List of Crystal Dynamics video games
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Crystal Dynamics is an American video game developer that was founded in 1992 by Madeline Canepa, Judy Lange, and Dave Morse. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, Crystal Dynamics was the first licensed developer for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer console.[1] Their first release, Crash 'n Burn, was included as a pack-in game with the console.[2] The 3DO's launch during the 1993 Christmas season was a commercial failure, severely damaging Crystal Dynamics' software strategy.[1] In 1994, the company became a publisher for two new gaming platforms, the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn.[1] The studio was acquired by Eidos Interactive, a British video game publisher, in 1998, which was in turn bought by Square Enix in 2009.[3]
Crystal Dynamics is best known for developing the Legacy of Kain and Gex series.[1] Although the first Legacy of Kain video game was developed by Silicon Knights,[4] Crystal Dynamics gained the rights to the franchise in 1998[5] and released four sequels between 1999 and 2003. In 2003, the studio took over the development of the best-selling Tomb Raider franchise[6] after its original developer, Core Design, failed to gain critical or commercial success with their later games.[7][8] Crystal Dynamics' first Tomb Raider game, Tomb Raider: Legend, became a commercial success with 4.5 million copies sold as of February 2009.[9] Its sequel, Tomb Raider: Underworld, sold 2.6 million copies.[9] Since 2003, the studio has developed five games in the series, encompassing two reboots of the franchise.[10]
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Over 30 video games have been developed by Crystal Dynamics. The following table showcases the corresponding title, release date, publisher and the platforms on which each game was released along with any other relevant information. A detailed overview of each game can be found in their corresponding articles.
Blank cell indicates title was not released on any platform(s) by the specified manufacturers | |
Cell with games console(s) indicates title was released on platform(s) by the specified manufacturers |
Title | Release details | Platform(s) | ||||
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Microsoft | Nintendo | Sega | Sony | Other | ||
Crash 'n Burn[11] |
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3DO | ||||
Total Eclipse[12] |
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PlayStation | 3DO | |||
Off-World Interceptor[13] |
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Saturn | PlayStation | 3DO | ||
Samurai Shodown[14] |
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3DO | ||||
Gex[15][a] |
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Windows | Saturn | PlayStation | 3DO | |
Solar Eclipse[16] |
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Saturn | PlayStation | |||
3D Baseball[17] |
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Saturn | PlayStation | |||
Pandemonium 2[18] |
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Windows | PlayStation | |||
Gex: Enter the Gecko[19] |
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Windows | N64 GBC |
PlayStation | ||
Akuji the Heartless[20] |
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PlayStation | ||||
Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko[21][b] |
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N64 GBC |
PlayStation | |||
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver[22][c] |
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Windows | Dreamcast | PlayStation | ||
Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour[23][d] |
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Windows | GBC | Dreamcast | PlayStation | |
102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue[24][e] |
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Windows | GBC | Dreamcast | PlayStation | |
Soul Reaver 2[25][c] |
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Windows | PlayStation 2 | |||
Mad Dash Racing[26] |
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Xbox | ||||
Blood Omen 2[27][f] |
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Windows Xbox |
GameCube | PlayStation 2 | ||
Legacy of Kain: Defiance[28][g] |
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Windows Xbox |
PlayStation 2 | |||
Whiplash[29] |
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Xbox | PlayStation 2 | |||
Project: Snowblind[30][h] |
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Windows Xbox |
PlayStation 2 | |||
Tomb Raider: Legend[31][i] |
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Windows Xbox Xbox 360 |
GameCube GBA DS |
PlayStation 2 PSP PlayStation 3 |
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Tomb Raider: Anniversary[32][j] |
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Windows Xbox 360 |
Wii | PlayStation 2 PSP PlayStation 3 |
Mac OS Mobile | |
Tomb Raider: Underworld[33][k] |
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Windows Xbox 360 |
DS Wii |
PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 |
Mac OS | |
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light[34][l] |
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Windows Xbox 360 |
PlayStation 3 | iOS Stadia | ||
Tomb Raider[35][m] |
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Windows Xbox 360 Xbox One |
PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 |
Mac OS Linux Stadia | ||
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris[37] |
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Windows Xbox One |
PlayStation 4 | Stadia | ||
Lara Croft: Relic Run[38][39] |
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Windows Phone | iOS, Android | |||
Rise of the Tomb Raider[40][n] |
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Windows Xbox 360 Xbox One |
PlayStation 4 | Mac OS Linux Stadia | ||
Shadow of the Tomb Raider[43] |
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Windows Xbox One |
PlayStation 4 | Mac OS Linux Stadia | ||
Marvel's Avengers |
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Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X/S |
PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 |
Stadia | ||
Perfect Dark |
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Windows Xbox Series X/S |
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Untitled Tomb Raider game |
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TBA | TBA | TBA |
Published
In addition to developing its own video games, Crystal Dynamics also published several games by other developers in the mid-1990s, sometimes serving as the publisher only for specific platforms or in specific regions.
Title | Release details | Platform(s) | ||||
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Microsoft | Nintendo | Sega | Sony | Other | ||
The Horde[45] |
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Windows | Saturn | PlayStation | 3DO | |
Star Control II |
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3DO | ||||
Slam 'N Jam '95[46] |
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3DO | ||||
Slam 'N Jam '96 Featuring Magic & Kareem[47] |
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MS-DOS | Saturn | PlayStation | ||
Blazing Dragons[48] |
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Saturn | PlayStation | |||
Pandemonium[49][o] |
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Windows | Saturn | PlayStation | ||
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain |
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Windows | PlayStation |
Notes
- The PlayStation version of Gex was developed by Beam Software.[15]
- The Nintendo 64 version of Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko was developed by Gratuitous Games.[21]
- The Game Boy Color version of Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour was developed by Prolific Publishing.[23]
- The Microsoft Windows version of 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue was co-developed with Prolific Publishing; the Game Boy Color version was developed by Digital Eclipse Software and the PlayStation version by Toys for Bob.[24]
- The Windows, Xbox and GameCube versions of Blood Omen 2 were developed by Nixxes Software.[27]
- The Windows and Xbox versions of Legacy of Kain: Defiance were developed by Nixxes Software.[28]
- The PC and Xbox versions of Project: Snowblind were developed by Nixxes Software.[30]
- The Nintendo DS version of Tomb Raider: Legend was developed by Human Soft, and the PlayStation Portable version by Crystal Dynamics along with Buzz Monkey Software.[31]
- The Mac OS version of Tomb Raider: Anniversary was developed by Robosoft Technologies and published by Feral Interactive. The Windows version was developed by Nixxes Software. The mobile version was developed by FinBlade.[32]
- The PlayStation 3 and Windows versions of Tomb Raider: Underworld were developed by Nixxes Software; the Nintendo DS version by Santa Cruz Games. The Mac OS version of the game was published by Feral Interactive.[33]
- The iOS version of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light was developed by Ideaworks Game Studio. The PlayStation 3 and Windows versions of the game were co-developed with Nixxes Software.[34]
- Additional development by Eidos Montréal; ported to Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One by Nixxes Software, and to OS X and Linux by Feral Interactive.[36]
- Rise of the Tomb Raider is the sequel to the 2013 Tomb Raider video game. The Xbox 360 version was developed by Nixxes Software. The Mac OS X and Linux version was developed by Feral Interactive.[41][42]
- Published only.[49]
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