5th Cell
| 5th Cell | |
 Used since 2012
 Used untill 2011 | |
| Founded | August 28, 2003 |
| Current State | Open |
| Headquarters | Bellevue, Washington, USA 🇺🇸 |
| Type | Developer Self-Publisher |
| Worked On |  
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| Website | Present day Website 2006 Website 2017 Website |
5th Cell is a video game development company that created the Drawn to Life Series. The company is also known for the Scribblenauts series. Despite creating the series, they only developed Drawn to Life and Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter. Many 5th Cell employees went on to found Digital Continue in 2016.
Notable Games
- Mini Poccha (2003)
- Seal Team 6 (2003)
- D.N.A (2006)
- Drawn to Life (2007)
- Lock's Quest (2008)
- Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (2009)
- Scribblenauts (2009)
- Super Scribblenauts (2010)
- Scribblenauts Remix (2011)
- Scribblenauts Unlimited (2012)
- Hybrid (2012)*
- Run Roo Run (2012)
- Scribblenauts Unmasked (2013)
- Anchors in the Drift (Cancelled)**
- Castlehold (2021)***
*The game is no longer available to purchase following the closure of the Xbox 360 Marketplace in July 2024, however the online servers for many Xbox 360 titles are still active. The status of Hybrid's servers is yet to be clarified, however.
**Anchors in the Drift would be reworked twice, eventually releasing as Castlehold.
***Castlehold is still available on Steam, but remains in Early Access. It also appears to have connection issues upon startup, rendering the game unplayable.
Trivia
- 5th Cell was not involved in the development of Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition, Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii), or Drawn to Life: Two Realms.
- However, 5th Cell is given special thanks in the former two titles.
- Joseph Tringali also pitched his first concept for a potential third entry back in 2015, while still at 5th Cell.
- According to Jeremiah Slaczka in an interview with Nintendo Power, 5th Cell derived their name from a corporation featured in a script he wrote.
- Seal Team 6 would also name the antagonistic group after them - Red Cell.
- Due to 5th Cell creating their own creator page on Steam, their original page within the Scribblenauts releases redirects to Warner Bros. Games' page.
Media
5th Cell's current front page.
5th Cell's front page from 2006.
5th Cell's front page from 2017.
5th Cell's Drawn to Life page from 2006.
5th Cell's Drawn to Life page from 2007.
5th Cell's Drawn to Life page from 2013.
5th Cell's Drawn to Life page from 2015.
5th Cell's Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter page from 2009.
5th Cell's Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter page from 2013.
5th Cell's Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter page from 2015.
5th Cell Drawn to Life Website Screenshot
5th Cell Drawn to Life Website Screenshot
5th Cell Drawn to Life Website Screenshot
5th Cell Drawn to Life Website Screenshot
5th Cell Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter Website Screenshot
5th Cell Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter Website Screenshot
5th Cell Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter Website Screenshot
5th Cell Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter Website Screenshot
| Nintendo DS | 5th Cell • THQ • Agatsuma Entertainment |
|---|---|
| iOS | 505 Games • WayForward |
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| Altron • Nickelodeon • THQ | |
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| Planet Moon Studios • THQ | |
| 5th Cell • THQ | |
| Most Regions | 505 Games • Digital Continue |
| South Korean Release | H2 Interactive |
Directory: Drawn to Life → 5th Cell | |
| Nintendo DS | 5th Cell • THQ • Agatsuma Entertainment |
|---|---|
| iOS | 505 Games • WayForward |
|
| |
| Altron • Nickelodeon • THQ | |
|
| |
| Planet Moon Studios • THQ | |
| 5th Cell • THQ | |
| Most Regions | 505 Games • Digital Continue |
| South Korean Release | H2 Interactive |
Directory: Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (DS) → 5th Cell | |
