Founded in 1990, Team17 Software initially gained fame for developing Amiga games like Alien Breed and Superfrog, before creating the highly successful Worms series. In the 2010s, the company transitioned into a major indie games publisher, supporting titles such as Overcooked, The Escapists, and Yooka-Laylee.
During the 1990s, the company expanded its portfolio by publishing and distributing titles for various home computers, including the compilation
Alien Breed '92 SE &
Qwak (1994). As the gaming landscape shifted toward digital distribution, the company established a robust third-party publishing program to assist independent developers with multi-platform releases.
This initiative led to the publication of several acclaimed titles on modern consoles. In 2017, the publisher released
Yooka-Laylee (2017), a spiritual successor to classic platformers, alongside the cooperative space shooter
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime (2017). They also managed the physical and digital distribution of the hit culinary simulation franchise, releasing
Overcooked Special Edition (2017),
Overcooked [Special Edition] (2017), and the bundle
Overcooked + Overcooked 2 (2017).
The company continued to diversify its catalog with strategic and genre-blending releases. In 2018, they published
The Escapists 2 (2018), expanding on the prison-escape simulation formula, and
Yoku's Island Express (2018), a unique pinball-adventure platformer. Through these partnerships, the publisher solidified its role in bringing niche, high-quality independent projects to global retail markets.