List of Maxis games explained
This is a list of games created by Maxis. Maxis is an American video game developer that was founded in 1987 and became a division of Electronic Arts (EA) in 1997. Maxis' second software title was the seminal SimCity, a city simulation and planning game. Maxis is the creator of the best-selling PC game of all time, The Sims, and its sequel, The Sims 2. These three titles and their related products are the brand's most popular and successful lines.
Most of the Maxis titles are simulation-based, though none are considered traditional simulations. Maxis founder Will Wright likens them as "digital dollhouses". Maxis has also released games developed by other production houses, such as A-Train and SimTower.
Games
!Year!Title!Platform(s)!Notes| 1988 | SkyChase | Amiga, Atari ST | |
| 1989 | SimCity | Amiga, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh |
| 1990 | SkyChase | DOS |
| SimCity | Atari ST |
| SimEarth: The Living Planet | DOS, Macintosh |
| 1991 | Mysterium | Game Boy |
| RoboSport | Macintosh, Amiga, Microsoft Windows |
| SimAnt | DOS, Macintosh, Microsoft Windows |
| 1992 | Amiga |
| SimEarth: The Living Planet | Amiga |
| SimLife | DOS, Macintosh |
| 1993 | El-Fish | DOS, Macintosh | Published by Maxis |
| DOS |
| SimCity 2000 | DOS, Macintosh, Microsoft Windows | |
| SimCity: Enhanced CD-ROM | DOS |
| SimFarm | DOS, Macintosh | Published by Maxis |
| SimLife | Amiga | |
| Unnatural Selection | DOS |
| 1994 | SimCity 2000 | Amiga, OS/2 Warp |
| SimHealth | DOS | Published by Maxis |
| SimTower: The Vertical Empire | Macintosh, Microsoft Windows |
| Wrath of the Gods | Microsoft Windows | Distributed by Maxis |
| 1995 | Read-A-Rama | Microsoft Windows |
| Spell-A-Rama | Microsoft Windows |
| Marty and the Trouble with Cheese | Macintosh | Published by Maxis |
| Tony La Russa Baseball 3 | DOS | |
| SimCity | Microsoft Windows |
| SimCity 2000 | Sega Saturn |
| SimCity: Enhanced CD-ROM | Macintosh |
| SimFarm | Microsoft Windows |
| DOS | Published by Maxis |
| SimTown | Macintosh, Microsoft Windows |
| Full Tilt! Pinball | Macintosh, Microsoft Windows | European title: Pinball '95 |
| Widget Workshop: The Mad Scientist's Laboratory | Macintosh, Microsoft Windows | Published by Maxis |
| 1996 | A-Train | PlayStation |
| SimCity 2000 | PlayStation |
| SimCity 2000: Network Edition | Microsoft Windows |
| SimCopter |
| SimGolf |
| Macintosh, Microsoft Windows | Published by Maxis |
| SimPark | |
| SimTunes | Microsoft Windows |
| Full Tilt! 2 Pinball | Microsoft Windows | European title: Pinball '97 |
| The Crystal Skull | Macintosh, Microsoft Windows | Published by Maxis |
| 1997 | Fathom: The Game of Tiles | Microsoft Windows | |
| Kick Off 97 | DOS, Microsoft Windows | Published by Maxis |
| Marble Drop | Microsoft Windows | |
| Streets of SimCity |
| Tony La Russa Baseball 4 | Published by Maxis |
| 1998 | SimSafari | Macintosh, Microsoft Windows | |
| 1999 | SimCity 3000 | Microsoft Windows |
| 2000 | SimCity 3000 Unlimited |
| The Sims |
| 2002 | The Sims Online |
| 2003 | SimCity 4 |
| The Sims | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | Assisted Edge of Reality |
| The Sims: Bustin' Out | Game Boy Advance | Assisted Griptonite |
| GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | |
| 2004 | The Sims 2 | Microsoft Windows |
| GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox |
| 2005 | The Sims 2 | Macintosh, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo DS |
| 2007 | The Sims: Pet Stories | Microsoft Windows |
| 2008 | Spore |
| Spore Creature Creator | Macintosh, Microsoft Windows |
| Spore Creatures | Nintendo DS | Assisted Griptonite |
| 2009 | The Sims 3 | Macintosh, Microsoft Windows | |
| 2010 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii |
| 2011 | Nintendo 3DS |
| Darkspore | Microsoft Windows |
| 2013 | SimCity | Macintosh, Microsoft Windows |
| 2014 | The Sims 4 | Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Working on updates and expansions packs after initial release |
| 2018 | The Sims Mobile | iOS, Android | In 2019, development of the game and its updates has been transferred from Maxis to Firemonkeys Studios | |
Cancelled games
!Cancellation year!Title!Platform(s)!Notes| 1997 | Crucible | Unknown | Developed by Maxis South.[1] A dungeon crawler similar to Diablo.[2] |
| Nightfall | Developed by Maxis South. |
| Remnants |
| The Mindwarp | PC[3] | A 3D shooter similar to Descent, was set to be released in mid-1996.[4] |
| Unknown | SimCastle | Unknown | Cancelled in favor of The Sims. Targeted towards a young demographic.[5] |
| SimMars | PC | Cancelled in favor of The Sims. Realistic Mars colonization simulation game.[6] |
| 2001 | SimsVille | Windows | |
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: July 30, 1997 . Maxis South Titles Canceled . https://web.archive.org/web/19990221024704/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_07/30_max/index.html . February 21, 1999 . July 30, 2022 . GameSpot.
- Web site: Keighley . Geoff . SIMply Divine: The Story of Maxis Software: But It's 3D! . https://web.archive.org/web/20050404191131/http://www.gamespot.com/features/maxis/page7.html . April 4, 2005 . . dead.
- Web site: The Mindwarp [PC – Cancelled] ]. Unseen64 . 9 February 2024.
- Olafson . Peter . A Break in the Action - Inside Action . . May 1996 . 142 . 143 . Ziff Davis.
- Web site: Breckon . Nick . New Images of Maxis' Cancelled SimMars, SimCastle Games Revealed . . Gamerhub . 9 February 2024 . 12 October 2009.
- Web site: SimMars . . . 9 February 2024 . 20 July 1999.
