Runic Games
| Formerly | Surprise Truck (2008) | 
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| Company type | Subsidiary | 
| Industry | Video games | 
| Founded | August 11, 2008 | 
| Founder | 
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| Defunct | November 3, 2017 | 
| Fate | Dissolved | 
| Headquarters | , U.S. | 
| Key people | 
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| Products | |
| Parent | Perfect World (2010–2017) | 
| Website | runicgames | 
Runic Games was an American video game developer based in Seattle. It was formed by former Flagship Studios developers in August 2008. In 2009, the company released Torchlight, a single-player action role-playing game. It was acquired by Perfect World in May 2010. They released a sequel, Torchlight II, in 2012. It was at this time the developers revealed they were no longer pursuing plans to create an MMO in the Torchlight universe.