Epyx

Founded in 1978 closed in 1993
Status: dead
Country: USA

9.3

per year

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.

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	22
1985	27
1986	29
1987	48
1988	61
1989	21
1990	17
1991	2
1992	5
1993	2
1994	2

1997	1

2007	2

2015	1

354 video games with valid date were considered (99.1%)

Overall rankings

	7
	87
	41
	6
	1

Common gametypes

Top platforms

Apple II E		66
C64		59
MS-DOS		45
Atari 400/800		40
Amiga		22
Atari ST		22
TRS-80		15
Amstrad CPC		13
Commodore PET		9
Apple IIGS		9
Lynx		8
Tandy Coco		7
VIC-20		7
Mac OS Classic		5
ColecoVision		4

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	c64
International Karate	1989	dos
Snow Strike	1990	ocs