Cognitive Firewall

Company profile

Cognitive Firewall company profile

Cognitive Firewall is an independent computer game studio that creates 8-bit-style retro games and related simulation software with a philosophical focus. The studio emphasizes minimal graphics and game structures that invite players to use imagination to build rich gameworlds. Its flagship effort is the Utopian Confederation game series, inspired by Thomas More’s utopian vision. Cognitive Firewall also develops conceptual tools and writings on game design, including work on phenomenology and systems theory. Its offerings serve gamers, game designers, and researchers interested in the theory and practice of retro and philosophically informed games.