SSI

USA publisher and developerfounded in 1979 status: bought

500
games
13.4
per year
37
years active

aka(s): Strategic Simulations, Inc., Strategic Simulations, Strategic Simulations Inc

Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) was a publisher of wargame and computer games. It was especially notable for its numerous wargames, and for the groundbreaking Panzer General series. It was also a computer game developer and publisher with over 100 titles to its credit since its founding in 1979.
SSI was acquired by Mindscape in 1994, spent time as part of Mattel, and finally became part of Ubisoft (in March 2001), which has since retired the brand name.

Notable collaborators: George MacDonald, Tom Wahl, Gary Grigsby, Fred Butts and Herb Perez

It is known for Archon, Dark Colony, Earth 21xx, Eye of the Beholder, Heroes of Dragonlance, Neverwinter Nights, Panzer General, Phantasie, Pool of Radiance, Roadwar, Silent Hunter, SSI's Gemstone, Steel Panthers, When Superpowers Collide

Releases per year

1979 1
1980 7
1981 17
1982 17
1983 38
1984 37
1985 38
1986 38
1987 55
1988 34
1989 31
1990 29
1991 27
1992 25
1993 14
1994 17
1995 12
1996 17
1997 14
1998 3
1999 7
2000 2
2015 17

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

Overall rankings

14
153
84
6
0
3.7
average

Common gametypes

strategy39%role-play19%turn-based18%action/reflex4%simulation4%other13%

Top platforms

  MS-DOS 115
  Apple II E 98
  C64 84
  Atari 400/800 51
  Amiga 43
  Windows 28
  Atari ST 22
  Mac OS Classic 19
  Linux 17
  TRS-80 5
  PS 3
  3DO 3
  Mega Drive 2
  Apple IIGS 2
  NEC PC9801 2