BlueSky Software

BlueSky Software at a Glance

BlueSky Software was an independent developer based in California that operated from 1988 until 2001. The studio spent its first decade as a self-contained entity before becoming a subsidiary of Titus Software. They released a total of 19 games on PlayPile, with their output heavily concentrated in the 1990s where they published 17 titles. Activity slowed significantly after that period, leaving only one release in the 2010s. Their catalog spans several genres, with a clear focus on sports titles which make up six of their games. They also produced five platformers and five adventure games alongside four shooters and three hack-and-slash or beat-em-up experiences. The company worked primarily with Sega hardware, developing nine games for the Mega Drive or Genesis. They also created five titles for PC and three for the Atari 7800. Their reach extended to other systems like Linux, Mac, PlayStation, Wii, Atari Lynx, Sega CD, and Android. Most of their work appeared in the 1990s, but they did release a few later titles such as Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant in 1997 and World Series Baseball 98 also in 1997. League of Stickman was their most recent entry in May 2018. Quality varies across their portfolio but leans toward the high end for their most popular entries. The average IGDB rating sits at 81.9 out of 100 based on five rated titles. Three of these games received great scores above 80, while two others landed in the good range between 60 and 79. Their highest rated game is Shadowrun from 1993 with a score of 87.1. Jurassic Park followed closely with 83.6. Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote reached 80.1, while VectorMan scored 79.9. They even released a sequel called VectorMan 2 in 1996 which held a 79 rating. Their output dropped off after the late 1990s, leaving a gap in their release history for many years. The company does not appear to have maintained a consistent stream of new content through the 2000s or early 2010s aside from that single recent title.

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