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'''[http://www.frontier.co.uk/ Frontier Developments]''' (aka Frontier, Fdev) is a British video game developer and publisher based in Cambridge, England. [[David Braben]] is the founder and CEO. They made several games in the [[Elite series|''Elite'' series]] and other franchises including [https://planetcoaster.com ''Planet Coaster''], ''Planet Zoo'', ''RollerCoaster Tycoon'', ''LostWinds'', and ''Jurassic World Evolution''. Frontier had around 700 full-time employees in 2026.<ref>[https://www.frontier.co.uk/investors Investors] - Frontier Developments</ref><ref>[https://www.reveliolabs.com/companies/frontier-developments/employees How many employees work at Frontier Developments?] - Revelio Labs - August 2026</ref>


Frontier Developments is a British video game developer based in Cambridge, England. They made the space epic [[Elite Dangerous]] and many other games like Planet Coaster and LostWinds.
== About Frontier Developments ==
[[File:David-Braben-Elite-Frontier.png|thumb|200px|David Braben is the founder and CEO of Frontier Developments and the co-creator of the Elite series]]
''Frontier was founded in 1994 by David Braben, co-author of the seminal "[[Elite]]", to carry forward his groundbreaking work and development ethos into projects with a scale and ambition that only teams of skilled professionals can tackle.''<ref name=":0">[http://www.frontier.co.uk/ Frontier Developments] - official website</ref>


== About Frontier Developments ==
''David plays a very active role in the company. With a talented team of developers and experienced managers he has helped Frontier successfully to navigate three exciting decades of the ever-changing technology landscape of mass-market gaming platforms and overseen Frontier's emergence as one of the worldwide games industry's leading independent developers.''<ref name=":0" />
''Frontier was founded in 1994 by David Braben, co-author of the seminal "Elite", to carry forward his groundbreaking work and development ethos into projects with a scale and ambition that only teams of skilled professionals can tackle.''<ref>http://www.frontier.co.uk/</ref>
 
''Frontier’s development strengths are immersive, fun gameplay design and unparalleled artistic quality underpinned and enabled by cutting-edge technology development and a talent for getting the best out of hardware and UI.''<ref name=":0" />
 
=== Growth ===
On July 28th 2017, the Chinese investment holding company [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tencent Tencent] acquired a 9% stake in Frontier Developments, in a deal worth £17.7 million. Tencent has purchased 3.37 million newly issued ordinary shares, which will be admitted for trading on the AIM Stock Exchange. The market cap (valuation) of Frontier Developments stood at £209 million.<ref>[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/tencent-buys-9-percent-of-frontier-developments Tencent buys 9% of Frontier Developments (worth £17.7 million)] - Matthew Handrahan - 28 Jul 2017 - GamesIndustry.biz</ref>
 
Community manager Edward Lewis clarified ''"David still owns the majority of the company. The direction and operation of the business remains exactly the same. I'm not a finance/shares expert by any means, but I just wanted to step in and say that I know the above for certain, because I asked."''<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/6q2ssj/comment/dkvp31z/?context=10000 Tencent buys 9% of Frontier Developments (worth £17.7 million)] - Reddit - 28 July 2017</ref>
 
== Games developed by Frontier ==
[[File:Planet-Coaster.jpg|thumb|200px|Planet Coaster]]
This is a list of all games developed by Frontier.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Developments Frontier Developments] - Wikipedia - 25 Sep 2026 </ref>
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1"
! Year
! Title
! Publisher
! Platform
|-
| rowspan="2" |1995
|''[[Frontier: First Encounters]]''
|GameTek
|MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Classic Mac OS, Linux
|-
|''Darxide''
|Sega Enterprises
|Sega 32X
|-
|1998
|''V2000''
|Grolier Interactive
|Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
|-
|2000
|''Infestation''
|Ubi Soft
|Microsoft Windows
|-
| rowspan="5" |2003
|''Darxide EMP''
|Frontier Developments
|Pocket PC
|-
|''Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo''
|BAM! Entertainment
|Microsoft Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube
|-
|''Dog's Life''
|Sony Computer Entertainment
|PlayStation 2
|-
|''RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Wacky Worlds''
|Infogrames
| rowspan="2" |Microsoft Windows
|-
|''RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Time Twister''
| rowspan="4" |Atari, Inc.
|-
|2004
|''RollerCoaster Tycoon 3''
|Microsoft Windows, OS X, iOS
|-
| rowspan="3" |2005
|''RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked!''
| rowspan="2" |Microsoft Windows, OS X
|-
|''RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Wild!''
|-
|''Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit''
|Konami
|PlayStation 2, Xbox
|-
|2006
|''Thrillville''
| rowspan="2" |LucasArts
|PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable
|-
|2007
|''Thrillville: Off the Rails''
|PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Wii, Microsoft Windows
|-
|2008
|''LostWinds''
| rowspan="2" |Frontier Developments
| rowspan="2" |iOS, Wii, Microsoft Windows
|-
|2009
|''LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias''
|-
|2010
|''Kinectimals''
|Microsoft Game Studios
| rowspan="2" |Xbox 360, Windows Phone, iOS, Android
|-
| rowspan="2" |2011
|''Kinectimals: Now with Bears!''
| rowspan="2" |Microsoft Studios
|-
|''Kinect: Disneyland Adventures''
|Xbox 360
|-
|2012
|''Coaster Crazy''
|Frontier Developments
|iOS
|-
| rowspan="2" |2013
|''Zoo Tycoon''
|Microsoft Studios
|Xbox 360, Xbox One
|-
|''Coaster Crazy Deluxe''
|Frontier Developments
|Wii U, iOS
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014
|''Tales from Deep Space''
|Amazon Game Studios
|Fire OS, iOS
|-
|''[[Elite Dangerous]]''
|Frontier Developments
|Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015
|''Screamride''
|Microsoft Studios
|Xbox 360, Xbox One
|-
|''[[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]]''
| rowspan="14" |Frontier Developments
|Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|''Elite Dangerous: Arena''
|Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
|-
|''[https://planetcoaster.com Planet Coaster]''
|Microsoft Windows
|-
|2018
|''[http://www.jurassicworldevolutiongame.com/ Jurassic World Evolution]''
|Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
|-
|2019
|''[https://www.planetzoogame.com/en-GB Planet Zoo]''
|Microsoft Windows
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
|''[[Elite Dangerous: Odyssey]]''
|Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
|-
|''[https://www.frontier.co.uk/our-games/jurassic-world-evolution-2 Jurassic World Evolution 2]''
| rowspan="3" |Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
|-
|2022
|F1 Manager 2022
|-
| rowspan="2" |2023
|F1 Manager 2023
|-
|Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin
|Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
|F1 Manager 2024
|Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
|-
|Planet Coaster 2
| rowspan="3" |Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
|-
|2025
|Jurassic World Evolution 3
|-
|2026
|Planet Zoo 2
|}
 
== Elite Dangerous development staff ==
This is a list of current and former key Frontier Developments staff who worked on ''Elite Dangerous'' and its expansions.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" border="1"
! Name
! Title(s)
|-
|Adam Bourke-Waite
|Senior Designer (2015-2018)<br/>Lead Designer (2018-Present)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/adamwoods Adam Woods]
|Producer (2013-2016)<br/>Senior Producer (2016-2018)<br/>Executive Producer (2018-Present)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/arthur-tolmie Arthur Tolmie]
|Lead Community Manager (2020-2022)<br/>Principal Community Lead (2022-2023)<br/>Head of Community, PR, and Communications (2023- present)
|-
|[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/new-community-manager-bruce-garrido.538492/ Bruce Garrido]
|Senior Community Manager (2020-2024)
|-
|Chris Gregory
|Art Director (2013-Present)
|-
|[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/node/311 Dale Emasiri]
|Social Media Community Manager (2015-2017)
|-
|Dan Millidge
|Composer (2021)
|-
|[[David Braben]]
|Director (2013-Present)
|-
|[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/node/246 Dav Stott]
|Senior Server Developer
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/derinhalil Derin Halil]
|Graduate Designer (2016-2018)<br/>Designer (2018-2020)<br/>Senior Game Designer (2020-2023)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dominiccorner Dominic Corner]
|Principal Game Programmer (2015-Present)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/edward-lewis-2a860b43 Edward Lewis]
|Community Content Manager (2014-2017)<br/>Senior Community Content Manager (2016-2017)<br/>Lead Community Manager and Presenter (2017-2019)
|-
|Erasmus Talbot
|Composer (2014)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/felix-ilsley-2600a15 Felix Ilsley]
|Principal Animator (2013-2021)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/gareth-hughes-5485234 Gareth Hughes]
|Lead Designer (2018-Present)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jimcroft Jim Croft]
|Head of Audio (2013-2023)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/kay-ross-a903182a Dr. Kay Ross]
|Programmer (2013-2016)<br/>Senior Programmer (2016-2020)<br/>Principal Programmer (2020-2021)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/laurence-oldham-a732472 Laurence Oldham]
|Head of Design
|-
|[https://nl.linkedin.com/in/lukebetterton Luke Betterton]
|Game Designer (2018-2021)<br/>Senior Game Designer (2021-Present)
|-
|[https://www.mobygames.com/person/451650/mark-allen/ Mark Allen]
|Lead Gameplay Programmer (2015-2021)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/matthewflorianz Matthew Florianz]
|Senior Audio Designer (2014-2015)<br/>Principal Audio Designer (2018-Present)
|-
|[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/a-big-thanks-to-you-all.358889/#post5633244 Michael Brookes]
|Executive Producer (2013-2017)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/piers-jackson-1957b51 Piers Jackson]
|Game Director (2017-Present)
|-
|[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/new-community-manager-sally-morgan-moore.572082/ Sally Morgan-Moore]
|Production (2016-2019)<br/>Product Management (2019-2020)<br/>Community Manager (2021-2023)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sandro-sammarco-26b455b0 Sandro Sammarco]
|Lead Designer (2015-2018)
|-
|[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/node/326 Steve Kirby]
|Lead Designer (2015-Present)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/will-flanagan-3670a650 Will Flanagan]
|Community Manager (2018-2019)<br/>Lead Community Manager (2019-2020)
|-
|[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/zac-antonaci-ba782836 Zac Antonaci]
|Head of Community (2015-2018)<br/>Director of Publishing (2018-2021)
|-
|[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/new-community-manager-zac-cocken.561564/ Zac Cocken]
|Community Manager (2020-Present)
|}


''David plays a very active role in the company. With a talented team of developers and experienced managers he has helped Frontier successfully to navigate three exciting decades of the ever-changing technology landscape of mass-market gaming platforms and overseen Frontier's emergence as one of the worldwide games industry's leading independent developers.''
== See also ==


''Frontier’s development strengths are immersive, fun gameplay design and unparalleled artistic quality underpinned and enabled by cutting-edge technology development and a talent for getting the best out of hardware and UI.''
* [[Frontier Unlocked]]


==Previous Elite Games==
== Gallery ==
* [[Elite]]
<gallery>
* [[Frontier: Elite II]]
Planet-Coaster.jpg|Planet Coaster
* [[Frontier: First Encounters]]
David-Braben-Elite-Frontier.png|David Braben is the founder and CEO of Frontier Developments and co-creator of the Elite series.
Frontier-Logo-transparent.png|Frontier Logo transparent
Frontier-developments.jpg|Frontier Developments logo
Frontier_Logo_Black.png|Frontier Logo black
</gallery>


== References ==
== References ==
<references />
<references />
== External links ==
* [http://www.frontier.co.uk/ Frontier Developments]
* [https://planetcoaster.com Planet Coaster official website]
* [http://planetcoaster.wikia.com Planet Coaster Wiki]
* [http://www.elitedangerous.com Elite Dangerous official website]
* [http://www.jurassicworldevolutiongame.com/ Jurassic World Evolution website]
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Latest revision as of 03:44, 25 October 2026

File:Frontier-Logo-transparent.png
Frontier Developments logo

Frontier Developments (aka Frontier, Fdev) is a British video game developer and publisher based in Cambridge, England. David Braben is the founder and CEO. They made several games in the Elite series and other franchises including Planet Coaster, Planet Zoo, RollerCoaster Tycoon, LostWinds, and Jurassic World Evolution. Frontier had around 700 full-time employees in 2026.[1][2]

About Frontier Developments

File:David-Braben-Elite-Frontier.png
David Braben is the founder and CEO of Frontier Developments and the co-creator of the Elite series

Frontier was founded in 1994 by David Braben, co-author of the seminal "Elite", to carry forward his groundbreaking work and development ethos into projects with a scale and ambition that only teams of skilled professionals can tackle.[3]

David plays a very active role in the company. With a talented team of developers and experienced managers he has helped Frontier successfully to navigate three exciting decades of the ever-changing technology landscape of mass-market gaming platforms and overseen Frontier's emergence as one of the worldwide games industry's leading independent developers.[3]

Frontier’s development strengths are immersive, fun gameplay design and unparalleled artistic quality underpinned and enabled by cutting-edge technology development and a talent for getting the best out of hardware and UI.[3]

Growth

On July 28th 2017, the Chinese investment holding company Tencent acquired a 9% stake in Frontier Developments, in a deal worth £17.7 million. Tencent has purchased 3.37 million newly issued ordinary shares, which will be admitted for trading on the AIM Stock Exchange. The market cap (valuation) of Frontier Developments stood at £209 million.[4]

Community manager Edward Lewis clarified "David still owns the majority of the company. The direction and operation of the business remains exactly the same. I'm not a finance/shares expert by any means, but I just wanted to step in and say that I know the above for certain, because I asked."[5]

Games developed by Frontier

File:Planet-Coaster.jpg
Planet Coaster

This is a list of all games developed by Frontier.[6]

Year Title Publisher Platform
1995 Frontier: First Encounters GameTek MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Classic Mac OS, Linux
Darxide Sega Enterprises Sega 32X
1998 V2000 Grolier Interactive Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
2000 Infestation Ubi Soft Microsoft Windows
2003 Darxide EMP Frontier Developments Pocket PC
Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo BAM! Entertainment Microsoft Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube
Dog's Life Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation 2
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Wacky Worlds Infogrames Microsoft Windows
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Time Twister Atari, Inc.
2004 RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Microsoft Windows, OS X, iOS
2005 RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked! Microsoft Windows, OS X
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Wild!
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Konami PlayStation 2, Xbox
2006 Thrillville LucasArts PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable
2007 Thrillville: Off the Rails PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Wii, Microsoft Windows
2008 LostWinds Frontier Developments iOS, Wii, Microsoft Windows
2009 LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias
2010 Kinectimals Microsoft Game Studios Xbox 360, Windows Phone, iOS, Android
2011 Kinectimals: Now with Bears! Microsoft Studios
Kinect: Disneyland Adventures Xbox 360
2012 Coaster Crazy Frontier Developments iOS
2013 Zoo Tycoon Microsoft Studios Xbox 360, Xbox One
Coaster Crazy Deluxe Frontier Developments Wii U, iOS
2014 Tales from Deep Space Amazon Game Studios Fire OS, iOS
Elite Dangerous Frontier Developments Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2015 Screamride Microsoft Studios Xbox 360, Xbox One
Elite Dangerous: Horizons Frontier Developments Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
2016 Elite Dangerous: Arena Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
Planet Coaster Microsoft Windows
2018 Jurassic World Evolution Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2019 Planet Zoo Microsoft Windows
2021 Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Jurassic World Evolution 2 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
2022 F1 Manager 2022
2023 F1 Manager 2023
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
2024 F1 Manager 2024 Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Planet Coaster 2 Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
2025 Jurassic World Evolution 3
2026 Planet Zoo 2

Elite Dangerous development staff

This is a list of current and former key Frontier Developments staff who worked on Elite Dangerous and its expansions.

Name Title(s)
Adam Bourke-Waite Senior Designer (2015-2018)
Lead Designer (2018-Present)
Adam Woods Producer (2013-2016)
Senior Producer (2016-2018)
Executive Producer (2018-Present)
Arthur Tolmie Lead Community Manager (2020-2022)
Principal Community Lead (2022-2023)
Head of Community, PR, and Communications (2023- present)
Bruce Garrido Senior Community Manager (2020-2024)
Chris Gregory Art Director (2013-Present)
Dale Emasiri Social Media Community Manager (2015-2017)
Dan Millidge Composer (2021)
David Braben Director (2013-Present)
Dav Stott Senior Server Developer
Derin Halil Graduate Designer (2016-2018)
Designer (2018-2020)
Senior Game Designer (2020-2023)
Dominic Corner Principal Game Programmer (2015-Present)
Edward Lewis Community Content Manager (2014-2017)
Senior Community Content Manager (2016-2017)
Lead Community Manager and Presenter (2017-2019)
Erasmus Talbot Composer (2014)
Felix Ilsley Principal Animator (2013-2021)
Gareth Hughes Lead Designer (2018-Present)
Jim Croft Head of Audio (2013-2023)
Dr. Kay Ross Programmer (2013-2016)
Senior Programmer (2016-2020)
Principal Programmer (2020-2021)
Laurence Oldham Head of Design
Luke Betterton Game Designer (2018-2021)
Senior Game Designer (2021-Present)
Mark Allen Lead Gameplay Programmer (2015-2021)
Matthew Florianz Senior Audio Designer (2014-2015)
Principal Audio Designer (2018-Present)
Michael Brookes Executive Producer (2013-2017)
Piers Jackson Game Director (2017-Present)
Sally Morgan-Moore Production (2016-2019)
Product Management (2019-2020)
Community Manager (2021-2023)
Sandro Sammarco Lead Designer (2015-2018)
Steve Kirby Lead Designer (2015-Present)
Will Flanagan Community Manager (2018-2019)
Lead Community Manager (2019-2020)
Zac Antonaci Head of Community (2015-2018)
Director of Publishing (2018-2021)
Zac Cocken Community Manager (2020-Present)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Investors - Frontier Developments
  2. ↑ How many employees work at Frontier Developments? - Revelio Labs - August 2026
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Frontier Developments - official website
  4. ↑ Tencent buys 9% of Frontier Developments (worth £17.7 million) - Matthew Handrahan - 28 Jul 2017 - GamesIndustry.biz
  5. ↑ Tencent buys 9% of Frontier Developments (worth £17.7 million) - Reddit - 28 July 2017
  6. ↑ Frontier Developments - Wikipedia - 25 Sep 2026

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