inXile Entertainment

inXile Entertainment at a Glance

inXile Entertainment started in 2002 as an American studio led by Brian Fargo before becoming part of Xbox Game Studios. Their catalog on PlayPile shows a clear focus on role-playing games, with 13 titles in that genre out of 18 total entries. They also made 12 adventure games and seven strategy titles. The company released games across many platforms, but PC was their main stage with 17 releases. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One each saw eight titles, while Linux users got seven versions. They also reached Mac, PlayStation 3, and older consoles like the Xbox 360. Their reach extended to mobile devices and niche hardware like the Ouya as well. The studio was active from 2004 through 2020, but their output varied significantly over time. They only released two games in the 2000s. Activity increased sharply in the 2010s when they produced 11 titles. The 2020s saw a drop back to just two games before their activity on this list ended. Their average rating across 13 rated games sits at 68.2 out of 100. This score reflects mostly solid work, though there are notable dips. One title reached great status with a score above 80. Nine games fell into the good range between 60 and 79. Three titles received mixed scores between 40 and 59. They had no poor-rated games in this dataset. Their highest-rated work comes from later years. Wasteland 3 launched in August 2020 with an 84.5 rating, which is their best score on the platform. Wasteland 2: Director's Cut followed with a 79.9 score, and Torment: Tides of Numenera earned a 78.7 in 2017. The original Bard's Tale from 2004 holds a 72.5 rating. However, recent releases show a wider spread of quality. Wasteland Remastered scored 68.7 in early 2020. In contrast, The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut dropped to exactly 50 in August 2019. The original release of The Bard's Tale IV in 2018 scored 57.2, and the remastered version from 2017 sat at 62.6. These numbers suggest that while their peak titles are strong, some recent entries struggled to maintain the same level of reception as their earlier classics.

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