List of Crystal Dynamics video games
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Crystal Dynamics is an American video game developer that was founded in 1992 by Madeline Canepa, Judy Lange, and Dave Morse. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, Crystal Dynamics was the first licensed developer for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer console. Their first release, Crash 'n Burn, was included as a pack-in game with the console. The 3DO's launch during the 1993 Christmas season was a commercial failure, severely damaging Crystal Dynamics' software strategy. In 1994, the company became a publisher for two new gaming platforms, the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn. The studio was acquired by Eidos Interactive, a British video game publisher, in 1998, which was in turn bought by Square Enix in 2009. Crystal Dynamics is best known for developing the Legacy of Kain and Gex series. Although the first Legacy of Kain video game was developed by Silicon Knights, Crystal Dynamics gained the rights to the franchise in 1998 and released four sequels between 1999 and 2003. In 2003, the studio took over the development of the best-selling Tomb Raider franchise after its original developer, Core Design, failed to gain critical or commercial success with their later games. Crystal Dynamics' first Tomb Raider game, Tomb Raider: Legend, became a commercial success with 4.5 million copies sold as of February 2009. Its sequel, Tomb Raider: Underworld, sold 2.6 million copies. Since 2003, the studio has developed five games in the series, encompassing two reboots of the franchise.
Tables
| Blank cell indicates title was not released on any platform(s) by the specified manufacturers | |
| Cell with games console(s) indicates title was released on platform(s) by the specified manufacturers |
| Title | Release details | Platform(s) | ||||
| Microsoft | Nintendo | Sega | Sony | Other | ||
| Crash 'n Burn | Genre: Racing Publisher: Crystal Dynamics Release date: 1993 | 3DO | ||||
| Total Eclipse | Genre: Simulation Publisher: Crystal Dynamics Release date: 1994 | PlayStation | 3DO | |||
| Off-World Interceptor | Genre: Shooter Publisher: Crystal Dynamics Release date: 1994 | Saturn | PlayStation | 3DO | ||
| Samurai Shodown | Genre: Fighting Publisher: Crystal Dynamics Release date: 1994 | 3DO | ||||
| Gex | Genre: Platform Publishers: BMG Interactive Release date: April 1995 | Windows | Saturn | PlayStation | 3DO | |
| Solar Eclipse | Genre: Shooter Publisher: Crystal Dynamics Release date: 1995 | Saturn | PlayStation | |||
| 3D Baseball | Genre: Sports Publisher: Crystal Dynamics Release date: October 31, 1996 | Saturn | PlayStation | |||
| Pandemonium 2 | Genre: Platform Publishers: Midway Games Release date: September 30, 1997 | Windows | PlayStation | |||
| Gex: Enter the Gecko | Genre: Platform Publishers: Midway Games Release date: January 1998 | Windows | N64GBC | PlayStation | ||
| Akuji the Heartless | Genre: Action Publisher: Eidos Interactive Release date: December 31, 1998 | PlayStation | ||||
| Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko | Genre: Platform Publisher: Eidos Interactive Release date: March 1, 1999 | N64GBC | PlayStation | |||
| Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver | Genre: Action Publisher: Eidos Interactive Release date: August 16, 1999 | Windows | Dreamcast | PlayStation | ||
| Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour | Genre: Racing Publisher: Eidos Interactive Release date: March 23, 2000 | Windows | GBC | Dreamcast | PlayStation | |
| 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue | Genre: Platform Publishers: Eidos Interactive Release date: November 8, 2000 | Windows | GBC | Dreamcast | PlayStation | |
| Soul Reaver 2 | Genre: Action Publisher: Eidos Interactive Release date: October 31, 2001 | Windows | PlayStation 2 | |||
| Mad Dash Racing | Genre: Racing Publisher: Eidos Interactive Release date: November 14, 2001 | Xbox | ||||
| Blood Omen 2 | Genre: Action Publisher: Eidos Interactive Release date: March 21, 2002 | WindowsXbox | GameCube | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Legacy of Kain: Defiance | Genre: Action Publisher: Eidos Interactive Release date: November 11, 2003 | WindowsXbox | PlayStation 2 | |||
| Whiplash | Genre: Action Publisher: Eidos Interactive Release date: November 18, 2003 | Xbox | PlayStation 2 | |||
| Project: Snowblind | Genre: Shooter Publisher: Eidos Interactive Release date: February 22, 2005 | WindowsXbox | PlayStation 2 | |||
| Tomb Raider: Legend | Genre: Action Publisher: Eidos Interactive Release date: April 7, 2006 | Windows Xbox Xbox 360 | GameCube GBA DS | PlayStation 2PSPPlayStation 3 | ||
| Tomb Raider: Anniversary | Genre: Action Publisher: Eidos Interactive Release date: June 5, 2007 | Windows Xbox 360 | Wii | PlayStation 2 PSP PlayStation 3 | Mac OS Mobile | |
| Tomb Raider: Underworld | Genre: Action Publishers: Eidos Interactive Release date: November 18, 2008 | Windows Xbox 360 | DS Wii | PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 | Mac OS | |
| Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light | Genre: Action Publisher: Crystal Dynamics Release date: August 18, 2010 | Windows Xbox 360 | PlayStation 3 | iOS Stadia | ||
| Tomb Raider | Genre: Action-adventure Publisher: Square Enix Release date: March 5, 2013 | Windows Xbox 360Xbox One | PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 | Mac OS Linux Stadia | ||
| Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris | Genre: Action Publisher: Square Enix Release date: December 9, 2014 | Windows Xbox One | PlayStation 4 | Stadia | ||
| Lara Croft: Relic Run | Genre: Endless runner Publisher: Square Enix Release date: May 28, 2015 | Windows Phone | iOS, Android | |||
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | Genre: Action-adventure Publishers: Square Enix Release date: November 10, 2015 | Windows Xbox 360 Xbox One | PlayStation 4 | Mac OS Linux Stadia | ||
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | Genre: Action-adventure Publishers: Square Enix Release date: September 14, 2018 | Windows Xbox One | PlayStation 4 | Mac OS Linux Stadia | ||
| Marvel's Avengers | Genre: Action Publisher: Square Enix Release date: September 4, 2020 | Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X/S | PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 | Stadia | ||
| Perfect Dark | Genre: Action Publisher: Xbox Game Studios Release date: Cancelled | Windows Xbox Series X/S | ||||
| Untitled Tomb Raider game | Genre: Action Publisher: Amazon Games Release date: TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
| Title | Release details | Platform(s) | ||||
| Microsoft | Nintendo | Sega | Sony | Other | ||
| The Horde | Genre: Strategy Developer: Toys for Bob Release date: 1994 | Windows | Saturn | PlayStation | 3DO | |
| Star Control II | Genre: Strategy Developer: Toys for Bob Release date: 1994 | 3DO | ||||
| Slam 'N Jam '95 | Genre: Sports Developer: Left Field Productions Release date: 1995 | 3DO | ||||
| Slam 'N Jam '96 Featuring Magic & Kareem | Genre: Sports Developer: Left Field Productions Release date: August 9, 1996 | MS-DOS | Saturn | PlayStation | ||
| Blazing Dragons | Genre: Adventure Developer: The Illusions Gaming Company Release date: October 31, 1996 | Saturn | PlayStation | |||
| Pandemonium | Genre: Platform Developer: Toys for Bob Release date: October 31, 1996 | Windows | Saturn | PlayStation | ||
| Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain | Genre: Action-adventure Developer: Silicon Knights Release date: November 15, 1996 | Windows | PlayStation | |||
References
- The PlayStation version of Gex was developed by Beam Software.
- The Nintendo 64 version of Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko was developed by Gratuitous Games.
- The Dreamcast version of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and the Windows version of Soul Reaver 2 were developed by Nixxes S
- The Game Boy Color version of Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour was developed by Prolific Publishing.
- The Microsoft Windows version of 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue was co-developed with Prolific Publishing; the Ga
- The Windows, Xbox and GameCube versions of Blood Omen 2 were developed by Nixxes Software.
- The Windows and Xbox versions of Legacy of Kain: Defiance were developed by Nixxes Software.
- The PC and Xbox versions of Project: Snowblind were developed by Nixxes Software.
- The Nintendo DS version of Tomb Raider: Legend was developed by Human Soft, and the PlayStation Portable version by Crys
- The Mac OS version of Tomb Raider: Anniversary was developed by Robosoft Technologies and published by Feral Interactive
- The PlayStation 3 and Windows versions of Tomb Raider: Underworld were developed by Nixxes Software; the Nintendo DS ver
- The iOS version of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light was developed by Ideaworks Game Studio. The PlayStation 3 and Wi
- Additional development by Eidos Montréal; ported to Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One by Nix
- Rise of the Tomb Raider is the sequel to the 2013 Tomb Raider video game. The Xbox 360 version was developed by Nixxes S
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