Factor 5, a privately held company, was founded in Cologne, Germany in 1987 by five gaming enthusiasts. They have earned a reputation in the video game industry and with gamers, as one of the front-runners in developing exciting games for a variety of platforms. Factor 5 goes to the very limit of each platform they have ever worked on and produces games which stand out for their technical excellence and playability.

Factor 5 found early success with Katakis in 1988, a basic clone of R-Type. Not only successful in its own merits, but good enough to earn the young company the exclusive conversion rights of R-Type for the then hugely popular Amiga.

The breakout success for Factor 5 was 1990’s Turrican. This game became an instant hit and eventually turned into a franchise spawning several sequels on virtually all then-popular gaming platforms. To this day, Turrican has a strong cult following. The gaming community eagerly awaits the day when Factor 5, which retains rights to develop future versions of the franchise for most platforms, will release a new Turrican game.