MicroProse Software, Inc.

MicroProse Software, Inc. at a Glance

If you are browsing PlayPile to learn about MicroProse Software, Inc., you will find a publisher with a long history that began in 1982. Bill Stealey, Sid Meier, and Andy Hollis founded this American company, which has released 95 games in total on the platform. They acted as publishers for 74 of these titles and developers for 54. The studio operated actively from 1982 until 2026, though their output volume shifted significantly over the decades. During the 1980s they released 25 games, but production surged in the 1990s with 59 titles. Activity dropped sharply in the 2000s with only two releases. The brand went through several ownership changes including a merger with Spectrum HoloByte and sales to Hasbro Interactive and Infogrames Entertainment, SA, which eventually phased out the name before it was revived in 2019 by David Lagettie as a new company simply called MicroProse. Their catalog is heavily focused on simulation and strategy genres. They published 55 simulators and 47 strategy games, along with smaller numbers of shooters, turn-based strategy, adventure, tactical, racing, real-time strategy, arcade, and role-playing games. Their platform reach was strongest on PC running Microsoft Windows with 55 titles and DOS with 51 titles. They also released games for the Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Mac, Atari 8-bit, Linux, Apple II, and PC-9800 Series. Quality varies across their body of work. The average IGDB rating sits at 69.6 out of 100 based on 40 rated titles. The breakdown shows 11 great games with scores above 80 and 20 good games between 60 and 79. There are also 8 mixed titles and one poor game below 40. Some of their highest-rated releases include Sid Meier's Civilization from 1991 at 91, Pirates! Gold in 1993 at 89.7, MechWarrior 3 in 1999 at 88, Grand Prix 2 in 1996 at 87.8, and Transport Tycoon in 1994 at 87.5. Recent activity includes Last Nuclear Darkness and Nucleares from March 2023, HighFleet from July 2021 which scored 73.5, Cleared Hot in November 2025, and Task Force Admiral: Vol.1 - American Carrier Battles scheduled for January 2026.

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