# Benjamin Rivers

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**Benjamin Rivers** is an [independent game developer](/source/Independent_video_game_development), illustrator, and comic artist.[1]

## Biography

Rivers was raised in [Barry's Bay, Ontario](/source/Barry's_Bay), Canada and is now based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the [Hand Eye Society](/source/Hand_Eye_Society) and a graduate of the [Artsy Games Incubator](/source/Artsy_Games_Incubator) program. Rivers has been an active and early member of the Toronto independent gaming scene and has been creating games for download and display since 2008.

His games span multiple genres but often focus on similar visual styles. The various titles have appeared in [*Edge* magazine](/source/Edge_(magazine)), *[Game Developers Magazine](/source/Game_Developer_(magazine))* and on *[Gamasutra](/source/Gamasutra)*, GameSetWatch, [Destructoid](/source/Destructoid), *[Maisonneuve](/source/Maisonneuve_(magazine))*, among others.

[Destructoid](/source/Destructoid) called one of Rivers' games, *Snow*, "an *American Splendor* comic delivered by way of *[Monkey Island](/source/Monkey_Island_(series))*."[2]

His graphic novel *Snow* is being made into a feature film by Ryan Couldrey. The film stars Nina Iordanova as Dana and is set for a release in October 2014.[3] The film will be free to watch, but there will also be a paid version with bonus content. For the first 90 days of Snow's release, 100% of the proceeds from each purchase will go toward the [Princess Margaret Cancer Centre](/source/Princess_Margaret_Cancer_Centre), which serves as the premier cancer research institute and hospital in Canada.

## Bibliography

**Comic Books & Graphic Novels**

All self-published

- 2004. *Empty Words #1*
- 2006. *Empty Words #2*
- 2007. *Empty Words #3*
- 2007. *Empty Words #4*
- 2008. *Empty Words*, the complete series
- 2008. *Snow #1*
- 2009. *Snow #2*
- 2010. *Snow #3*
- 2010. *The Husbanders*
- 2011. *Snow #4*
- 2011. *Snow*, the complete series

**Games**

- 2008. *Snow the Game*[4]
- 2009. *The Ascent*[5]
- 2010. *Drunken Rampage*[6]
- 2010. *Missing*[7]
- 2012. *[Home](/source/Home_(video_game))*[8]
- 2015. *Alone with You*[9]
- 2019. *Worse Than Death*
- 2024. *Neo Harbor Rescue Squad*[10]

## References

1. Andrew Webster (2010-07-15). ["Making Games on the Side: Development in the Real World"](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/making-games-on-the-side-development-in-the-real-world). *[Gamasutra](/source/Gamasutra)*. Retrieved 4 September 2010.

1. Anthony Burch (4 October 2009). ["Indie Nation #56: Snow"](http://www.destructoid.com/indie-nation-56-snow-128149.phtml). *[Destructoid](/source/Destructoid)*. Retrieved 4 September 2010.

1. ["SNOW – a film by Ryan Couldrey"](http://www.snowtoronto.com/#sthash.Aoes9X7C.dpbs). Retrieved 1 May 2014.

1. [*Snow the Game*](https://archive.today/20120724061952/http://www.benjaminrivers.com/game-pages/snow-game/) at Rivers's site

1. [*The Ascent*](https://archive.today/20120721162209/http://www.benjaminrivers.com/game-pages/the-ascent/) at Rivers's site

1. [*Drunken Rampage*](https://archive.today/20120731072445/http://www.benjaminrivers.com/game-pages/drunken-rampage/) at Rivers's site

1. [*Missing*](https://archive.today/20120729165851/http://www.benjaminrivers.com/game-pages/missing/) at Rivers's site

1. [*Home*](http://www.benjaminrivers.com/games/home/) at Rivers's site

1. [*Alone with You*](http://www.alonewithyougame.com/) website

1. Romano, Sal (9 July 2024). ["'Paramedic action drama' Neo Harbor Rescue Squad announced for PS5, PS4, and PC"](https://www.gematsu.com/2024/07/paramedic-action-drama-neo-harbor-rescue-squad-announced-for-ps5-ps4-and-pc). *Gematsu*. Retrieved 9 July 2024.

## External links

- [Benjamin Rivers](https://twitter.com/BenjaminRivers) on Twitter
- ["Drunken Rampage Interactive Drinking Game"](http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2010/06/drunken_rampage_interactive_dr.php), GameSetWatch, 7 June 2010
- ["Artsy Games"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100322191659/http://maisonneuve.org/pressroom/article/2010/jan/13/artsy-games/), Maisonneuve, 13 January 2010
- ["Artsy Games Creation"](http://www.gdmag.com/archive/gdcg09.htm), Game Developer Magazine Career Guide, 2009
- ["The Ascent, TO Jam"](http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/05/the_ascent_tojam_4.php), GameSetWatch, 5 May 2009
- [Site of *Empty Words* (graphic novel)](https://web.archive.org/web/20181230073310/http://emptywords.ca/)
- [Site of *Snow* (graphic novel)](http://www.snowcomic.com)

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