Microsoft Game Studios
USA publisher and developerfounded in 2000 status: name changed
aka(s): Microsoft Studios
Formerly: Microsoft Game Division, Microsoft Games
Subsidiary of Microsoft
Website: www.microsoft.com/games/
Notable collaborators: Thomas Mahler, Gennadiy Korol, Andrew Lackey, Johannes Fighuber and Gregg Mayles
It is known for Age of Empires, Alan Wake, Banjo-Kazooie, Blue Dragon, Bomberman, Counter-Strike, Crackdown, Dead Rising, Disney Infinity, Dungeon Siege, Fable, Fatal Frame, Forza Motorsport, Gears of War, Halo, Killer Instinct, Kingdom Under Fire, Mass Effect, MechAssault, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Minecraft, Ninety-Nine Nights, Ninja Gaiden, Ori, Pac-Man, Perfect Dark, Sudeki, The Magic School Bus, Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider 2013 Reboot, Torchlight, Toy Soldiers, Viva Piñata
Releases per year
Common gametypes
Top platforms
| X360 | 121 | |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | 60 | |
| Xbox One | 40 | |
| Xbox | 24 | |
| Linux | 4 | |
| Switch | 2 | |
| Mac OS X | 2 | |
| Mobile | 2 | |
| iOS | 2 | |
| Android | 2 | |
| PS4 | 1 | |
| Wii U | 1 | |
| PS Vita | 1 | |
| Internet Only | 1 | |
| Mac OS Classic | 1 |
Microsoft Game Studios best rated games
| Mass Effect | 2007 | x360 | |
| Spelunky | 2012 | x360 | |
| Ori and the Blind Forest | 2015 | win | |
| Forza Motorsport | 2005 | xbox | |
| Alan Wake | 2010 | x360 | |
| Halo 3 | 2007 | x360 | |
| Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: Century Of Flight | 2003 | win | |
| Lost Odyssey | 2007 | x360 | |
| Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge | 2003 | xbox | |
| Halo 4 | 2012 | x360 |
Microsoft Game Studios worst games
| Ninety-Nine Nights | 2006 | x360 | |
| Happy Wars | 2012 | x360 | |
| Sudeki | 2004 | xbox |