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Graduate Games is small 2-person company that was founded in 2006 by Michael Gnade and Zachary Gebelein in Wilmington, Delaware (“The Place to be Somebody!”…that’s really the city’s slogan). Mike and Zak grew up next door to one another and have been friends since they were four. Our game studio, Graduate Games offers fun, creative, and polished games for the kid in all of us. We are inspired by classic 2D retro games that we played on the Genesis, Nintendo, and Super NES during our youth.
It is our goal to make our game ideas a reality and to not throw all our money down the toilet along the way. Graduate Games is your friendly neighborhood game studio. If you'd like to support us and our passion for video games, simply purchase a game or tell a friend. We don't have much marketing muscle and rely heavily on our customers and fans to spread the word.
Graduate Games Principals
Michael Gnade – has a Master’s degree in Economics, and has been an avid video gamer since the 8-bit NES era. Proving that he learned nothing in school, Mike helped found the indie game studio Graduate Games. Starting at age 13, Mike began making games as a hobby. Mike does ALL the programming for our games, designed and maintains our website, started the Indie Game Magazine to support the indie community, and helps with markeing and the occasional graphic.
Zak Gebelein- has a degree in International Relations with minors in East Asian and Irish Studies. Also an avid gamer and artist, he is always looking for a few cheap distractions to break up the monotony of the daily grind. Zak is the art director of all our games and provides a majority of the art assets. More importantly, he serves as a sounding board for Mike and keeps him focused on 1 game idea at a time.
Why buy games from Graduate Games?
1. Because they are incredibly fun! So fun that we Guarantee you won't ask for your money back and offer 100% free demos to try our games out before you buy them.
2. Because you're giving the little guy 90% of your purchase - the other bit goes to the secure credit card processor.
3. Independence - Graduate Games is completely operated by Zak and Mike. No investors or Corporate BigWigs dictate what type of game we develop.
4. No Corporate Nonsense - There's no spyware, advertisements or any other ridiculous and annoying thing in any of our games or demos. We don't sell email addresses or spam you with marketing offers, though you can signup for our newsletter.
5. Regular Updates - Once you buy our game you own it and any future title updates. We are constantly fixing bugs and implementing new features. These updates happen often and don't cost you a thing.
6. Support - We don't have a 24/7 support team that is outsourced to some other country, but as a customer you do have a direct line of communication with the person who designed and programmed the game. Who better to address your problem?
7. We have demanding Wives who think our passion for games is childish - Help us to continue to annoy them by financing our childish venture.
