Human Head Studios

Human Head Studios, Inc. is an American computer game development company located in Madison, Wisconsin.

It was founded in October 1997 by a group of six developers formerly from Raven Software: Chris Rhinehart, Paul MacArthur, Shane Gurno, Ben Gokey, James Sumwalt, and Ted Halsted—later joined by game producer Tim Gerritsen. Their first game was Rune, a third-person Viking action game. The company also worked on the long-anticipated first-person shooter Prey, a game that was executive produced by 3D Realms.

In 2002, they established a branch internal to the company dedicated to the development of non-electronic games, including role-playing games, board games and card games. The first release from this branch, The Redhurst Academy of Magic Student Handbook, won an Origins Award in 2003. They released several other board games and card games, but the Adventure Games Division was eventually closed in 2006.

On April 20, 2007, a news report indicated that the company's headquarters were at least partially destroyed in a fire. No injuries were reported. On October 1, 2007, the company moved back into their newly renovated offices. Rune is their only game for which they own the IP. They are also known for working on the Prey series and have helped with the development of BioShock Infinite and Defiance. In 2014, Human Head announced that they have revived a multiplayer video game called Minimum from TimeGate Studios, which filed for bankruptcy in 2013.

Non-video games

 * Redhurst Academy of Magic (2002)
 * Gothica: Dracula's Revenge (2003)
 * Gothica: The Halloween Scenarios (2004) (online-only release)
 * Gothica: Frankenstein's Children (2005)
 * Villainy – The Supervillainous Card Game (2006)
 * Normal, Texas Roleplaying Game (2006)