Epyx

USA publisher and developerfounded in 1978 closed in 1993 status: dead

360
games
9.4
per year
38
years active

aka(s): Automated Simulations

Epyx, Inc. was a video game developer and publisher active in the late 1970s and 1980s. The company was founded as Automated Simulations by Jim Connelly and Jon Freeman, originally using Epyx as a brand name for action-oriented games before renaming the company to match in 1983. Epyx published a long series of games through the 1980s. The company is currently owned by Bridgestone Multimedia Group Global.

Notable collaborators: Steve Brown, Jon Freeman, Randy Glover, Chuck Sommerville and David Levine

It is known for Barbarian series by Palace, Dunjonquest, Gauntlet, Impossible Mission

Releases per year

1978 1
1979 13
1980 10
1981 29
1982 27
1983 34
1984 23
1985 27
1986 29
1987 50
1988 60
1989 24
1990 17
1991 2
1992 5
1993 1
1994 2
1997 1
2007 2
2015 1

358 video games with valid date were considered (99.4%)

Overall rankings

6
87
49
5
1
3.6
average

Common gametypes

sport20%role-play14%action/reflex8%strategy8%simulation8%other39%

Top platforms

  Apple II E 66
  C64 61
  MS-DOS 46
  Atari 400/800 40
  Amiga 23
  Atari ST 22
  TRS-80 15
  Amstrad CPC 13
  Apple IIGS 9
  Commodore PET 9
  Lynx 8
  VIC-20 7
  Tandy Coco 7
  Mac OS Classic 5
  ColecoVision 4
Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior image #0 Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior
Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior
Amiga 1987
California Games image #1 California Games
California Games
Mega Drive 1992
Rescue on Fractalus! image #2 Rescue on Fractalus!
Rescue on Fractalus!
Atari 400/800 1985
Winter Games image #3 Winter Games
Winter Games
C64 1985
Puzzle Panic image #4 Puzzle Panic
Puzzle Panic
Atari 400/800 1984
Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax image #5 Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax
Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax
Atari ST 1989
Chip's Challenge image #6 Chip's Challenge
Chip's Challenge
Lynx 1989
Summer Games image #7 Summer Games
Summer Games
C64 1984
World Games image #8 World Games
World Games
C64 1986
Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior image #9 Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior
Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior
Atari ST 1987
International Karate image #10 International Karate
International Karate
C64 1986
California Games image #11 California Games
California Games
C64 1987

Epyx best rated games

Purple Saturn Day 1989 dos
Sub Battle Simulator 1987 dos
Winter Games 1985 c64
Chip's Challenge 1990 c64
Rescue on Fractalus! 1985 a800
World Games 1986 c64
California Games 1987 c64
Driller 1988 dos
International Karate 1986 c64
Summer Games II 1985 c64

Epyx worst games

California Games II 1993 sms
Street Sports Soccer 1988 dos
Snow Strike 1990 ocs
Snow Strike 1990 c64
International Karate 1989 dos

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