List of Interplay games

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Interplay Entertainment is an American video game developer and publisher. The company was founded in 1983 by former Boone Corporation colleagues Brian Fargo, Troy Worrell, Jay Patel, and Rebecca Heineman (then known as Bill Heineman), as well as an investor and University of California, Irvine, teacher named Chris Wells, and adopted Interplay Productions as its original company name two years later. As a developer, it produced several graphic adventure games for Activision to publish, but its first major hit was The Bard's Tale in 1985, a role-playing game published by Electronic Arts.[1] Dragon Wars became the first game that Interplay published while it continued to score hits with titles such as Battle Chess, titles that demonstrated early on the developer's preference for risk-taking involving unconventional concepts for them.[2]

In the early 1990s, Interplay founded a division called MacPlay that was tasked with porting the company's games to the macOS.[3] Interplay's business grew well into the mid-1990s, such that Fargo, its CEO, split it into several more divisions with some employed as directors overseeing the divisions' projects. One of the divisions was created in 1995, called VR Sports and later renamed to Interplay Sports in 1998, to deal with sports games.[4] Another division was founded in 1996 to develop role-playing games, becoming Black Isle Studios two years later.[5] Brainstorm was also founded in 1996 and specialized in educational games.[6] Interplay also acquired Shiny Entertainment in 1995, best known as the creator of the Earthworm Jim series.[7] Further notable releases by Interplay during that time include Parallax Software's Descent and its own Fallout series.[8]

By 1998, Interplay was hit with a bankruptcy crisis. To avoid closure, it began trading on the NASDAQ exchange under the new and current name, Interplay Entertainment. However, repeated development delays, poor sales showings, stiffened competition in the PC gaming market, and the company's underestimation of console demand contributed to its financial woes. It was delisted from NASDAQ in 2002, and Fargo's successor, Titus Interactive co-founder Hervé Caen, decided that the company must cancel numerous current projects and close or sell its studios. 2004's Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II would become the last game published by Interplay until 2010 with its establishment of Interplay Discovery,[9] and the company narrowly avoided the corporate death penalty by selling the Fallout license to Bethesda Softworks in 2007, clearing its debt.[8]

Of the divisions Interplay had formed in its lifetime, only Black Isle Studios and Interplay Discovery remain active, though the former was briefly shut down in 2003 before it was reopened in 2012.[10][5] Digital Mayhem operated from 2000 to 2003.[11] MacPlay was shut down in 1998 before it was acquired and relaunched by United Developers in 2000.[3] Shiny Entertainment was sold to Atari SA in 2002.[7] Tribal Dreams developed only one game before it was closed in 1998.[12] The following is a list of games developed, published or distributed by Interplay or any of its divisions.

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Actua Tennis 1999 Sports PS, Win Published the North American version only. [13]
Adventures of Rad Gravity, TheThe Adventures of Rad Gravity 1990 Platform NES Published by Activision. [14]
Alone in the Dark 1993 Survival horror 3DO, DOS, Mac Developed by Infogrames. [15]:68–69[16][17]
Another World 1991 Action-adventure 3DO, Ami, AppGS, DOS, Mac, SMD, SNES, ST Also known as Out of This World in the US, developed by Delphine Software. [18]
Astro Chase 3D 1994 Shooter Mac Developed by First Star Software. [19]
Atomic Bomberman 1997 Action Win [20]
Baldur's Gate 1998 Role-playing Mac, Win Developed by BioWare. [21]
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn 2000 Role-playing Mac, Win Developed by BioWare. [22]
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2001 Role-playing GCN, PS2, Xbox Developed by Snowblind Studios. GameCube version developed by High Voltage Software. [23][24][25]
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II 2004 Role-playing PS2, Xbox [26]
Bard's Tale, TheThe Bard's Tale 1985 Role-playing Ami, AppGS, AppII, C64, DOS, Mac, ST Released as Tales of the Unknown, Volume 1: The Bard's Tale, published by Electronic Arts. [27][28][29][30][31][32]
Bard's Tale Construction Set, TheThe Bard's Tale Construction Set 1991 Role-playing Ami, DOS [33][34]
Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight, TheThe Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight 1986 Role-playing game Ami, AppGS, AppII, C64, DOS Published by Electronic Arts. [35][36][37][38]
Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate, TheThe Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate 1988 Role-playing game AppII, C64 Published by Electronic Arts. [39][40]:6
Battle Arena Toshinden 2 1998 Fighting Win Developed by Kinesoft.
Battle Chess 1988 Chess 3DO, Ami, AppGS, AppII, C64, CD32, CDTV, DOS, Mac, ST, Win [41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48]:44
Battle Chess 4000 1992 Chess DOS [49]
Battle Chess Enhanced CD-ROM 1992 Chess DOS, Mac [50][51]
Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess 1990 Chess Ami, DOS [52][53]
Battle Chess: Game of Kings 2015 Chess Win [54]
Battlecruiser 3000AD v2.0 1998 Space trading and combat simulator Win [55]
Beat the House 2 1997 Casino Win Developed by Cetasoft. [56]
Black Dahlia 1998 Adventure Win Published the North American and South American versions only. [57][58][59]
Blackthorne 1994 Platform DOS, GBA, Mac, S32X, SNES Developed by Blizzard Entertainment. [60]
Blood & Magic 1996 Real-time strategy DOS, Win Developed by Tachyon Studios. [61]
Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure 1995 Platform SMD, SNES, Wii
Borrowed Time 1985 Interactive fiction Ami, App, C64, DOS, ST, Mac Published by Activision. [62][63]
Bust-A-Move 4 2000 Puzzle Win Developed by Taito. [64]
Buzz Aldrin's Race Into Space 1993 Construction and management, turn-based strategy DOS Developed by Strategic Visions. [65]
Byzantine 1997 Adventure, educational Win Distributed the North American version only. [66]:32[67]
Caesars Palace 2000 2000 Casino DC, PS1, Win Developed by Runecraft. [68]
Caesars Palace II 1998 Casino GBC, PS1 [69][70]
Caesars Palace Slots 1998 Casino DOS [69]
Carmageddon 1997 Racing, vehicular combat DOS, Mac [71]
Carmageddon II 1998 Racing, vehicular combat GBC, Mac, N64, PS1, Win
Casper 1996 Action-adventure 3DO, GBC, PS1, Sat [72][73]
Castles 1991 Strategy Ami, DOS, ST Developed by Quicksilver Software. [74]
Castles II: Siege and Conquest 1991 Real-time strategy Ami32, DOS, Mac [75][76][77]
Championship Golf: The Great Courses of the World, Volume One – Pebble Beach 1986 Sports Ami, DOS [78][79]
Checkmate 1990 Chess Ami32, ST [80][81][66]:22
ClayFighter 1993 Fighting NDSi, SMD, SNES, Wii Developed by Visual Concepts. [82][83][84]
ClayFighter 2: Judgment Clay 1995 Fighting SNES [85]
ClayFighter 63⅓ 1997 Fighting N64 [86]
ClayFighter: The Sculptor's Cut 1998 Fighting N64 Released as a Blockbuster Video rental exclusive. [86]
ClayFighter: Tournament Edition 1994 Fighting SNES Developed by Visual Concepts and released as a Blockbuster Video rental exclusive [82]
Claymates 1993 Platform SNES Developed by Visual Concepts. [85]
Conquest of the New World 1996 Strategy DOS, Mac [87][88]
Crazy Cars: Hit the Road 2012 Racing Droid, iOS, Win Developed by Little World Entertainment and published by Microïds.
Crazy Cats Love 2011 Puzzle iOS [89]
Crime Killer 1998 Action PS1, Win Developed by Pixelogic. [90][91]
Cruise for a Corpse 1991 Adventure Ami, DOS, Mac Published by Interplay.
Cyberia 1994 Action-adventure 3DO, DOS, PS1, Sat [92][93][94][95]
Darius Gaiden 1998 Shoot 'em up Win Developed by Kinesoft
Death and the Fly 2011 Puzzle-platform Win Developed by Independent Programmist Group. [96]
Descent 1994 First-person shooter Arc, DOS, Mac, PS1, Win Developed by Parallax Software.
Descent 2Descent II 1996 First-person shooter Arc, DOS, Mac, PS1, Win Developed by Parallax Software.
Descent 3 1999 First-person shooter Mac, Lin, Win Developed by Outrage Entertainment. [97][98][99]
Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War 1998 Space combat simulator Win Developed by Volition. [100]
Descent to Undermountain 1997 Role-playing DOS [101]
Die by the Sword 1998 Action-adventure Win Developed by Treyarch Invention. [102]
Disruptor 1996 First-person shooter PS1 Published the PAL and Japanese versions only. [103][104]
Dragon Dice 1997 Strategy Win [105]
Dragon Wars 1989 Role-playing Ami, AppGS, AppII, C64, DOS [106][107][108]
Dragon's Blood 2000 Hack and slash DC Published non-North American releases. [109]
Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep 1993 Role-playing Ami, DOS, Mac, PC98, SCD
Earth 2140 1997 Real-time strategy DOS Published by Interplay in North America. [58]
Earthworm Jim 1994 Platform SCD [110]
Earthworm Jim 3D 1999 Platform N64, Win Publisher only. Rockstar Games was licensed to publish the North American release of the N64 version. [111][7]
Earthworm Jim 4 Unreleased Platform Amico Reportedly canceled. [112]
Evolva 2000 Action Win Developed by Computer Artworks.
F/A-18E Super Hornet 2000 Combat flight simulator Win Distributed the North American version only. [113]
Fallout 1997 Role-playing DOS, Mac, Win [114]
Fallout 2 1998 Role-playing DOS, Mac, Win
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel 2001 Tactical role-playing Win Developed by Micro Forté. [115]
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel 2004 Action role-playing PS2, Xbox [116]
Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory 1998 Fighting Win Developed by Kinesoft
Forgotten Realms Archives, TheThe Forgotten Realms Archives 1997 Role-playing DOS, Win A compilation of several Advanced Dungeons & Dragons games by Strategic Simulations, Inc.
Fragile Allegiance 1997 Real-time strategy DOS, Win Published the North American version only. [117]
Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster 1995 Adventure Mac, Sat, Win Developed by Amazing Media. [118][119]
FreeSpace 2 1999 Space combat simulator Win Developed by Volition. [120]
Future Wars 1990 Adventure Ami, DOS, ST Developed by Delphine Software. [121][122]
Gekido 2000 Beat 'em up PS1 Published the North American version only. [123][124]
Gex: Enter the Gecko 1999 Platform GBC Published the European version only. [125]
Giants: Citizen Kabuto 2000 Third-person shooter PS2, Win [126][127]
Hardwar 1998 Space combat simulator Win Published the North American version only. [128]
Heart of Darkness 1998 Platform PS1, Win Published the North American version only. [129][130]
Heart of the Alien 1994 Platform SCD By Interplay Entertainment and Delphine Software. Developed by Virgin Interactive.
Homesteader 2011 Tile-matching Win Developed by Bogemic Games. [131]
Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising 2001 Real-time strategy Win Published the North American version only. [132]
Hunter: The Reckoning 2002 Hack and slash GCN, Xbox [133][134]
Icewind Dale 2000 Role-playing Win [135]
Icewind Dale II 2002 Role-playing Win [136]
Incoming 1999 Shooter DC Published the North American version only. [137]
International Rally Championship 1997 Racing Win Developed by Magnetic Fields.
Interplay Sports Baseball Edition 2000 1999 Sports PS1, Win Released as Interplay Sports Baseball 2000 for PS1. [138]
Invictus 2000 Real-time strategy Win Developed by Quicksilver Software. [139]
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I 1990 Role-playing Ami, DOS [140][141]
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I 1994 Role-playing SNES [142]
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers 1992 Role-playing DOS [143]
Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business 2000 Tactical role-playing Win Developed by Sir-Tech. [144]
James Bond 007: The Stealth Affair 1990 Adventure Ami, DOS, ST Published the North American release only. [145]
Jetfighter III 1997 Combat flight simulator DOS Developed by Mission Studios. [61]
Jetfighter: Full Burn 1998 Combat flight simulator Win Published the North American and South American versions only. [146]
Kingdom: The Far Reaches 1995 Interactive film 3DO, DOS, Mac
Kingpin: Life of Crime 1999 First-person shooter Lin, Win Developed by Xatrix Entertainment. [147]
Kingpin: Reloaded 2024 First-person shooter NS, PS4, Win, XBO Published by Interplay & 3D Realms. [148]
Last Express, TheThe Last Express 2000 Adventure DOS, Mac Re-release only. [149]
Learn to Program BASIC 1998 Educational Mac, Win [150]
Legendary Wars: T-Rex Rumble 2010 Real-time strategy NDSi [151]
Lexi-Cross 1991 Word DOS, Mac [152][153]
Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader 2003 Role-playing Win Co-developed with Reflexive Entertainment. [154]
Loaded 1995 Shoot 'em up PS1, Sat Published the North American version only. [155][156]
Lost Vikings, TheThe Lost Vikings 1992 Puzzle-platform Ami, Ami32, DOS, SMD, SNES Developed by Silicon & Synapse. [157][158][159][48]:18–19
Lost Vikings 2, TheThe Lost Vikings 2 1997 Puzzle-platform PS1, Sat, SNES, Win Known in the United States as Norse By Norsewest: Return of the Lost Vikings
Mario Teaches Typing 1992 Educational DOS, Mac [160]
Mario Teaches Typing 2 1997 Educational Mac, Win [6]
Mario's Game Gallery 1995 Game compilation DOS, Mac, Win Originally sold for DOS and Macintosh, later rereleased as Mario's FUNdamentals for Macintosh and Windows [161][162]
MDK 1997 Third-person shooter DOS, Mac, PS1, Win
MDK2 2000 Third-person shooter DC, PS2, Wii, Win Developed by BioWare.
MDK2 HD 2011 Third-person shooter Win Developed by Overhaul Games. [163]
Meantime Canceled Role-playing AppII, C64 [164]
Mechanized Assault & Exploration 1996 Strategy DOS [165]
Mechanized Assault & Exploration 2 1998 Strategy Win [166]
Men in Black: The Series 1999 Shoot 'em up GBC Published the European version only. [125]
Messiah 2000 Action game, shooter game Win Developed by Shiny Entertainment. [167]
Metropolis Card Club 2001 Casino Win [168]
Milo's Astro Lanes 1999 Sports N64 Published the PAL version only. [169]
Mindshadow 1984 Adventure Ami, AppII, ATR, C64, CPC, DOS, Mac, ST, ZX Published by Activision. [170][171][172][173][174][175][176]
Mortyr 2093-1944 1999 First-person shooter Win Published the North American version only. [177]
Mummy: Tomb of the Pharaoh 1996 Adventure Mac, Win Developed by Amazing Media. [178]
Neuromancer 1988 Action-adventure Ami, AppGS, AppII, C64, DOS [179][180][181][182]
Normality 1996 Adventure DOS Published the North American version only. [183]
Of Light and Darkness: The Prophecy 1998 Adventure Win [184]
Omar Sharif on Bridge 1992 Card DOS Published the North American version only. [185]
Off-Road Redneck Racing 2001 Racing Win Published the North American version only. [186]
Peter Jacobsen's Golden Tee Golf 1998 Sports Win Developed by Incredible Technologies. [187]
Pinball Yeah! 2010 Pinball Mac, iOS, Win Developed by CodeRunners and published under the label Interplay Discovery. [9]
Planescape: Torment 1999 Role-playing Win [5]
Poker Night with David Sklansky 1999 Casino Win Developed by Cetasoft. [188][189]
Prehistorik Man 2010 Platform NDSi [190]
Pro League Baseball 1992 Sports DOS Distributor only. [191]
Project V13 Canceled Role-playing Win [192]
Puzzle Bobble 1996 Tile-matching Win Developed by Kinesoft.
Puzzle Bobble 2 1997 Tile-matching Win Developed by Kinesoft.
R/C Stunt Copter 1999 Flight simulator PS1 [193]
Raiden II 1997 Shoot 'em up Win Developed by Kinesoft.
Realms of the Haunting 1997 Action-adventure DOS Published the North American version only. [194]
Red Asphalt 1998 Racing PS1 [195]
Redneck Deer Huntin' 1998 Sports DOS Developed by Xatrix Entertainment. [196]
Redneck Rampage 1997 First-person shooter DOS, Mac Developed by Xatrix Entertainment. [197][198]
Redneck Rampage Rides Again 1998 First-person shooter DOS Developed by Xatrix Entertainment. [199]
Re-Loaded 1996 Shoot 'em up DOS, PS1 [200][201]
Renegade Racers 2000 Racing PS1, Win Developed by Promethean Designs. [202]
Riddle of the Maze, TheThe Riddle of the Maze 1994 Interactive fiction Mac
RoboCop Versus The Terminator 1993 Platform SNES Published by Virgin Interactive. [203]
Rock n' Roll Racing 1993 Racing GBA, SMD, SNES Developed by Silicon & Synapse.
RPM Racing 1991 Racing SNES Developed by Silicon & Synapse. [204]
Run Like Hell 2002 Third-person shooter PS2, Xbox Developed by Digital Mayhem
Russian 6 Pak 1994 Game compilation DOS Developed by MIR Dialogue. [205]
Sacrifice 2000 Real-time strategy Win [206]
Samurai Shodown II 2000 Fighting Win Developed by Kinesoft.
Sandwarriors 1997 Combat flight simulator Win Published the North American version only. [207]
Shattered Steel 1996 Vehicle simulator DOS, Mac Developed by BioWare.
SimCity Enhanced CD-ROM 1994 City-building DOS Licensed by Maxis. [208]
Solitaire Deluxe 1995 Card Win [209]
Solitaire for Windows 1993 Card Win [15]:14
Soulbringer 2000 Role-playing Win Published the North American version only. [13][210]
Star Reach 1994 Real-time strategy DOS [211]
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary 1992 Adventure Ami, DOS, Mac [212][213][214]
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary 1992 Adventure NES Published by Ultra Games in North America and Konami in Europe. [215]
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary 1992 Action GB Produced by Interplay, developed by Visual Concepts, published by Ultra Games.
Star Trek: Judgment Rites 1993 Adventure DOS, Mac
Star Trek: Klingon Academy 2000 Space flight simulator Win
Star Trek: New Worlds 2000 Strategy Win [216]
Star Trek Pinball 1998 Pinball DOS
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1997 Space flight simulator Mac, Win
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Starship Bridge Simulator 1994 Simulation S32X, SNES Developed by Paramount Interactive [217][218]
Star Trek: Starfleet Command 1999 Real-time tactics, space flight simulator Win
Star Trek Starfleet Command II: Empires at War 2000 Real-time tactics, space flight simulator Win
Start-Up 2000 Business simulation game Win Distributed the North American version only. [219]
Stonekeep 1995 Role-playing DOS [220]
Stonekeep: Bones of the Ancestors 2012 Role-playing Wii Developed by Alpine Studios. [221]
Super Castles 1994 Strategy SNES A Japan-exclusive video game
Super Runabout: San Francisco Edition 2000 Racing DC Published the North American version only. [222]
SWIV 3D 1996 Shoot 'em up DOS, Win Published the North American version only. [223][224]
Swords and Serpents 1990 Role-playing NES Published by Acclaim Entertainment. [225]
Tanktics 1999 Strategy PS, Win Published the North American version only. [13]
Tass Times in Tonetown 1986 Interactive fiction Ami, AppGS, AppII, C64, DOS, Mac, ST Published by Activision. [226][227]
Tempest 2000 1996 Shoot 'em up PS1, Sat Developed by High Voltage Software. Titled Tempest X3 for PlayStation. [228]
Time Gate: Knight's Chase 1996 Action-adventure DOS Co-published with I-Motion in North America. [183]
Tommy Tronic 2010 Platform Win Developed by Oasis Games and published under the label Interplay Discovery. [9]
Total Recall 1990 Platform NES Developed by Acclaim Entertainment. [229]
Tracer Sanction, TheThe Tracer Sanction 1984 Interactive fiction AppII, C64, DOS Published by Activision. [170]
Track Meet 1991 Sports GB [230]
Trog! 1991 Maze NES Licensed by Bally Midway Mfg Co. Produced by Interplay, developed by Visual Concepts, published by Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
USCF Chess 1997 Chess Win [231]
Virtual Deep Sea Fishing 1999 Fishing Win Developed by Taff System. [232]
Virtual Pool 1995 Sports DOS, Mac, PS1, Win Developed by Celeris. [233][234][235]
Virtual Pool 2 1997 Sports Win Developed by Celeris. [58]
Virtual Pool 3 2000 Sports Win Developed by Celeris. [236]
Virtual Pool Hall 1999 Sports Win Developed by Celeris. [237]
Virtual Snooker 1996 Sports DOS Developed by Celeris. [238]
VR Baseball 2000 1998 Sports Win [239]
VR Baseball '97 1997 Sports PS1, Win [240]
VR Baseball '99 1998 Sports PS1 [241]
VR Soccer 1996 Sports DOS, PS1, Sat [242]
VR Sports Powerboat Racing 1998 Racing PS1, Win Developed by Promethean Designs. [243]
Wall Street Trader 2000 1999 Business simulation Win Distributed the North American version only. [219]
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans 1994 Real-time strategy Win Published the European version only. [244][245]
Wasteland 1988 Role-playing AppII, C64, DOS [40]:28–29[246]
Waterworld: The Quest for Dry Land 1997 Real-time strategy DOS Developed by Intelligent Games. [247]
Whiplash 1996 Racing DOS Developed by Gremlin Interactive. [248]
Wild 9 1998 Platform PS1 [249]
Wild Wild Racing 2000 Racing PS2 Developed by Rage Software. [250]
Wolfenstein 3D 1994 First-person shooter 3DO, Mac Developed by id Software. [251][252]
Y2K: The Game 1999 Adventure Win Developed by Runecraft. [253]
Zeitgeist: Laser Fighter 1998 Rail shooter Win Developed by Kinesoft.
Zero Divide: Techno Warrior 1998 Fighting Win Developed by Kinesoft.
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Expansion packs

Interplay also developed, published, or distributed expansion packs, software that expands existing video games.

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Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast 1999 Baldur's Gate Win [254]
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal 2001 Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn Win [255]
Carmageddon: Splat Pack 1997 Carmageddon DOS [101]
Castles: The Northern Campaign 1991 Castles DOS [256]
Descent: FreeSpace – Silent Threat 1998 Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War Win [257]
Descent Levels of the World 1995 Descent DOS [258]
Descent II: The Vertigo Series 1996 Descent II DOS Sold separately or as part of the Descent II: The Infinite Abyss bundle. [259]
Descent 3: Mercenary 1999 Descent 3 Win [260]
Die by the Sword: Limb from Limb 1998 Die by the Sword Win [261]
Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter 2001 Icewind Dale Win [262]
Jetfighter III: Enhanced Campaign CD 1997 Jetfighter III DOS [263]
Redneck Rampage: Suckin' Grits on Route 66 1997 Redneck Rampage DOS [101]
Star Trek Starfleet Command: Orion Pirates 2001 Star Trek Starfleet Command II: Empires at War Win Standalone expansion pack. [264]
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