Novagen Software Ltd (commonly referred to as Novagen) was a British software developer which released a number of computer games on a variety of platforms from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The company was set up by Paul Woakes and Bruce Jordan and employed approximately 18 people. In addition to running Novagen, Paul Woakes also developed and programmed the vast majority of the company's products and the first version of a custom loading scheme that worked ten times faster than Commodore's own, which became Novaload. Games Encounter (1983) Atari 8-bit, (1984) C64 Mercenary (1985) Atari 8-bit, C64, C16, Plus/4, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST Mercenary: The Second City (1986) expansion pack for Mercenary Mercenary Compendium Edition (1987) Mercenary + The Second City Backlash (1988) Amiga, Atari ST Battle Island (1988) C64 Hell Bent (1989) Amiga, Atari ST Damocles: Mercenary II (1990) Amiga, Atari ST Damocles: Mission Disk 1 (1991) Amiga, Atari ST Damocles: Mission Disk 2 (1991) Amiga, Atari ST Damocles Compendium Edition (1991) Damocles + Mission Disk 1 + Mission Disk 2 Encounter (1991) Amiga, Atari ST Mercenary III (1992) Amiga, Atari ST References External links The Novagen Team Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom Software companies of the United Kingdom