{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Use American English|date=December 2025}} {{short description|Video game developer}} {{Cleanup rewrite|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox company | name = Schell Games, LLC. | logo = Schell_Games_Corporate_Logo.png | founder = Jesse Schell | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = Jesse Schell (CEO)<br>Jake Witherell (chief operations officer) | type = Private | industry = Video game development | products = Video Games | num_employees = 110 (2018) | foundation = {{sda|2002}} | location = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | homepage = {{URL|https://schellgames.com}} }}
'''Schell Games, LLC''' is a game design and development company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 2002 by game developer Jesse Schell. The company creates video games and interactive experiences for education and entertainment.
== History == Before founding Schell Games in 2002, Jesse Schell was the creative director<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/12/21/schell-games-former-disney-vr-creative-director-wants-to-make-the-world-a-better-place/|title=Schell Games: Former Disney VR creative director wants to make the world a better place {{!}} VentureBeat|website=venturebeat.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref> of the Disney Imagineering Virtual Reality Studio. Since creating the studio, Jesse and Schell Games have worked with and created games for Google, Yale, Legendary, Fred Rogers Company and more.
== Games == {| class="wikitable" !Release date !Game title !Genre !Type !Platform !Notes |- |September 2024 |Puzzle Sculpt |Puzzle |Mixed reality |Apple Vision Pro | |- |June 2024 |''Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire'' |Horror/Puzzle |Virtual reality/PC |SteamVR, Quest 2, Quest Pro, Meta Quest 3 | |- |September 2023 |''I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine'' |Puzzle |Virtual reality/PC |HTC Vive, Quest 2, Quest Pro | |- |October 2022 |''I Expect You to Die: Home Sweet Home'' |Puzzle |Augmented Reality |Quest 2, Quest Pro |Mini-mission of the I Expect You To Die universe |- |August 2021 |''I Expect You to Die 2: The Spy and the Liar'' |Puzzle |Virtual reality/PC |PlayStation VR, HTC Vive, Oculus Quest | |- |October 2020 |''Until You Fall'' |Action/Roguelike |Virtual reality/PC |HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, PlayStation VR | |- |February 2020 |''Mission: It's Complicated'' |Dating/Visual Novel |Computer game |PC |Free release for Valentine's Day<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://schellgames.com/portfolio/mission-its-complicated|title=Mission: It's Complicated|website=Schell Games|language=en-US|access-date=2026-01-27}}</ref> |- |July 2018 |''HoloLAB Champions'' |Education |Virtual reality/PC |HTC Vive |A VR Lab practice game show<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/hololab-champions-on-steam-1202869743/|title='HoloLAB Champions' Lets Students Practice Chemistry In VR|last=Fogel|first=Stefanie|date=2018-07-10|work=Variety|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en-US}}</ref> |- |December 2016 |''I Expect You To Die''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iexpectyoutodie.schellgames.com|title=I Expect You To Die|website=iexpectyoutodie.schellgames.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref> |Puzzle |Virtual reality/PC |PlayStation VR, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest |Flagship virtual reality game by the studio<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/12/i-expect-you-to-die-review/|title='I Expect You to Die' Is the Most Fun I've Ever Had in Virtual Reality|last=Kohler|first=Chris|work=WIRED|access-date=2017-05-11|language=en-US}}</ref> |- |November 2016 |''Frostbound'' |Atmospheric Survival |Virtual reality, mobile |Google Daydream | |- |November 2016 |''Domino World'' |Casual |Augmented reality, mobile |Google Tango-enabled devices |Google worked with Schell to try Tango<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://developers.googleblog.com/2016/08/schell-games-gives-popular-games-twist.html|title=Schell Games gives popular games a twist with Tango|work=Google Developers Blog|access-date=2017-05-11|language=en-US}}</ref> |- |November 2016 |''Happy Atoms'' |Education<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://wesa.fm/post/new-hybrid-digital-physical-games-may-improve-student-learning|title=New Hybrid Digital-Physical Games May Improve Student Learning|last=Reid|first=Liz|access-date=2017-05-11|language=en}}</ref> |Physical + augmented reality |Physical + iOS devices |Created in partnership with Thames & Kosmos |- |November 2016 |''Water Bears VR'' |Education |Virtual reality/PC |HTC Vive | |- |November 2016 |''Orion Trail VR'' |Space adventure |Virtual Reality |Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive | |- |September 2016 |''Baker Street Experience'' |Audio adventure |Audio story |Alexa-enabled devices | |- |June 2015 |''Water Bears'' |Education |Mobile game |Android, iOS |Water Bears EDU also available<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glasslabgames.org/games/WPLUS|title=Water Bears EDU|website=GlassLab Games|access-date=2017-05-11}}</ref> |- |May 2015 |''GumTrix'' |Casual |Mobile game |Android, iOS | |- |March 2015 |''Orion Trail'' |Space adventure |Computer game |PC |Funded by a Kickstarter campaign<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/schellgames/orion-trail/|title=Orion Trail|website=Kickstarter|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-11}}</ref> |- |February 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/344270/InnerCube|title=InnerCube on Steam|website=store.steampowered.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-11}}</ref> |''Innercube'' |Puzzle | | | |- |June 2014 |''Enemy Mind'' |Retro shooter |Computer |PC |Also a co-op game<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/3/21/5534432/angry-fun-in-local-co-op-with-side-scrolling-shooter-enemy-mind|title=Angry fun in local co-op with side-scrolling shooter Enemy Mind|date=2014-03-21|website=Polygon|access-date=2017-05-11}}</ref> |}Schell Games has designed and developed a number of serious games meant to change a player's behavior when they complete the game: {| class="wikitable" |+ !Game !Genre !Type !Platform !Partner |- |''Save The Park'' |Endless Runner |Mobile/tablet |iOS, Android |Games For Change, American Express, U.S. National Park Foundation |- |''Peg + Cat'' |Simulation, Puzzle |Computer |PC |PBS Kids |- |''Daniel Tiger Stop & Go Potty'' |Mobile App |Mobile, Tablet |iOS, Android |Fred Rogers Company, PBS Kids |- |''Night Shift'' |Narrative |Mobile/Tablet |iOS |UPMC, National Institutes of Health, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |- |''PlayForward: Elm City Stories'' |Simulation |Mobile/Tablet |iOS |Yale University Play2Prevent Labs, National Institutes of Health |}Schell Games has designed and developed several experiences for partners for casual gaming and entertainment:
{| class="wikitable" |+ !Game !Type !Description !Partner
|- |''Among Us 3D'' |PC, Virtual Reality |A 3D-version of Innersloth's hit indie game ''Among Us''. |Innersloth, Robot Teddy |- |''Star Wars: Jedi Challenges'' |Augmented Reality (AR) |An augmented reality experience containing three games. Schell Games worked on the Lightsaber duels.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.starwars.com/news/5-behind-the-scenes-details-of-jedi-challenges-the-last-jedi-update|title=5 Behind-The-Scenes Details of Jedi Challenges' The Last Jedi Update {{!}} StarWars.com|date=2018-01-30|work=StarWars.com|access-date=2018-06-01|language=en-US}}</ref> |Disney, Lucasfilm |- |''Annihilator VR'' |Mobile, Virtual Reality |A mobile VR game based on a comic book series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://legendarybackstory.com/post/160238877031/making-a-comic-into-virtual-reality-a|title=Making A Comic into Virtual Reality|date=May 2017|website=Legendary Backstory}}</ref> |Legendary |- |''LEGO Brickheadz Builder VR'' |Mobile, Virtual Reality |Build LEGO brickheadz in virtual reality.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://vrthegamers.com/lego-brickheadz-for-daydream-gets-a-major-update/#.WxFZWkgvzIU|title=Lego Brickheadz For Daydream Gets A Major Update - VR The Gamers|date=2017-03-05|work=VR The Gamers|access-date=2018-06-01|language=en-US}}</ref> |LEGO |}
== Location-based experiences == Schell Games also operates under "Schell Attractions",<ref>{{Cite news |title=Member Directory |url=http://www.teaconnect.org/Members/Member-Directory/index.cfm?membercode=8075&membersection=about |access-date=2018-04-11}}</ref> when the studio bids for projects dealing with location-based experiences and amusement parks. {| class="wikitable" |+ !Game !Description !Partner |- |''S.E.C.R.E.T''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://secret.cmhouston.org/|title=Secret Mission {{!}} Kids Interactive Spy Game|website=S.E.C.R.E.T.|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-11}}</ref> |An RFID based game. |Children's Museum of Houston |- |Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium App |Mobile app that works with Bluetooth and 360 video and games.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wtae.com/article/pittsburgh-zoo-launches-new-app/10283964|title=Pittsburgh Zoo reaches out to millennials with new app|agency=Associated Press|date=2017-07-10|work=WTAE|access-date=2018-04-11|language=en}}</ref> |Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, Richard King Mellon Foundation |- |''Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Ride'' |An installation in Idlewild Park that replaced Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlewild.com/node/436|title=Idlewild and SoakZone - Idlewild & SoakZone Opens 138th Season with New Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Trolley Ride and Musical Stage Show|website=Idlewild and SoakZone|language=en|access-date=2018-04-11}}</ref> |Idlewild Park, Fred Rogers Productions |- |''Race for the Beach'' |A turtle game that introduces visitors to the turtle exhibits. |SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment |- |''Mission: Deep Discovery''<ref>{{Citation|last=Geek Central Blog|title="Mission: Deep Discovery" exhibit at SeaWorld San Diego|date=2018-05-11|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SilK6aTWawA|access-date=2018-06-01}}</ref> |An interactive educational experience that teaches deep sea exploration. |SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment |}
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==External links== * {{official website}}
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