder
- ?? - ??
Newcomers[]
- Aydan "IHDC" Edwards - DD2 Project Lead (202X-Present)
- "Thales" (202X-Present)
Former Employees[]
- Jeremy Stieglitz - Cofounder
- Britney ? - Community Manager
- Philip Simpson (?) - DDA Project Lead and Engineer
Games Developed[]
- Dungeon Defenders (2010-2014)
- Dungeon Defenders Eternity (2014-201X)
- Dungeon Defenders II (201X-Present)
- Dungeon Defenders: Awakened (2020-Present)
- Dungeon Defenders: Going Rogue (In Early Access)
Trivia[]
- The same Trendy Team poster can be found in the secret Tavern room in Dungeon Defenders: Awakened (accessible after defeating the Ancient Dragon on The Summit).
- The gemstone pets in DDA are modeled after the same gem that appears in Chromatic Games' logo.