HarmlessLion

Harmlesslion is a video game and computer game developer.

History
Mike Brent started Moving Target Software Design in 1995, for the purposes of having a group name for his video game projects. The group gained many members over the years, and it all culminated in 2001 with the completion of a demo of a game called Cool Herders. The demo was included on DC Tonic, a demo disc that was given out to attendees at that year's E3 trade show.

DC Tonic was well received and had even been reportedly mistaken for an actual commercial demo, though the developers were rushed for time in its production, and the tools used were not at a very high level of quality at the time.

The team decided to expand the demo into a full game. However, for reasons not disclosed to the public, the team disbanded before the game could be completed.

The birth of Harmlesslion
In 2003, GOAT Store Publishing contacted Mike Brent to see if he would be interested in completing Cool Herders and releasing it commercially on the Sega Dreamcast video game console.

Mike contacted the team members that remained amicable after the split, and formed Harmlesslion. He brought in new members as well as hired outside members from other development teams. In 2004, GOAT Store Publishing announced that they would be publishing Cool Herders for the Sega Dreamcast at that years' Midwest Gaming Classic. In 2005, the final commercial version of Cool Herders was released.

Notable titles

 * Cool Herders (2001/2005) - Puzzle, internally developed