Panic

Panic Inc. is an American software and video game company based in. Founded by Steven Frank and Cabel Sasser in 1997, the company specializes in macOS and iOS applications and began publishing video games in 2016.

Software
Panic is known for their flagship app Transmit, Audion, Unison, and Nova (a successor to their web development app Coda). The company has won multiple Apple Design Awards for their products.

In 1999, Audion was introduced as a skinnable MP3 digital audio player. One of its competitors, SoundJam MP, was acquired by Apple in 2000 and was further developed into iTunes 1.0, which became available in 2001. Panic retired Audion in 2004 and began distributing it free of charge.

After Audion, Panic focused development on two other software applications. In 2004, they released Unison, a Usenet reader. In 2007, the web development application Coda was introduced. In 2019, Panic announced a successor to Coda named Nova. Panic also indicated that Coda would be removed from sale when Nova is released, and that an iOS version of the application may follow after launch.

Video games
The company published their first video game, Firewatch, on February 9, 2016. Panic published their second game, Untitled Goose Game, on September 20, 2019.

Playdate
On May 22, 2019, Panic announced a handheld gaming device that it is designing in collaboration with the Swedish firm. The device features a 400x240 pixel monochrome bitmap screen, a directional pad on the left, two buttons on the right, and a mechanical crank on the right edge of the device.

Games are to be released in “seasons,” two games per week for twelve weeks. Games will automatically download to the device when available. While some video games for Playdate are being produced at Panic, most games are created by prominent indie game developers such as, , , and Shaun Inman.