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Sierra On-Line

1980 / 1979 tot 6 1981 / 1979 tot 27 1982 / 1979 tot 53 1983 / 1979 tot 93 1984 / 1979 tot 128 1985 / 1979 tot 141 1986 / 1979 tot 155 1987 / 1979 tot 194 1988 / 1979 tot 229 1989 / 1979 tot 250 1990 / 1979 tot 284 1991 / 1979 tot 314 1992 / 1979 tot 358 1993 / 1979 tot 390 1994 / 1979 tot 418 1995 / 1979 tot 456 1996 / 1979 tot 487 1997 / 1979 tot 508 1998 / 1979 tot 527 1999 / 1979 tot 544 2000 / 1979 tot 563 2001 / 1979 tot 569 2002 / 1979 tot 584 2003 / 1979 tot 599 2004 / 1979 tot 607 2005 / 1979 tot 611 2006 / 1979 tot 631 2007 / 1979 tot 654 2008 / 1979 tot 679 2014 / 1979 tot 685 2015 / 1979 tot 694
Founded in 1979 closed in 2008
Status: dead
Country: USA

705
games
36
active years
19.3
per year
aka(s): Sierra Entertainment, Sierra, Sierra Online, Sierra Studios, On-Line Systems

Founded in 1979 in California as On-Line Systems.
Renamed Sierra On-Line in 1982.
Changed name to Sierra Entertainment on February 19, 2002.
In 2008, ownership of Sierra was transferred to Activision and later closed down.

It is known for Aces, City Building Series, Crash Bandicoot, Diablo, Dragon Slayer, Earthsiege, Empire Earth, F.E.A.R., Frogger series, Gabriel Knight, Geometry Wars, Gobliiins, Ground Control, Half-Life, Homeworld, King's Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, Lode Runner, Lords of the Realm, Manhunter, No One Lives Forever, Police Quest, Quest for Glory, Silpheed, Sorcerian, Spacequest, Spyro, Spyro the Dragon, SWAT, The Legend of Spyro, Thexder, Tribes, Ultima, Ultima: The Age of Darkness, You Don't Know Jack, Yserbius

Releases per year

19806
198121
198226
198340
198435
198513
198614
198739
198835
198921
199034
199130
199244
199332
199428
199538
199631
199721
199819
199917
200019
20016
200215
200315
20048
20054
200620
200723
200825
20146
20159

694 video games with valid date were considered (98.4%)

Overall rankings

21
201
92
11
2

Common gametypes

adventure32%action/reflex12%shooter10%strategy5%edutainment5%other34%

Top platforms

MS-DOS 132
Windows 118
Mac OS Classic 70
Apple II E 64
Amiga 50
Win3.1 35
Atari ST 27
C64 25
Atari 400/800 25
X360 19
Tandy Coco 17
PS2 16
Apple IIGS 14
Nintendo DS 9
Wii 9
Half-Life (Windows)
Half-Life
WIN 1998-07-25
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus (Windows)
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus
WIN 2004-06-18
Half-Life 2: Episode Two (Windows)
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
WIN 2007-10-10
Hellfire (Windows)
Hellfire
WIN 1997-11-24
Half-Life 2: Episode One (Windows)
Half-Life 2: Episode One
WIN 2006-06-01
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis (Windows)
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis
WIN 2003-03-10
Lode Runner: The Legend Returns (Windows 3.1)
Lode Runner: The Legend Returns
W31 1994
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! (MS-DOS)
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
DOS 1990-11-09
Half-Life: Opposing Force (Windows)
Half-Life: Opposing Force
WIN 1999-11-18
Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood (MS-DOS)
Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood
DOS 1991-12
Leisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patty in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals! (MS-DOS)
Leisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patty in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals!
DOS 1989
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown (MS-DOS)
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown
DOS 1984-05-10

Sierra On-Line best rated games

BC's Quest for Tires1983col
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery1995win
Betrayal at Krondor1993dos
Homeworld 22003win
Crossfire1981IIE
Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero - VGA Remake1992dos
Half-Life1998win
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers1993dos
Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge1987st
Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter1991dos

Sierra On-Line worst games

Ultima: Escape from Mount Drash1983vic
Battlestar Galactica2007win
The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night2007ps2
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers1992ocs
Hi-Res Adventure #2: The Wizard and the Princess1985c64

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