Microsoft
USA publisherfounded in 1975-04 * status: active
aka(s): Microsoft Games Studios, Xbox Game Studios, Microsoft Games
Microsoft transitioned the Games Group into a wholly separate division named Microsoft Games around March 2000. The studio then rebranded itself on February 5, 2019 as Xbox Game Studios, as to reflect Microsoft's intent to use the Xbox brand to support gaming across all the devices it supports.
Platinum member of the Linux Foundation
Notable collaborators: Will Crowther, Jim Gillogly, Steven Taarland, Daniel Brynolf and Laura de Llorens Garcia
It is known for Age of Empires, Angry Birds, Arkedo Series, Banjo-Kazooie, Battletoads, Close Combat, Crackdown, Dead Rising, Dofus, Doom, Dungeon Siege, Fable, Forza Motorsport, Gears of War, Geometry Wars, Half-Life, Halo, Jetman, Kingdom Under Fire, Lode Runner, Mech Commander, MechWarrior, Metal Gear, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Minecraft, Mutant Storm, Ori, Pac-Man, Portal, Shenmue, Silpheed, Tao Feng, Tenchu, The Magic School Bus
Releases per year
| 1979 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | |
| 1981 | 4 | |
| 1982 | 3 | |
| 1984 | 2 | |
| 1985 | 2 | |
| 1986 | 1 | |
| 1988 | 1 | |
| 1989 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 6 | |
| 1991 | 5 | |
| 1992 | 12 | |
| 1993 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 7 | |
| 1995 | 7 | |
| 1996 | 13 | |
| 1997 | 6 | |
| 1998 | 11 | |
| 1999 | 12 | |
| 2000 | 13 | |
| 2001 | 14 | |
| 2002 | 18 | |
| 2003 | 25 | |
| 2004 | 10 | |
| 2005 | 12 | |
| 2006 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 12 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 15 | |
| 2010 | 11 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 12 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
283 video games with valid date were considered (96.2%)
Common gametypes
Top platforms
| Windows | 94 | |
|---|---|---|
| X360 | 62 | |
| Xbox | 53 | |
| MS-DOS | 17 | |
| Win3.1 | 13 | |
| Mac OS Classic | 10 | |
| Xbox One | 7 | |
| Apple II E | 7 | |
| OS/2 | 7 | |
| WinCE | 5 | |
| NEC PC9801 | 4 | |
| TRS-80 | 3 | |
| GBC | 3 | |
| iOS | 2 | |
| Xbox Series X | 2 |
Microsoft best rated games
| Jade Empire | 2005 | xbox | |
| Top Spin | 2003 | xbox | |
| Braid | 2008 | x360 | |
| Trials HD | 2009 | x360 | |
| Forza Motorsport 4 | 2011 | x360 | |
| Project Gotham Racing 3 | 2005 | x360 | |
| Age of Mythology: The Titans | 2003 | win | |
| Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: Century Of Flight | 2003 | win | |
| Gahan Wilson's The Ultimate Haunted House | 1994 | w31 | |
| Amped 2 | 2003 | xbox |
Microsoft worst games
| Microsoft Pinball Arcade | 1998 | win | |
| Halo: Spartan Assault | 2013 | xbox1 |