List of Strategic Simulations, Inc. games
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This is a list of games by Strategic Simulations, Inc.
(SSI), the former computer game developer
and publisher
that existed from 1979
to approximately 2001
. In March 2001, SSI was acquired by Ubisoft
, who retired the brand name sometime afterwards.
Strategic Simulations, Inc.
Strategic Simulations, Inc. was a video game developer and publisher with over 100 titles to its credit since its founding in 1979. It was especially noted for its numerous wargames, its official computer game adaptations of Dungeons & Dragons, and for the groundbreaking Panzer General...
(SSI), the former computer game developer
Video game developer
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and publisher
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that existed from 1979
1979 in video gaming
-Notable releases:* Richard Garriott creates Akalabeth, a computer role-playing game for the Apple IIe. It launches Garriott's career and is a precursor to his highly successful Ultima series....
to approximately 2001
2001 in video gaming
-Events:* Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts the 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts John Carmack of id Software to the AIAS Hall of Fame...
. In March 2001, SSI was acquired by Ubisoft
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....
, who retired the brand name sometime afterwards.
| Name | Year | | Description |
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| 50 Mission Crush 50 Mission Crush 50 Mission Crush is a turn-based strategy game published in 1984 by Strategic Simulations, Inc. that simulates the career of the crew of a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber during World War II. The bomber is based out of the RAF Thurleigh base just north of London, and is part of the 8th Air Force... |
1984 | A turn-based strategy game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... ; simulates the career of the crew of a B-17 bomber during World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... |
| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance | 1988 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game based on the Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997... Dragonlance Dragonlance Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application... campaign |
| Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Hillsfar | 1989 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game based on Advanced Dungeons & Dragons |
| Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse is an action role-playing game for the PC set in the Al-Qadim campaign setting of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. It was developed by Cyberlore Studios and published in 1994 by Strategic Simulations, Inc.-Plot:... |
1994 | An action role-playing game Action role-playing game Action role-playing games form a loosely defined sub-genre of role-playing video games that incorporate elements of action or action-adventure games, emphasizing real-time action where the player has direct control over characters, instead of turn-based or menu-based combat... ; Al-Qadim Al-Qadim Al-Qadim is an Arabian Nights-themed campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. The setting was developed by Jeff Grubb for TSR, Inc., and was first released in 1992. Al-Qadim is set in the land of Zakhara, called the Land of Fate... campaign setting Campaign setting A campaign setting is usually a fictional world which serves as a setting for a role-playing game or wargame campaign. A campaign is a series of individual adventures, and a campaign setting is the world in which such adventures and campaigns take place... of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons |
| Allied General Allied General Allied General is a turn-based strategy video game set in World War II that features the Allied side of operations. Players can progress through four campaigns as an Allied general against Axis forces controlled by the computer... |
1996 | A World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... turn-based strategy Turn-based strategy A turn-based strategy game is a strategy game where players take turns when playing... video game |
| Archon Ultra | 1994 | A strategy Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... -action game Action game Action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some... ; an updated remake of Archon: The Light and the Dark |
| Arnhem Arnhem (video game) Arnhem: The 'Market Garden' Operation is a battle strategy game by SSI. It was released for MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC in 1985 and for the Commodore Amiga in 1991. In the U.K. it was published by CCS.-Overview:... |
1985 | A video wargame Wargame (video games) Wargames are a subgenre of strategy video games that emphasize strategic or tactical warfare on a map, as well as historical accuracy.-History:The genre of wargame video games is derived from earlier forms of wargames... of the Battle of Arnhem Battle of Arnhem The Battle of Arnhem was a famous Second World War military engagement fought in and around the Dutch towns of Arnhem, Oosterbeek, Wolfheze, Driel and the surrounding countryside from 17–26 September 1944.... |
| B-24 Combat Simulator | 1987 | A World War II air warfare simulation game |
| Baltic 1985: Corridor to Berlin Baltic 1985: Corridor to Berlin Baltic 1985: Corridor To Berlin is a computer wargame published in 1984 by Strategic Simulations, Inc. Developed by Roger Keating it was the third in the "When Superpowers Collide" series.-Summary:... |
1984 | |
| Battle for Normandy | 1983 | |
| Battle of Antietam | 1985 | A strategy video game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... of the eponymous brutal American Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25... battle |
| The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow | 1981 | A computer wargame simulating the Battle of the Bulge Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive , launched toward the end of World War II through the densely forested Ardennes mountain region of Wallonia in Belgium, hence its French name , and France and... |
| Battlecruiser | 1987 | A tactical naval warfare Naval warfare Naval warfare is combat in and on seas, oceans, or any other major bodies of water such as large lakes and wide rivers.-History:Mankind has fought battles on the sea for more than 3,000 years. Land warfare would seem, initially, to be irrelevant and entirely removed from warfare on the open ocean,... strategy game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... of World War II Atlantic theater; a sequel to Warship |
| Battles of Napoleon Battles of Napoleon is a 1988 Family Computer strategy video game from Irem.-Summary:This video game allows the player to re-enact the Napoleonic Wars using a bird's-eye view. The game includes all the major nations involved in the Napoleonic Wars including Czarist Russia and Great Britain... |
1988 | A computer wargame of some of the battles of the historical leader |
| Blood Bowl | 1995 | A turn-based strategy Turn-based strategy A turn-based strategy game is a strategy game where players take turns when playing... video game adaptation of Games Workshop Games Workshop Games Workshop Group plc is a British game production and retailing company. Games Workshop has published the tabletop wargames Warhammer Fantasy Battle and Warhammer 40,000... original game Blood Bowl Blood Bowl is a Fantasy Football game created by Jervis Johnson for the British games company Games Workshop as a parody of American Football. The game was first released in 1987 and has been re-released in new editions since... |
| Bomb Alley | 1981 | A war game Wargaming A wargame is a strategy game that deals with military operations of various types, real or fictional. Wargaming is the hobby dedicated to the play of such games, which can also be called conflict simulations, or consims for short. When used professionally to study warfare, it is generally known as... covering the Mediterranean Theatre of World War II Mediterranean Theatre of World War II The African, Mediterranean and Middle East theatres encompassed the naval, land, and air campaigns fought between the Allied and Axis forces in the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and Africa... |
| Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday | 1990 | A science-fiction computer role-playing game set in the TSR TSR, Inc. Blume and Gygax, the remaining owners, incorporated a new company called TSR Hobbies, Inc., with Blume and his father, Melvin Blume, owning the larger share. The former assets of the partnership were transferred to TSR Hobbies, Inc.... Buck Rogers XXVC Buck Rogers XXVC Buck Rogers XXVC is a game setting created by TSR, Inc. in the late 1980s. Products based on this setting include novels, graphic novels, a role-playing game , board game, and video games... game setting |
| Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed | 1992 | A computer role-playing game set in the TSR TSR, Inc. Blume and Gygax, the remaining owners, incorporated a new company called TSR Hobbies, Inc., with Blume and his father, Melvin Blume, owning the larger share. The former assets of the partnership were transferred to TSR Hobbies, Inc.... Buck Rogers XXVC Buck Rogers XXVC Buck Rogers XXVC is a game setting created by TSR, Inc. in the late 1980s. Products based on this setting include novels, graphic novels, a role-playing game , board game, and video games... campaign setting Campaign setting A campaign setting is usually a fictional world which serves as a setting for a role-playing game or wargame campaign. A campaign is a series of individual adventures, and a campaign setting is the world in which such adventures and campaigns take place... |
| Buccaneer | 1997 | A strategy Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... /action game Action game Action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some... focussing on naval pirating |
| Carrier Strike: South Pacific | 1992 | A tactical naval warfare Naval warfare Naval warfare is combat in and on seas, oceans, or any other major bodies of water such as large lakes and wide rivers.-History:Mankind has fought battles on the sea for more than 3,000 years. Land warfare would seem, initially, to be irrelevant and entirely removed from warfare on the open ocean,... strategy game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... of the World War II Pacific theater Pacific War The Pacific War, also sometimes called the Asia-Pacific War refers broadly to the parts of World War II that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, then called the Far East... |
| Cartel$ and Cutthroat$ | 1981 | A business simulation featuring finance, economics and supply and demand Supply and demand Supply and demand is an economic model of price determination in a market. It concludes that in a competitive market, the unit price for a particular good will vary until it settles at a point where the quantity demanded by consumers will equal the quantity supplied by producers , resulting in an... |
| Champions of Krynn Champions of Krynn Champions of Krynn is the first in a three-part series of Dragonlance Advanced Dungeons & Dragons "Gold Box" computer role-playing games. The game was released in 1990. The highest graphics setting supported in the MS-DOS version was EGA graphics. It also supported the Adlib sound card and either... |
1990 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game; the first in a three-part series of a Dragonlance Dragonlance Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application... Advanced Dungeons & Dragons "Gold Box Gold Box Gold Box is the name for a series of computer role-playing games produced by SSI. The company won a license to produce games based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game from TSR, Inc... " series |
| Clash of Steel: Future Edition | 1995 | A grand strategy Grand strategy Grand strategy comprises the "purposeful employment of all instruments of power available to a security community". Military historian B. H. Liddell Hart says about grand strategy:... computer game; fixed many bugs in Clash of Steel: World War II, Europe 1939-45 Clash of Steel Clash of Steel is a grand strategy computer game released in by Strategic Simulations Inc. for DOS. It covers the World War II in Europe on a grand strategic scale between 1939 and 1945. Three major powers are playable: Germany , the Allies and the Soviet Union. In the game each player in charge... |
| Clash of Steel: World War II, Europe 1939-45 Clash of Steel Clash of Steel is a grand strategy computer game released in by Strategic Simulations Inc. for DOS. It covers the World War II in Europe on a grand strategic scale between 1939 and 1945. Three major powers are playable: Germany , the Allies and the Soviet Union. In the game each player in charge... |
1993 | A grand strategy Grand strategy Grand strategy comprises the "purposeful employment of all instruments of power available to a security community". Military historian B. H. Liddell Hart says about grand strategy:... computer game of Europe in WWII |
| Close Combat IV: Battle of the Bulge | 1999 | |
| Colonial Conquest | 1985 | Conquest strategy video game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... of the colonization of the late 1800s and early 1900s |
| Combat Leader | 1983 | |
| Computer Ambush | 1985 | |
| Computer Baseball Computer baseball Computer Baseball is a 1981 computer simulation computer game by Strategic Simulations, Inc. for Apple II.Players can manage a game between teams from 14 different World Series contests, or enter in or load the statistics for other teams. For example, players can manage either the Brooklyn Dodgers... |
1981 | |
| Computer Bismarck Computer Bismarck Computer Bismarck is a computer wargame developed and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. in 1980. The game is based on the last battle of the battleship Bismarck, in which British Armed Forces pursue the German Bismarck in 1941... |
1980 | A World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... simulation of the Bismarck Chase |
| Computer Quarterback | 1979 | A football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by... simulation game for the Apple II Apple II series The Apple II series is a set of 8-bit home computers, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer and introduced in 1977 with the original Apple II... in 1981 1981 in video gaming -Events:* November -** The British video game magazine Computer and Video Games starts.** Game & Watch - released in Sweden.* Arnie Katz and Bill Kunkel found Electronic Games, the first magazine on video games and generally recognized as the beginning of video game journalism.-Notable releases:*... . Later released for Commodore 64 Commodore 64 The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595... in 1983 1983 in video gaming -Events:* A major shakeout of the video game industry begins. By 1986, total video games sales will decrease from US$3.2 billion to US$0.1 billion.* MCA Universal files suit against Nintendo, claiming that the latter company's video arcade hit Donkey Kong violated Universal's copyright on King Kong... . |
| Conflict: Korea the First Year 1950-1951 | 1992 | A computer wargame focussing on the first year of the Korean War Korean War The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union... |
| Conflict: Middle East | 1991 | A turn-based Turn-based strategy A turn-based strategy game is a strategy game where players take turns when playing... government simulation game |
| The Cosmic Balance The Cosmic Balance The Cosmic Balance is a game created by Strategic Simulations, Inc. in 1982.-Summary:This video game is a computerized turn-based version of tactical combat simulation very similar to the Star Fleet Battles pen-paper-map-counter game. While Star Fleet Battles is explicitly set in the Star Trek... |
1982 | |
| Curse of the Azure Bonds Curse of the Azure Bonds Curse of the Azure Bonds is a computer role-playing game developed and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc in 1989. It is the second in a four-part series of Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons Gold Box adventure computer games, continuing the events after the first part, Pool of Radiance.An... |
1989 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game; the second in a four-part series of Forgotten Realms Forgotten Realms The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories... Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997... Gold Box Gold Box Gold Box is the name for a series of computer role-playing games produced by SSI. The company won a license to produce games based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game from TSR, Inc... series. |
| Cyber Empires Cyber Empires Cyber Empires is a strategy/top-view fighting game produced by Silicon Knights. The game was produced in DOS, Atari ST and Amiga versions, and was originally released in March 1992. The current copyright holder was Strategic Simulations, Inc., which later became part of Ubisoft.-Gameplay:The game... |
1992 | A strategy game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... of world domination and robotic combat |
| CyClones Cyclones (video game) CyClones is a 1994 first-person shooter video game developed by Raven Software and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. It has been called a "Doom clone"; however, unlike that game, it features a movable aiming reticle, and allows players to look up and down, and to jump.... |
1994 | A science-fiction action game Action game Action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some... |
| Cytron Masters Cytron Masters Cytron Masters is a computer game by Dani Bunten Berry released for the Apple II in either 1980 or June 1, 1982. It was developed by his company, Ozark Softscape, and released by Strategic Simulations, Inc... |
1982 | A strategy video game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... , a predecessor to the real time strategy game genre |
| Dark Colony Dark Colony Dark Colony is a 1997 real-time strategy computer game developed by GameTek and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc.. The game is for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS.-Overview:... |
1997 | A sci-fi real-time strategy Real-time strategy Real-time strategy is a sub-genre of strategy video game which does not progress incrementally in turns. Brett Sperry is credited with coining the term to market Dune II.... game |
| Dark Legions Dark Legions Dark Legions is a 1994 action strategy game for DOS. It was developed by Silicon Knights and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. .-Key features:Some key features of this game include:... |
1994 | An action Action game Action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some... strategy video game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... ; similar to Archon Archon Archon is a Greek word that means "ruler" or "lord", frequently used as the title of a specific public office. It is the masculine present participle of the verb stem ἀρχ-, meaning "to rule", derived from the same root as monarch, hierarchy, and anarchy.- Ancient Greece :In ancient Greece the... and Archon Ultra |
| The Dark Queen of Krynn The Dark Queen of Krynn The Dark Queen of Krynn is the third in a three-part series of Dragonlance Advanced Dungeons & Dragons "Gold Box" role-playing video games. The game was released in 1992.-Story:... |
1992 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game; the third in a three-part series of a Dragonlance Dragonlance Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application... Advanced Dungeons & Dragons "Gold Box Gold Box Gold Box is the name for a series of computer role-playing games produced by SSI. The company won a license to produce games based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game from TSR, Inc... " series |
| Dark Sun: Shattered Lands Dark Sun: Shattered Lands Dark Sun: Shattered Lands is a turn-based computer role-playing game that takes place in the Dungeons and Dragons campaign setting of Dark Sun... |
1993 | A computer role-playing game; Dungeons and Dragons campaign setting Campaign setting A campaign setting is usually a fictional world which serves as a setting for a role-playing game or wargame campaign. A campaign is a series of individual adventures, and a campaign setting is the world in which such adventures and campaigns take place... of Dark Sun Dark Sun Dark Sun is a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting featuring the fictional desert world of Athas. The original Dark Sun Boxed Set campaign setting was released in 1991.... |
| Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager is a computer role-playing game developed and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. in 1994 for the MS-DOS operating system. It is the sequel to Dark Sun: Shattered Lands. Wake of the Ravager was initially released in two boxed versions: on floppy disk and on... |
1994 | A computer role-playing game |
| Death Knights of Krynn Death Knights of Krynn Death Knights of Krynn is the second in a three-part series of Dragonlance Advanced Dungeons & Dragons "Gold Box" computer role-playing games, published by Strategic Simulations, Inc... |
1991 | A computer role-playing game; part of the Dragonlance Dragonlance Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application... Advanced Dungeons & Dragons "Gold Box Gold Box Gold Box is the name for a series of computer role-playing games produced by SSI. The company won a license to produce games based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game from TSR, Inc... " series |
| Demon's Winter Demon's Winter Demon's Winter is a computer role-playing game by Strategic Simulations, Inc., released in 1988. It is a sequel to SSI's 1987 Shard of Spring, set two hundred years after the events of the original, and featuring a game world 32 times the size of the previous one.-Story:After death of the dragon... |
1988 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game, a sequel to Shard of Spring Shard of Spring Shard of Spring is a computer role-playing game by Strategic Simulations, Inc., released in 1986. It was followed by the sequel titled Demon's Winter in 1988.- Story :... |
| Dragons of Flame Dragons of Flame (video game) Dragons of Flame is a video game released in 1989 for various home computer systems and consoles. It is a sequel to Heroes of the Lance. It is based on the second Dragonlance campaign module, Dragons of Flame, and the second half of the first Dragonlance novel Dragons of Autumn Twilight... |
1989 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game; a Dragonlance Dragonlance Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application... sequel to Heroes of the Lance |
| DragonStrike DragonStrike (computer game) DragonStrike is a 1990 computer game based on the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.-Gameplay:The game is set in Krynn, world of the Dragonlance saga, during the War of the Lance. DragonStrike combines elements of computer role-playing games and flight simulators... |
1990 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game; part of the Dragonlance Dragonlance Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application... Advanced Dungeons & Dragons "Gold Box Gold Box Gold Box is the name for a series of computer role-playing games produced by SSI. The company won a license to produce games based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game from TSR, Inc... " series |
| Dungeon Hack Dungeon Hack Dungeon Hack is a computer role-playing game developed by DreamForge Intertainment and produced by Strategic Simulations, Inc. . It was first released for the DOS platform in 1993... |
1993 | A computer role-playing game roguelike Roguelike The roguelike is a sub-genre of role-playing video games, characterized by randomization for replayability, permanent death, and turn-based movement. Most roguelikes feature ASCII graphics, with newer ones increasingly offering tile-based graphics. Games are typically dungeon crawls, with many... ; Advanced Dungeons and Dragons world of Forgotten Realms Forgotten Realms The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories... |
| Dungeon Master's Assistant Volume I | 1988 | An application to assist dungeon master Dungeon Master In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the Dungeon Master is the game organizer and participant in charge of creating the details and challenges of a given adventure, while maintaining a realistic continuity of events... s in constructing adventures for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons |
| Dungeon Master's Assistant Volume II | 1989 | A follow-up application to Dungeon Master's Assistant Volume I; assists dungeon master Dungeon Master In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the Dungeon Master is the game organizer and participant in charge of creating the details and challenges of a given adventure, while maintaining a realistic continuity of events... s in constructing adventures for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons |
| Eagles | 1983 | |
| Entomorph: Plague of the Darkfall Entomorph: Plague of the Darkfall Entomorph: Plague of the Darkfall is an action-adventure computer role-playing game by Strategic Simulations, Inc. In Entomorph, the player controls the character Warrick. It is the second computer game based in the fictional universe World of Aden, the first being World of Aden: Thunderscape... |
1995 | An action Action game Action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some... -based computer role-playing game; sequel to World of Aden: Thunderscape World of Aden: Thunderscape World of Aden: Thunderscape is a swords & sorcery computer role-playing game for DOS. It had a sequel called Entomorph. The game is based on the world described in the fantasy trilogy World of Aden: Thunderscape. The player controls a party with up to six members with skills, spells and... |
| Epidemic! Epidemic! Epidemic! is a real-time strategy game in which the player stands in control of a world on the brink of extinction.-Summary:A space-borne plague has hit the planet and the player must stem the epidemic as quickly as possible and with minimal loss of life.... |
1983 | |
| The Eternal Dagger The Eternal Dagger The Eternal Dagger is a 1987 top-down computer role-playing game published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. as a sequel to Wizard's Crown, which was released in 1985... |
1987 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game, the sequel to Wizard's Crown Wizard's Crown Wizard's Crown is a 1985 top-down computer role-playing game published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. . It was released for the Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, IBM PC, Apple II and Commodore 64. Its sequel, The Eternal Dagger, was released in 1987.... |
| Eye of the Beholder | 1990 | An Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game |
| Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon | 1991 | A computer role-playing game based on Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997... , the second game in a series |
| Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor | 1992 | A computer role-playing game based on Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997... , the third and final game in a series |
| Fantasy Empires | 1993 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game; set in Advanced Dungeons and Dragons world of Mystara Mystara Mystara is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role playing game. Although it has officially been dropped from production by its creators, many fans continue to develop and evolve this fantasy setting jointly, continuing its original theme of group development.-Development:It... . |
| Fantasy General Fantasy General Fantasy General is a hex-based fantasy game published by Strategic Simulations in 1996. Its structure was taken from the computer wargame Panzer General with some modifications to the base system. It was the second in the Five Star General series... |
1996 | A turn-based Turn-based strategy A turn-based strategy game is a strategy game where players take turns when playing... fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer wargame |
| Field of Fire | 1984 | |
| Fighting Steel Fighting Steel Fighting Steel is a computer game which was published in 1999 by Strategic Simulations, Inc.. it depicts naval surface combat in World War II.It is similar to another game by SSI, Great Naval Battles.... |
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| Final Liberation: Warhammer Epic 40,000 Final Liberation: Warhammer Epic 40,000 Final Liberation is a turn-based tactics video game released for Microsoft Windows in 1997. The game is best known as the first video game based on Epic, a table-top wargame set in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe, in an attempt to recreate the table-top experience on a computer as opposed... |
1997 | A turn-based tactics Turn-based tactics Turn-based tactics , or tactical turn-based , is a computer and video game genre of strategy video games that through stop-action simulates the considerations and circumstances of operational warfare and military tactics in generally small-scale confrontations as opposed to more strategic... video game set in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 Warhammer 40,000 Warhammer 40,000 is a tabletop miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop, set in a dystopian science fantasy universe. Warhammer 40,000 was created by Rick Priestley in 1987 as the futuristic companion to Warhammer Fantasy Battle, sharing many game mechanics... universe |
| First Over Germany | 1989 | A tactical simulation of the bomber offensive against Germany during World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... |
| Flanker 2.0 | 1999 | |
| Flashback: The Quest for Identity | 1992 | A cinematic platformer of investigation |
| Galactic Gladiators | 1984 | |
| Gary Grigsby's Pacific War Gary Grigsby's Pacific War Gary Grigsby's Pacific War is a 1992 strategy wargame released by Strategic Simulations, Inc.. It covers World War II in the Pacific between the Japanese Empire and the Allies, which include the USA, the British Empire, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Philippines, and China... |
1992 | A naval warfare Naval warfare Naval warfare is combat in and on seas, oceans, or any other major bodies of water such as large lakes and wide rivers.-History:Mankind has fought battles on the sea for more than 3,000 years. Land warfare would seem, initially, to be irrelevant and entirely removed from warfare on the open ocean,... strategy game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... of the World War II Pacific theater Pacific War The Pacific War, also sometimes called the Asia-Pacific War refers broadly to the parts of World War II that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, then called the Far East... |
| Gary Grigsby's War in Russia | 1993 | A strategy video game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... covering the war on Europe's Eastern Front from 1941-45 |
| Gateway to the Savage Frontier Gateway to the Savage Frontier Gateway to the Savage Frontier is a Gold Box Dungeons and Dragons computer game developed by Stormfront Studios and published by SSI for the Commodore 64, PC and Amiga personal computers... |
1991 | A computer role-playing game; a Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997... Gold Box Gold Box Gold Box is the name for a series of computer role-playing games produced by SSI. The company won a license to produce games based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game from TSR, Inc... series game |
| Gemstone Healer | 1986 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... action-adventure game Action-adventure game An action-adventure game is a video game that combines elements of the adventure game genre with various action game elements. It is perhaps the broadest and most diverse genre in gaming, and can include many games which might better be categorized under narrow genres... |
| Gemstone Warrior Gemstone Warrior Gemstone Warrior is a computer action adventure game written by Paradigm Creators and distributed by SSI in 1984. It is an action-adventure title set against a 2D screen with the player controlling an armored figure that they would move from area to area in search of treasure and the pieces of the... |
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| Geopolitique 1990 | 1983 | |
| Germany 1985 Germany 1985 Germany 1985 is a computer wargame published in 1983 by Strategic Simulations, Inc. Developed by Roger Keating it was the first in the "When Superpowers Collide" series, and was followed by RDF 1985, Baltic 1985: Corridor to Berlin and Norway 1985.-Summary:The game presents the hypothetical... |
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| Gettysburg: The Turning Point | 1986 | A strategic Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... wargame Wargame (video games) Wargames are a subgenre of strategy video games that emphasize strategic or tactical warfare on a map, as well as historical accuracy.-History:The genre of wargame video games is derived from earlier forms of wargames... of the Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg , was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War, it is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac... |
| Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939-1943 Great Naval Battles Great Naval Battles is a series of computer games by Strategic Simulations which simulate combat between naval vessels. It consist of five separate games, four of which depict various phases of World War II. Each game combines a wider view of the action on a fleet scale, as well as controls for... |
1992 | A naval warfare Naval warfare Naval warfare is combat in and on seas, oceans, or any other major bodies of water such as large lakes and wide rivers.-History:Mankind has fought battles on the sea for more than 3,000 years. Land warfare would seem, initially, to be irrelevant and entirely removed from warfare on the open ocean,... strategy game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... of the North Atlantic Naval warfar of WWII |
| Great Naval Battles II Great Naval Battles Great Naval Battles is a series of computer games by Strategic Simulations which simulate combat between naval vessels. It consist of five separate games, four of which depict various phases of World War II. Each game combines a wider view of the action on a fleet scale, as well as controls for... |
1993 | A strategy game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... of naval warfare Naval warfare Naval warfare is combat in and on seas, oceans, or any other major bodies of water such as large lakes and wide rivers.-History:Mankind has fought battles on the sea for more than 3,000 years. Land warfare would seem, initially, to be irrelevant and entirely removed from warfare on the open ocean,... in the World War II Pacific theater Pacific War The Pacific War, also sometimes called the Asia-Pacific War refers broadly to the parts of World War II that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, then called the Far East... |
| Great Naval Battles III: Fury in the Pacific, 1941-1944 Great Naval Battles Great Naval Battles is a series of computer games by Strategic Simulations which simulate combat between naval vessels. It consist of five separate games, four of which depict various phases of World War II. Each game combines a wider view of the action on a fleet scale, as well as controls for... |
1994 | A naval warfare Naval warfare Naval warfare is combat in and on seas, oceans, or any other major bodies of water such as large lakes and wide rivers.-History:Mankind has fought battles on the sea for more than 3,000 years. Land warfare would seem, initially, to be irrelevant and entirely removed from warfare on the open ocean,... strategy game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... |
| Great Naval Battles 5 Great Naval Battles Great Naval Battles is a series of computer games by Strategic Simulations which simulate combat between naval vessels. It consist of five separate games, four of which depict various phases of World War II. Each game combines a wider view of the action on a fleet scale, as well as controls for... |
1996 | A naval warfare Naval warfare Naval warfare is combat in and on seas, oceans, or any other major bodies of water such as large lakes and wide rivers.-History:Mankind has fought battles on the sea for more than 3,000 years. Land warfare would seem, initially, to be irrelevant and entirely removed from warfare on the open ocean,... strategy game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... |
| History Line: 1914-1918 History Line: 1914-1918 History Line: 1914-1918 is a turn-based tactics computer game developed in the 1990s by the German team Blue Byte Software. The storyline takes the player through various battles of the First World War... |
1993 | A turn-based tactics Turn-based tactics Turn-based tactics , or tactical turn-based , is a computer and video game genre of strategy video games that through stop-action simulates the considerations and circumstances of operational warfare and military tactics in generally small-scale confrontations as opposed to more strategic... computer game of various battles of World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... |
| Imperialism Imperialism (game) Imperialism is a turn-based strategy game for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh computers, developed by Frog City Software and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. in 1997. In Imperialism, the player is the ruler of a 19th century country, and must build an empire... |
1997 | A turn-based strategy Turn-based strategy A turn-based strategy game is a strategy game where players take turns when playing... game with the goal of building an empire |
| Imperialism II: The Age of Exploration Imperialism II: Age of Exploration Imperialism II: Age of Exploration is a turn-based strategy computer game developed by Frog City Software and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. in 1999. It is the successor to the 1997 game Imperialism... |
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| Imperium Galactium | 1984 | |
| Kampfgruppe | 1985 | A strategy video game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... of tank warfare of WWII |
| Knights of The Desert Knights of the Desert Knights of the Desert is a 1983 turn-based division level computer wargame by Strategic Simulations, Inc. for DOS. It is based on the 1940-43 North African campaign.... |
1983 | |
| A Line in The Sand | 1992 | A translation of the original board game Board game A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve... by TSR TSR, Inc. Blume and Gygax, the remaining owners, incorporated a new company called TSR Hobbies, Inc., with Blume and his father, Melvin Blume, owning the larger share. The former assets of the partnership were transferred to TSR Hobbies, Inc.... |
| Mech Brigade | 1985 | |
| Medieval Lords | 1991 | A medieval version of SimCity SimCity (series) SimCity is an open-ended city-building computer and console video game series and the brainchild of developer Will Wright. It is published by Maxis . The game was first published in 1989 as SimCity, and it has spawned several different editions sold worldwide... |
| Menzoberranzan Menzoberranzan (video game) Menzoberranzan is the title of a PC game created by SSI and DreamForge Intertainment and uses the same game engine as SSI's previous game Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession . It is set in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms... |
1994 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game based on Advanced Dungeons & Dragons |
| Nam Nam Nam or NAM may refer to:* Namibia* New Age Movement* Arabic for yesVietnam-related* Vietnam* Vietnam War* The 'Nam, a historical fiction series* NAM , a 1998 first person shooter game for PCInitialisms... |
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| Napoleon's Campaigns | 1981 | |
| Necrodome Necrodome Necrodome is a 1996 first-person vehicular combat game developed by Raven Software and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. It supports Windows 95 Direct Play, which allows for online multiplayer matches. Reviewers decried the game's lack of originality, but offered some praise for its... |
1996 | An action Action game Action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some... vehicular combat Vehicular combat game Vehicular combat games are typically video or computer games where the primary focus of play concerns automobiles or other vehicles, normally armed with guns or other weaponry, attempting to destroy vehicles controlled by the CPU or by opposing players... game |
| Neverwinter Nights Neverwinter Nights (AOL game) Neverwinter Nights was the first multiplayer online role-playing game to display graphics, and ran from 1991 to 1997 on AOL.-Gameplay:Neverwinter Nights was developed to be played similarly to the Gold Box series of games... |
1991 | The first graphical MMORPG MMORPG Massively multiplayer online role-playing game is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world.... |
| No Greater Glory: The American Civil War | 1991 | Strategy video game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... of the American Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25... |
| North Atlantic '86 North Atlantic '86 North Atlantic '86 was a computer war game covering a hypothetical conflict between NATO and the Soviet Union. Written by game author Gary Grigsby and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. it ran on the Apple II platform.... |
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| Norway 1985 Norway 1985 Norway 1985 is a computer wargame published in 1985 by Strategic Simulations, Inc. Developed by Roger Keating it was the fourth in the "When Superpowers Collide" series.-Summary:The game simulates NATO forces in Norway during the summer of 1985... |
1985 | |
| Operation Apocalypse | 1981 | |
| Operation Market Garden | 1985 | |
| Pacific General Pacific General Pacific General is a computer wargame depicting famous battles of the World War II Pacific campaigns. It was published by Strategic Simulations in 1997 using the same game engine of the earlier and successful Panzer General for Windows 95.-Gameplay:... |
1997 | A computer wargame depicting famous battle Battle Generally, a battle is a conceptual component in the hierarchy of combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, or combatants. In a battle, each combatant will seek to defeat the others, with defeat determined by the conditions of a military campaign... s of the World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... Pacific campaigns |
| Panzer Commander Panzer Commander Panzer Commander is a computer tank-driving simulator released in 1998. Developed by Ultimation Inc. and published by Strategic Simulations Inc.. The game is set in World War II as a tank simulator. In the game the player takes command of an armored fighting vehicles... |
1998 | A tank driving and wargame set in WWII |
| Panzer General Panzer General Panzer General is a computer wargame published by Strategic Simulations in 1994 and set in World War II.- Overview:Panzer General is turn-based game, set on operational level hex maps. One plays lone scenarios from either Axis or Allied side and against a computer or human opponent... |
1994 | A computer wargame set during World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... |
| Panzer General for Windows 95 Panzer General Panzer General is a computer wargame published by Strategic Simulations in 1994 and set in World War II.- Overview:Panzer General is turn-based game, set on operational level hex maps. One plays lone scenarios from either Axis or Allied side and against a computer or human opponent... |
1997 | A conversion of the computer wargame for Windows 95 Windows 95 Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. It was released on August 24, 1995 by Microsoft, and was a significant progression from the company's previous Windows products... |
| Panzer General II Panzer General II Panzer General II is a turn-based strategy computer game by Strategic Simulations, Inc. Released September 30th, 1997, Panzer General II is the sixth SSI game in the "General" series and the first in the "Living Battlefield " series. It takes place during World War II, covering events from the... |
1997 | A turn-based strategy Turn-based strategy A turn-based strategy game is a strategy game where players take turns when playing... computer wargame set during World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... |
| Panzer General 3D Assault Panzer General Panzer General is a computer wargame published by Strategic Simulations in 1994 and set in World War II.- Overview:Panzer General is turn-based game, set on operational level hex maps. One plays lone scenarios from either Axis or Allied side and against a computer or human opponent... |
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| Panzer General III: Scorched Earth Panzer General III: Scorched Earth Panzer General III: Scorched Earth is a turn-based strategy computer game by Mattel based on the game Panzer General 3D Assault by Strategic Simulations, Inc., which was owned by Mattel.... |
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| Panzergrenadier Panzergrenadier is a German term for motorised or mechanized infantry, as introduced during World War II. It is used in the armies of Austria, Chile, Germany and Switzerland.-Forerunners:... |
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| Panzer Strike Panzer Strike Panzer Strike is a 1987 tactical level simulation of small unit actions game set in World War II. It was made for Apple II and Commodore 64 and was released by Strategic Simulations, Inc. The game included an editor as well as over 250 weapon types; single scenarios can last up to 2 hours... |
1987 | A strategy video game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... of tank warfare of WWII |
| People's General People's General People's General is a turn-based strategy computer game developed by Strategic Simulations, Inc . It was released in August, 1998 in North America and in September, 1998 in Europe... |
1998 | a.k.a. Dynasty General; a turn-based strategy Turn-based strategy A turn-based strategy game is a strategy game where players take turns when playing... wargame focussing on early 21st century warfare in Asia |
| Phantasie Phantasie Phantasie is a fantasy computer role-playing game series designed by Winston Douglas Wood and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. in 1985. It was developed for a variety of systems, including the Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64 and DOS.With the popularity of the Ultima... |
1985 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game, the first in a series. |
| Phantasie II | 1986 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game, a sequel to Phantasie Phantasie Phantasie is a fantasy computer role-playing game series designed by Winston Douglas Wood and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. in 1985. It was developed for a variety of systems, including the Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64 and DOS.With the popularity of the Ultima... , the second installment in the series. |
| Phantasie III: Wrath of Nikademus | 1987 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game, the third installment in the Phantasie Phantasie Phantasie is a fantasy computer role-playing game series designed by Winston Douglas Wood and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. in 1985. It was developed for a variety of systems, including the Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64 and DOS.With the popularity of the Ultima... series |
| Pool of Radiance Pool of Radiance Pool of Radiance is a computer role-playing game developed and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc in 1988. It was the first adaptation of TSR's Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game for home computers. It is the first in a four-part series of D&D computer adventure games... |
1988 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game based on the Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997... (D&D) role-playing game Role-playing game A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development... ; the first of the "Gold Box Gold Box Gold Box is the name for a series of computer role-playing games produced by SSI. The company won a license to produce games based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game from TSR, Inc... " D&D video games. |
| Pools of Darkness Pools of Darkness Pools of Darkness is the fourth in a four-part series of Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons Gold Box adventure computer games, published by Strategic Simulations, Inc.. The game was released in 1991... |
1991 | A computer role-playing game; the 4th in the four-part Forgotten Realms Forgotten Realms The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories... Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997... Gold Box Gold Box Gold Box is the name for a series of computer role-playing games produced by SSI. The company won a license to produce games based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game from TSR, Inc... series |
| President Elect President Elect (computer game) President Elect is a turn-based, political simulation game, first released by Strategic Simulations, Inc. in 1981. It would appear to be the first commercially published computer game of its political sub-genre.-Description:... |
1981 | A simulation of a presidential campaign from Labor Day to election night. |
| President Elect: 1988 Edition | 1987 | A sequel to President Elect, a simulation of a presidential campaign from Labor Day to election night. |
| Prophecy of the Shadow Prophecy of the Shadow Prophecy of the Shadow is a 1992 fantasy role-playing video game developed by Strategic Simulations, Inc. for DOS. The game was released in both English and German versions.-Plot:... |
1992 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game |
| Queen of Hearts | 1983 | A pinball simulator. |
| Questron Questron Questron is a fantasy RPG computer game series produced by Strategic Simulations, Inc.-Questron:In Questron the player takes on the role of a young serf who tries to make a name for himself by traveling the realm in order to gain the power and experience necessary to defeat the wicked "Mantor",... |
1984 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game |
| Questron 2 | 1988 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game; sequel to Questron Questron Questron is a fantasy RPG computer game series produced by Strategic Simulations, Inc.-Questron:In Questron the player takes on the role of a young serf who tries to make a name for himself by traveling the realm in order to gain the power and experience necessary to defeat the wicked "Mantor",... |
| Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession is a 1994 fantasy role-playing video game developed by DreamForge Intertainment for Strategic Simulations, Inc. for DOS.-Plot:... |
1994 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game based on Advanced Dungeons & Dragons; set in the domain of Barovia Barovia Barovia is the oldest domain in Ravenloft.It was formed from a part of the ancestral lands of Strahd von Zarovich at the time when he murdered his brother Sergei to win the hand of the beautiful Tatyana in the year 351 of the Barovian Calendar.... |
| Ravenloft 2: The Stone Prophet | 1995 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game; a Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997... game, sequel to Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession is a 1994 fantasy role-playing video game developed by DreamForge Intertainment for Strategic Simulations, Inc. for DOS.-Plot:... |
| RDF 1985 RDF 1985 RDF 1985 is a computer wargame published in 1983 by Strategic Simulations, Inc. Developed by Roger Keating it was the second in the "When Superpowers Collide" series.-Summary:... |
1983 | |
| Reach for the Stars | 1983 | |
| Realms of Darkness Realms of Darkness Realms of Darkness is a fantasy video game developed by Strategic Simulations, Inc. and released in 1986. It was developed for the Apple II and Commodore 64.-Plot:The object of the game is the completion of seven different quests... |
1986 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game |
| Rebel Charge at Chickamauga | 1985 | |
| Red Lightning Red Lightning (game) Red Lightning was a wargame created and programmed by Norm Koger. In 1989, it was published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. initially for the Atari ST and MS-DOS platforms. An Amiga conversion followed a year later. The wargame was set in Europe and hypothesized a Soviet invasion of Western Europe.... |
1989 | A computer wargame of a hypothesized a cold war era Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States... Soviet invasion of western Europe |
| Renegade: The Battle for Jacob's Star | 1995 | A space dogfighting simulator |
| Renegade Legion: Interceptor | 1990 | A direct translation of the original board game Board game A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve... |
| Reforger '88 | 1984 | A strategy video game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... about a hypothetical conflict between NATO forces and The Warsaw Pact in 1988 |
| Rings of Zilfin | 1987 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game. |
| Roadwar 2000 Roadwar 2000 Roadwar 2000, sometimes referred to as Roadwar 2K, is a 1986 computer game published by Strategic Simulations, Inc.. It is a turn-based strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic future which greatly resembles the world portrayed in the Mad Max movie series.-Description:In 1999, a terrorist group... |
1986 | A turn-based, post-apocalyptic strategy game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... |
| Roadwar Europa | 1987 | A turn-based, post-apocalyptic strategy game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... . The sequel to the 1986 Roadwar 2000 Roadwar 2000 Roadwar 2000, sometimes referred to as Roadwar 2K, is a 1986 computer game published by Strategic Simulations, Inc.. It is a turn-based strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic future which greatly resembles the world portrayed in the Mad Max movie series.-Description:In 1999, a terrorist group... . |
| Second Front: Germany Turns East | 1990 | A strategy video game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... of part of the European campaign of WWII |
| Secret of the Silver Blades Secret of the Silver Blades Secret of the Silver Blades is the third in a four-part series of Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons "Gold Box" adventure computer games. The game was released in 1990.The story is a continuation of the events after Curse of the Azure Bonds.-Story:... |
1990 | An Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game, part of the Forgotten Realms Forgotten Realms The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories... campaign setting |
| Shadow Sorcerer Shadow Sorcerer Shadow Sorcerer is a 1991 role-playing video game. The game was the sequel to Heroes of the Lance and Dragons of Flame. It is based on the third and fourth Dragonlance campaign modules, Dragons of Hope and Dragons of Desolation.-Reception:... |
1991 | An Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game; sequel to Heroes of the Lance |
| Shard of Spring Shard of Spring Shard of Spring is a computer role-playing game by Strategic Simulations, Inc., released in 1986. It was followed by the sequel titled Demon's Winter in 1988.- Story :... |
1986 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game |
| Shiloh: Grant's Trial in The West | 1985 | |
| Silent Hunter Silent Hunter Silent Hunter is a World War II submarine combat simulation for MS-DOS, developed by Aeon Electronic Entertainment and published by Strategic Simulations in 1996. The game takes place in the Pacific War during World War II, the player commanding a submarine of the United States Navy. Most... |
1996 | A World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... submarine combat Submarine warfare Naval warfare is divided into three operational areas: surface warfare, air warfare and underwater warfare. The latter may be subdivided into submarine warfare and anti-submarine warfare as well as mine warfare and mine countermeasures... simulation |
| Silent Hunter II Silent Hunter II Silent Hunter II is a WWII U-boat combat simulation from Ubisoft for Windows 95/98/ME. It was originally being developed by Aeon Electronic Entertainment, the developers of Silent Hunter, but they had to leave the project unfinished, and Ultimation Inc. finished it... |
2001 | A World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... submarine combat Submarine warfare Naval warfare is divided into three operational areas: surface warfare, air warfare and underwater warfare. The latter may be subdivided into submarine warfare and anti-submarine warfare as well as mine warfare and mine countermeasures... U-boot simulation |
| Silent Hunter III Silent Hunter III Silent Hunter III is a submarine simulation developed by Ubisoft Romania and published by Ubisoft. It was released for the PC on March 15, 2005. Like Silent Hunter II, it places the player in command of a German U-Boat during World War II and the Battle of the Atlantic... |
2005 | A World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... submarine combat Submarine warfare Naval warfare is divided into three operational areas: surface warfare, air warfare and underwater warfare. The latter may be subdivided into submarine warfare and anti-submarine warfare as well as mine warfare and mine countermeasures... U-boot simulation |
| Silent Hunter IV | 2007 | A World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... submarine combat Submarine warfare Naval warfare is divided into three operational areas: surface warfare, air warfare and underwater warfare. The latter may be subdivided into submarine warfare and anti-submarine warfare as well as mine warfare and mine countermeasures... simulation |
| Six-Gun Shootout | 1985 | |
| Soldiers at War Soldiers at War Soldiers at War is a turn-based tactics game set in World War II. You take control of eight-man squads through the campaign of fifteen historically-based missions, starting in north Africa and ending in Germany. Your soldiers become more experienced and can take items with them onto the next... |
1998 | A turn-based tactics Turn-based tactics Turn-based tactics , or tactical turn-based , is a computer and video game genre of strategy video games that through stop-action simulates the considerations and circumstances of operational warfare and military tactics in generally small-scale confrontations as opposed to more strategic... set during WWII |
| Sons of Liberty | 1988 | A strategy video game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... simulating battles of the American Revolutionary War American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the... |
| Southern Command | 1981 | A simulation of a specific battle of the 1967 Arab-Israeli conflict. The player controls the Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... i side, the computer the Arab Arab Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing... side. |
| Skyrealms of Jorune: Alien Logic Jorune Jorune, or Skyrealms of Jorune, is a science-fantasy role-playing game set among the Skyrealms - floating "islands" of earth levitated by mysterious crystals in the crust of an alien planet. Three editions of the game were published from 1984 until 1992, but all are currently out of print... |
1994 | A science-fiction computer role-playing game |
| Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace Spelljammer: the Pirates of Realmspace is a computer game for MS-DOS and was released by SSI in 1992. It is a Dungeons & Dragons PC computer game using the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Second Edition, Spelljammer rules. Spelljammer was programmed and designed by Cybertech... |
1992 | A science-fiction/fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game using Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997... Second Edition, Spelljammer Spelljammer Spelljammer is a campaign setting for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, which features a fantastical outer space environment.... rules |
| Star Command Star Command (computer game) Star Command is a video game developed by Strategic Simulations, Inc. in 1988. It was based on the Star Command board game by Avalon Hill.-Plot:... |
1988 | A science fiction Science fiction Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities... strategy video game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... based on the board game of the same name |
| Star General Star General Star General is a strategy video wargame. It is one of SSI's popular hexagonal-movement games that bases its story setting on The Fleet, a series of books written by David Drake and Bill Fawcett. The game was developed by Catware and SSI in 1997.... |
1996 | A science-fiction strategy Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... video wargame |
| Steel Panthers Steel Panthers Steel Panthers is a series of computer wargames, developed and published by several different companies, with various games covering battles from 1930 to 2020. The first game was released in 1995, and the most recent was released in 2006 and is still updated regularly. Players control individual... |
1995 | A tactical-level turn-based computerized wargame Wargame (video games) Wargames are a subgenre of strategy video games that emphasize strategic or tactical warfare on a map, as well as historical accuracy.-History:The genre of wargame video games is derived from earlier forms of wargames... |
| Steel Panthers II: Modern Battles Steel Panthers Steel Panthers is a series of computer wargames, developed and published by several different companies, with various games covering battles from 1930 to 2020. The first game was released in 1995, and the most recent was released in 2006 and is still updated regularly. Players control individual... |
1996 | A tactical-level turn-based computerized wargame Wargame (video games) Wargames are a subgenre of strategy video games that emphasize strategic or tactical warfare on a map, as well as historical accuracy.-History:The genre of wargame video games is derived from earlier forms of wargames... ; second in the series |
| Steel Panthers III Steel Panthers Steel Panthers is a series of computer wargames, developed and published by several different companies, with various games covering battles from 1930 to 2020. The first game was released in 1995, and the most recent was released in 2006 and is still updated regularly. Players control individual... |
1997 | A tactical-level turn-based computerized wargame Wargame (video games) Wargames are a subgenre of strategy video games that emphasize strategic or tactical warfare on a map, as well as historical accuracy.-History:The genre of wargame video games is derived from earlier forms of wargames... with World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... and modern warfare settings |
| Stellar Crusade | 1988 | A science fiction Science fiction Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities... strategy video game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... of interstellar conquest |
| Storm Across Europe Storm Across Europe Storm Across Europe is a grand strategy video game, originally released for the Commodore 64 and later for the Amiga and DOS. Released in 1989 by Strategic Simulations, Inc. . It covers the World War II in Europe on a grand strategic scale between 1939 and 1945.-Overview:Three major powers are... |
1989 | A wargame Wargaming A wargame is a strategy game that deals with military operations of various types, real or fictional. Wargaming is the hobby dedicated to the play of such games, which can also be called conflict simulations, or consims for short. When used professionally to study warfare, it is generally known as... of World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... in Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... on a grand strategic scale between 1939 and 1945 |
| Stronghold | 1993 | First 3X real-time strategy Real-time strategy Real-time strategy is a sub-genre of strategy video game which does not progress incrementally in turns. Brett Sperry is credited with coining the term to market Dune II.... game |
| Su-27 Flanker | 1996 | A flight simulator Flight simulator A flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and various aspects of the flight environment. This includes the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they react to applications of their controls and other aircraft systems, and how they react to the external... with some air combat Aerial warfare Aerial warfare is the use of military aircraft and other flying machines in warfare, including military airlift of cargo to further the national interests as was demonstrated in the Berlin Airlift... aspects |
| The Summoning | 1992 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game; the sequel to DarkSpyre DarkSpyre Darkspyre is a 1990 computer game produced by Event Horizon Software for DOS. It was released the following year for the Amiga.-Gameplay:Darkspyre was a dungeon crawl style role-playing game... |
| Sword of Aragon Sword of Aragon Sword of Aragon is a turn-based strategy and role-playing game developed and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. in 1989. It is also considered to be of the 4X genre. Set in the fictional land of Aragon, the games casts its protagonist as the duke of a city named Aladda... |
1989 | A strategic fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... wargame Wargaming A wargame is a strategy game that deals with military operations of various types, real or fictional. Wargaming is the hobby dedicated to the play of such games, which can also be called conflict simulations, or consims for short. When used professionally to study warfare, it is generally known as... set in a fictional land of Aragon |
| Tony La Russa Baseball Tony La Russa Baseball Tony La Russa Baseball is a baseball computer and video game console sports game series , designed by Don Daglow, Michael Breen, Mark Buchignani, David Bunnett and Hudson Piehl and developed by Stormfront Studios. The game appeared on Commodore 64, PC, and Sega Genesis, and different versions were... (1991-1993) |
1991 | A sports game Sports game A sports game is a computer or video game that simulates the practice of traditional sports. Most sports have been recreated with a game, including team sports, athletics and extreme sports. Some games emphasize actually playing the sport , whilst others emphasize strategy and organization... of baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... |
| Tony La Russa Baseball II | 1993 | A baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... sports game Sports game A sports game is a computer or video game that simulates the practice of traditional sports. Most sports have been recreated with a game, including team sports, athletics and extreme sports. Some games emphasize actually playing the sport , whilst others emphasize strategy and organization... |
| Treasures of the Savage Frontier Treasures of the Savage Frontier Treasures of the Savage Frontier is a Gold Box Dungeons and Dragons computer role-playing game. It was developed by Stormfront Studios and published by SSI for the Amiga and DOS.-Development:... |
1992 | A Gold Box Gold Box Gold Box is the name for a series of computer role-playing games produced by SSI. The company won a license to produce games based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game from TSR, Inc... Dungeons and Dragons computer role-playing game |
| Typhoon of Steel | 1988 | A strategy video game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... of tank warfare of WWII; a sequel to Panzer Strike Panzer Strike Panzer Strike is a 1987 tactical level simulation of small unit actions game set in World War II. It was made for Apple II and Commodore 64 and was released by Strategic Simulations, Inc. The game included an editor as well as over 250 weapon types; single scenarios can last up to 2 hours... |
| Unlimited Adventures | 1993 | A computer role-playing game |
| Veil of Darkness Veil of Darkness Veil of Darkness is a horror-action-adventure game for the PC, which was developed by Event Horizon Software and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. in 1993... |
1993 | A horror/action Action game Action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some... /adventure game Adventure game An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media such as literature and film,... |
| War of the Lance | 1989 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game based in the Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997... Dragonlance Dragonlance Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application... campaign setting |
| War Wind War Wind War Wind is a 1996 real-time strategy game in the vein of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness. It was developed by DreamForge Intertainment and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc.. It runs on Microsoft Windows and used DirectX 2.0... |
1996 | A real-time strategy Real-time strategy Real-time strategy is a sub-genre of strategy video game which does not progress incrementally in turns. Brett Sperry is credited with coining the term to market Dune II.... video game |
| War Wind II: Human Onslaught War Wind II: Human Onslaught War Wind II: Human Onslaught is a real-time strategy computer game from developer DreamForge Intertainment that was published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. in 1997... |
1997 | A real-time strategy Real-time strategy Real-time strategy is a sub-genre of strategy video game which does not progress incrementally in turns. Brett Sperry is credited with coining the term to market Dune II.... computer game |
| Wargame Construction Set Wargame Construction Set Wargame Construction Set is a video game builder series published in 1986 by Strategic Simulations, Inc.. It is also the name of the first application in the series. Developed by Roger Damon, it allows the user to construct, edit and play customizable wargame scenarios... |
1986 | A "construction set" application that let the user build wargame Wargaming A wargame is a strategy game that deals with military operations of various types, real or fictional. Wargaming is the hobby dedicated to the play of such games, which can also be called conflict simulations, or consims for short. When used professionally to study warfare, it is generally known as... scenarios and play them |
| Wargame Construction Set II: Tanks! Wargame Construction Set Wargame Construction Set is a video game builder series published in 1986 by Strategic Simulations, Inc.. It is also the name of the first application in the series. Developed by Roger Damon, it allows the user to construct, edit and play customizable wargame scenarios... |
1994 | A "construction set" application that let the user build wargame Wargaming A wargame is a strategy game that deals with military operations of various types, real or fictional. Wargaming is the hobby dedicated to the play of such games, which can also be called conflict simulations, or consims for short. When used professionally to study warfare, it is generally known as... scenarios and play them, this one featuring armored combat |
| Wargame Construction Set III: Age of Rifles 1846-1905 | 1996 | A "construction set" application that let the user build wargame Wargaming A wargame is a strategy game that deals with military operations of various types, real or fictional. Wargaming is the hobby dedicated to the play of such games, which can also be called conflict simulations, or consims for short. When used professionally to study warfare, it is generally known as... scenarios and play them, this one featuring the eponymous years |
| The Warp Factor | 1982 | |
| Warship | 1986 | A tactical naval warfare Naval warfare Naval warfare is combat in and on seas, oceans, or any other major bodies of water such as large lakes and wide rivers.-History:Mankind has fought battles on the sea for more than 3,000 years. Land warfare would seem, initially, to be irrelevant and entirely removed from warfare on the open ocean,... strategy game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... of the World War II Pacific theater Pacific War The Pacific War, also sometimes called the Asia-Pacific War refers broadly to the parts of World War II that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, then called the Far East... |
| Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate is a video game set in the gothic science fiction backdrop of the Games Workshop game system Warhammer 40,000. In it players take command of a number of squads of Ultramarines under the leadership of Captain Kruger... |
1998 | A turn-based strategy Turn-based strategy A turn-based strategy game is a strategy game where players take turns when playing... wargame set in the Warhammer 40,000 Warhammer 40,000 Warhammer 40,000 is a tabletop miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop, set in a dystopian science fantasy universe. Warhammer 40,000 was created by Rick Priestley in 1987 as the futuristic companion to Warhammer Fantasy Battle, sharing many game mechanics... universe |
| Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War is a turn based strategy game based on the celebrated Panzer General 2 engine by SSI. It is set in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. It was produced by Games Workshop in 1999, and centers around the invasion of a Tyranid Hive fleet and the Imperial efforts to... |
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| Warlords Battlecry Warlords Battlecry Warlords Battlecry was a real-time strategy computer game released in 1999. It was the first of new series of RTS games set in Steve Fawkner's successful, formerly turn-based, Warlords franchise.... |
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| Waterloo | 1990 | A strategy video game Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... of Napoleon's Battle of Waterloo Battle of Waterloo The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands... |
| Western Front: The Liberation of Europe 1944-1945 | 1991 | A grand strategy game of the Western and Italian fronts of WWII |
| Wizard's Crown Wizard's Crown Wizard's Crown is a 1985 top-down computer role-playing game published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. . It was released for the Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, IBM PC, Apple II and Commodore 64. Its sequel, The Eternal Dagger, was released in 1987.... |
1985 | A fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... computer role-playing game |
| World of Aden: Thunderscape World of Aden: Thunderscape World of Aden: Thunderscape is a swords & sorcery computer role-playing game for DOS. It had a sequel called Entomorph. The game is based on the world described in the fantasy trilogy World of Aden: Thunderscape. The player controls a party with up to six members with skills, spells and... |
1995 | A swords & sorcery computer role-playing game |