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Four Door Lemon

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British video game company

Four Door Lemon Ltd was a video game company based in Bradford, West Yorkshire and was one of the UK's longest-lived independent video games and middleware developers. Commonly known as "FDL", the company’s name derived from a children’s joke.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Four Door Lemon Ltd was a video game company based in Bradford, West Yorkshire and was one of the UK's longest-lived independent video games and middleware developers. Commonly known as "FDL", the company’s name derived from a children’s joke.2

The story

The company was founded in 2005 by programmers Simon Barratt and Tim Wharton. After developing and launching the Lemon Engine as a middleware program, the team expanded and began development on games for various publishers alongside continued development on the Lemon Engine.

The company's workforce grew in size over time, with its operations encompassing the creation of games for multiple publishers in addition to the development and release of proprietary titles. Ultimately, the company was disbanded in September 2018.

From Wikipedia’s article on Four Door Lemon, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Technology

Four Door Lemon utilized its own technology for developments. The multi-platform Lemon Engine has been used in all FDL-developed titles, with a version now being used for the PS4 and Xbox One developments.

Games

101 Ways To Die (PC) published by 4 Door Lemon Vision 1

Foul Play (PS4/PS Vita) published by Mastertronic/Mediatonic

Joe Danger Infinity (PS Vita) published by Hello Games

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Joe Danger Touch (Android) published by Hello Games

Table Mini Golf (PS Vita) published by SCEE

Table Football (PS Vita) published by SCEE

Table Ice Hockey (PS Vita) published by SCEE

Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee HD (PS3/PS Vita) published by Oddworld Inhabitants

New Star Soccer 1.5 (iOS/Android) published by NewStarGames

Football Director (NDS) published by Sports Director

The Lighthouse HD (iOS) published by Kavcom Ltd

You are the Ref (iOS/Android/PlayStation Mobile) self-published

You are the Umpire (iOS/Android/PlayStation Mobile) self-published

Cricket Captain 2010 (iOS) published by Myinteractive

Premier Manager (PS2/PC) licensed technology published by Focus Multimedia

Puzzler Collection (NDS/PS2/PSP/Wii/PC) published by Ubisoft

Little Britain: The Video Game (PS2) published by Mastertronic

Tic Toc Body Pop (iOS) self-published

Quizquizquiz (iOS/Android/PlayStation Mobile/Kindle) self-published

Aurifi (iOS) published by Punk Pie Ltd

Busy Bees (PC touch screen) developed for the Eureka National Children’s Museum

From Wikipedia’s article on Four Door Lemon, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

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