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'''Dexterity Software''' was a [[computer game]] company founded in 1994 in [[Los Angeles]] by [[Steve Pavlina]]. It began as a traditional retail game developer, but later changed to a [[shareware]] model. In 2004, Dexterity Software relocated to [[Las Vegas]]. The company ceased operations in late 2006.

==Games==
Dexterity Software published and/or distributed over a dozen games including the following:
*[[Dweep]] and Dweep Gold (2002)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/DweepGold_201504|title=Dweep Gold v1.40|date=August 7, 2000|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
*Fortune Raiders and Pirate's Plunder (1995, for 16/32-bit Windows)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dexterity.com/fortpack.htm|title=Dexterity Software Presents Fortune Pack|date=July 7, 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970707105554/http://www.dexterity.com/fortpack.htm|archive-date=1997-07-07}}</ref>
*Aargon Black Box (2003, for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dexterity.com/aargon-blackbox/|title=Aargon Black Box Game - Dexterity Software|date=February 9, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060209180116/http://www.dexterity.com/aargon-blackbox/|archive-date=2006-02-09}}</ref>
* Aargon Deluxe (2002, for Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dexterity.com/aargon-deluxe/|title=Aargon Deluxe Gold Game - Dexterity Software|date=January 11, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060111155137/http://www.dexterity.com/aargon-deluxe/|archive-date=2006-01-11}}</ref>
* Blastorama (2003, for Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dexterity.com/blastorama/|title=Blastorama Game - Dexterity Software|date=December 12, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051212153713/http://www.dexterity.com/blastorama/|archive-date=2005-12-12}}</ref>
* Fitznik (2001, for Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dexterity.com/fitznik/|title=Fitznik Game - Dexterity Software|date=January 4, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060104033119/http://www.dexterity.com/fitznik/|archive-date=2006-01-04}}</ref>
* Fitznik 2 (2004, for Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dexterity.com/fitznik-2/|title=Fitznik 2 Game - Dexterity Software|date=December 23, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051223115451/http://www.dexterity.com/fitznik-2/|archive-date=2005-12-23}}</ref>
* Gold Sprinter (2003, for Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dexterity.com/gold-sprinter/|title=Gold Sprinter Game - Dexterity Software|date=January 4, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060104034904/http://www.dexterity.com/gold-sprinter/|archive-date=2006-01-04}}</ref>
* JumpStar (1999, for 16/32-bit Windows)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dexterity.com/jumpstar/|title=JumpStar Game - Dexterity Software|date=January 4, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060104025507/http://www.dexterity.com/jumpstar/|archive-date=2006-01-04}}</ref>
* Rocknor's Bad Day (2003, for Windows 98/NT4/ME/2000/XP)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dexterity.com/rocknors-bad-day/|title=Rocknor's Bad Day Game - Dexterity Software|date=December 12, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051212155859/http://www.dexterity.com/rocknors-bad-day/|archive-date=2005-12-12}}</ref>
* Rocknor's Donut Factory (2004, for [[Windows 98]] or later)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dexterity.com/rocknors-donut-factory/|title=Rocknor's Donut Factory Game - Dexterity Software|date=January 4, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060104044955/http://www.dexterity.com/rocknors-donut-factory/|archive-date=2006-01-04}}</ref>
* SNOWY: The Bear's Adventures (2003, for [[Windows 95]] or later)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dexterity.com/snowy/|title=Snowy Game - Dexterity Software|date=January 4, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060104044337/https://www.dexterity.com/snowy/|archive-date=2006-01-04}}</ref>
* Stockboy (2002, for Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dexterity.com/stockboy/|title=Stockboy Game - Dexterity Software|date=February 3, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040203133804/http://www.dexterity.com/stockboy/|archive-date=2004-02-03}}</ref>

==Articles==
The Dexterity Software website also hosted a number of articles relevant to software developers such as
* ''If No Independent Developers Are 100 Times Smarter Than You, Then Why Do Some Get 100 Times the Results?''; and
* ''If You've Tried Everything Imaginable And Your Product Still Won't Sell, Here's What You're Missing''.

The significance of these articles was recognised by the [[Association of Shareware Professionals]] who listed Steve Pavlina on their [[Hall of Fame]] page,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asp-software.org/www/404-not-found/|title=404 Not Found | Association of Software Professionals|website=asp-software.org}}</ref> noting that he had had "a significant, lasting influence on others via his articles and postings."

==Closure==
Dexterity Software closed on October 31, 2006, when the founder [[Steve Pavlina]] retired from game development to focus on a personal development web site and blog, StevePavlina.com.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.stevepavlina.com/dexterity.htm |title=Steve Pavlina - Personal Development for Smart People |access-date=2009-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526125449/http://www.stevepavlina.com/dexterity.htm |archive-date=2015-05-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Video game companies based in California]]
[[Category:Defunct companies based in Greater Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Defunct video game companies of the United States]]

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Dexterity Software - Revision history

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