Apogee

USA publisher and developerfounded in 1987 closed in 2009-05-06 status: dead

87
games
2.8
per year
29
years active

aka(s): Apogee Software

Apogee Software, Ltd.

Started the idea of "shareware" games, where for free you can play just the first episode of a game.

In 1994 created a new division: 3D Realms.

Notable collaborators: Scott Miller, Tom Hall, John Carmack, Allen H. Blum III and Todd Replogle

It is known for Blake Stone, Commander Keen, Duke Nukem, Halloween Harry, Kroz, Prey, Rise of the Triad, Wolfenstein

Releases per year

1982 1
1986 4
1987 3
1988 2
1989 4
1990 14
1991 12
1992 6
1993 7
1994 8
1995 2
1996 4
2009 1
2010 1
2011 1
2013 1
2014 10
2015 6

87 video games with valid date were considered (100%)

Overall rankings

1
16
11
2
0
3.5
average

Common gametypes

platformer30%shooter28%action/reflex11%adventure9%puzzle4%other15%

Top platforms

  MS-DOS 64
  Linux 16
  Windows 2
  Nintendo DS 1
  Zeebo 1
  iOS 1
  Mac OS X 1
  Atari 400/800 1
Wolfenstein 3D image #0 Wolfenstein 3D
Wolfenstein 3D
MS-DOS 1992-05-05
Duke Nukem 3D image #1 Duke Nukem 3D
Duke Nukem 3D
MS-DOS 1996-01-29
Alien Carnage image #2 Alien Carnage
Alien Carnage
MS-DOS 1993-10-10
Bio Menace image #3 Bio Menace
Bio Menace
MS-DOS 1993-08-03
Raptor: Call of the Shadows image #4 Raptor: Call of the Shadows
Raptor: Call of the Shadows
MS-DOS 1994-04-01
Monster Bash image #5 Monster Bash
Monster Bash
MS-DOS 1993-04-09
Spear of Destiny image #6 Spear of Destiny
Spear of Destiny
MS-DOS 1992-09-18
Duke Nukem image #7 Duke Nukem
Duke Nukem
MS-DOS 1991
Rise of the Triad: Dark War image #8 Rise of the Triad: Dark War
Rise of the Triad: Dark War
MS-DOS 1994
Wacky Wheels image #9 Wacky Wheels
Wacky Wheels
MS-DOS 1994
Commander Keen in Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter! image #10 Commander Keen in Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter!
Commander Keen in Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter!
MS-DOS 1991
Dark Ages image #11 Dark Ages
Dark Ages
MS-DOS 1991-02-01

Apogee best rated games

Duke Nukem 3D 1996 dos
Wolfenstein 3D 1992 dos
Spear of Destiny 1992 dos
Death Rally 1996 dos
Raptor: Call of the Shadows 1994 dos
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure 1992 dos
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold 1993 dos
Hocus Pocus 1994 dos
Wacky Wheels 1994 dos
Duke Nukem 2 1993 dos

Apogee worst games

Duke Nukem 1991 dos
Commander Keen: Secret of the Oracle 1991 dos
Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars 1990 dos
Rise of the Triad 2013 win

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