Initially a developer for the OS/2 platform, Stardock was founded in 1991 and incorporated in 1993 as “Stardock Systems.” We grew to become a leader in development for Windows® customization software that lets you modify or extend your graphical user interface like Fences® , Start10™, Deskscapes™, among others. A long time lover of games, CEO Brad Wardell also devotes the company’s time to producing PC games in the 4X and RTS genre. Our most noted titles include Galactic Civilizations® (I, II, III), Sins of a Solar Empire® : Rebellion, Ashes of the Singularity™: Escalation, Sorcerer King™, and more.

Leadership

• Brad Wardell - President/CEO (BradWardell.com)
• Derek Paxton - VP of Stardock Entertainment
• Christopher S. Kowal - VP of Business Development, General Manager
• Amy Springart - Operations Manager
• Chris Lakatos - Director of Marketing
• Kris Kwilas - Chief Technologist
• Brian Clair - Director of Publishing

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Our Gaming Side

We Develop...

Our internal Stardock Entertainment division develops strategy games for the Windows PC including the award winning Galactic Civilizations series, Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation, Sorcerer King, and The Political Machine.

We also Publish...

Stardock Entertainment also works with 3rd party developers to publish Windows PC games. Some titles include Ironclad Games’ Sins of a Solar Empire RTS franchise, Mohawk Games’ economic strategy RTS Offworld Trading Company, and Oxide Games’ massive-scale RTS, Ashes of the Singularity.