Interplay Entertainment

1984 / 1983 tot 4 1985 / 1983 tot 16 1986 / 1983 tot 28 1987 / 1983 tot 33 1988 / 1983 tot 47 1989 / 1983 tot 56 1990 / 1983 tot 72 1991 / 1983 tot 90 1992 / 1983 tot 108 1993 / 1983 tot 131 1994 / 1983 tot 161 1995 / 1983 tot 186 1996 / 1983 tot 217 1997 / 1983 tot 250 1998 / 1983 tot 280 1999 / 1983 tot 297 2000 / 1983 tot 324 2001 / 1983 tot 336 2002 / 1983 tot 345 2003 / 1983 tot 351 2004 / 1983 tot 355 2010 / 1983 tot 359 2011 / 1983 tot 364 2012 / 1983 tot 369 2013 / 1983 tot 372 2015 / 1983 tot 377 2016 / 1983 tot 379 2017 / 1983 tot 381 2021 / 1983 tot 383
Founded in 1983 last activity in 2021
Status: active
Country: USA

aka(s): Interplay Productions, Interplay

Interplay Entertainment Corp.

Never used "Interplay" name solely for anything but their logo and is often abbreviated to it.

Founders: Brian Fargo, Jay Patel, Troy Worrell, Bill Heineman
HQ: Irvine, California (former)

Formerly: Interplay Productions (1983 - 1998)

Interplay ran into financial troubles in 2004-05 and subsequently lost their offices.
In 2007-11 Interplay sold the rights to Fallout franchise to Bethesda and presumably resumed operation.

It is known for Actua Sports, Alone in the Dark, Another World, Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate Bhaalspawn arc, Battlecruiser, Bomberman, Carmageddon, Clayfighter, Descent, Dungeon Master, Earth 21xx, Earthworm Jim, Fallout, Fire & Forget, Freespace, Icewind Dale, Jagged Alliance, Mario, MDK, Mortyr, Pitfall, Puzzle Bobble, Rock n Roll Racing, SimCity, Stonekeep, The Bard's Tale, The Lost Vikings, Wasteland, Wolfenstein

Releases per year

19844
198512
198612
19875
198814
19899
199016
199118
199218
199323
199430
199525
199631
199733
199830
199917
200027
200112
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20036
20044
20104
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20125
20133
20155
20162
20172
20212
383 video games with valid date were considered (98.2%)

Overall rankings

17
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Common gametypes

adventure19%role-play14%action/reflex10%shooter9%platformer7%other38%

Top platforms

Windows 74
MS-DOS 68
PS 30
Mac OS Classic 24
Amiga 22
Linux 19
SNES 16
C64 11
Saturn 11
Apple II E 11
3DO 9
Apple IIGS 8
Atari ST 7
GB 7
PS2 7