EarthWork Games is an independent game developer based in Brisbane, Australia. The company is comprised of programmer Tim Auld, artist Nick Smith and composer Jeff van Dyck. The trio met while working at Sega Studios Australia between 2005 – 2009. EarthWork Games released Forts in 2017, and have since been supporting the game full-time with updates, balance changes and additional features. In 2019 they released the first paid DLC ‘Moonshot’ and continue adding content and supporting the vibrant community around the game.