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Psygnosis

United Kingdom Founded 1984 Website

Psygnosis Limited (known as SCE Studio Liverpool or simply Studio Liverpool from 1999) was a British video game developer and publisher headquartered at Wavertree Technology Park in Liverpool. Founded in 1984 by Ian Hetherington, Jonathan Ellis, and David Lawson, the company initially became known for well-received games on the Atari ST and Commodore Amiga. In 1993, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) and began developing the original PlayStation and later became a part of SCE Worldwide Studios. The company was the oldest and second largest development house within SCE's European stable of developers, and became best known for franchises such as Lemmings, Wipeout, Formula One, and Colony Wars.

110
Total Games
69.2
Avg Rating
1986
First Release
2000
Latest Release

Top Genres

Adventure 34Shooter 28Platform 26Puzzle 19Strategy 18

Top Platforms

Amiga 57PlayStation 40DOS 36Atari ST/STE 26PC (Microsoft Windows) 21
Wipeout 3 Special Edition game cover

Wipeout 3 Special Edition

2000·PS1
Colony Wars: Red Sun game cover
6.5

Colony Wars: Red Sun

2000·PS1
Formula One 99 game cover
5.8

Formula One 99

1999·PS1
Kingsley's Adventure game cover
6.7

Kingsley's Adventure

1999·PS1
Wipeout 3 game cover
8.0

Wipeout 3

1999·PS1
G-Police: Weapons of Justice game cover

G-Police: Weapons of Justice

1999·PS1
Drakan: Order of the Flame game cover
8.0

Drakan: Order of the Flame

1999·PC
Attack of the Saucerman game cover

Attack of the Saucerman

1999·PC, PS1
Rollcage game cover
7.8

Rollcage

1999·PC, PS1
Wipeout 64 game cover
7.1

Wipeout 64

1998·N64
Psybadek game cover

Psybadek

1998·PS1
Colony Wars: Vengeance game cover
6.7

Colony Wars: Vengeance

1998·PS1
Formula 1 98 game cover
5.7

Formula 1 98

1998·PS1
O.D.T.: Escape... ...Or Die Trying game cover

O.D.T.: Escape... ...Or Die Trying

1998·PC, N64, PS1
Rascal game cover

Rascal

1998·PS1
Zombieville game cover

Zombieville

1997·DOS
Shadow Master game cover

Shadow Master

1997·PS1
Colony Wars game cover
7.0

Colony Wars

1997·PS1
Shipwreckers! game cover
7.4

Shipwreckers!

1997·PC, PS1
G-Police game cover
7.0

G-Police

1997·PS3, PC, PS1 +1
Formula 1: Championship Edition game cover
8.0

Formula 1: Championship Edition

1997·PC, PS1
Codename: Tenka game cover
7.0

Codename: Tenka

1997·PC, PS1
The City of Lost Children game cover
6.3

The City of Lost Children

1997·PS1
Rush Hour game cover

Rush Hour

1997·PC, PS1
Alundra game cover
7.4

Alundra

1997·PS3, PS1, PSP
Sentient game cover
5.0

Sentient

1997·PC, PS1, DOS
Chronicles of the Sword game cover

Chronicles of the Sword

1996·PS1, DOS
Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! game cover
8.8

Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!

1996·PC, PS1, DOS +1
Destruction Derby 2 game cover
7.3

Destruction Derby 2

1996·PC, PS1
The Adventures of Lomax game cover
7.1

The Adventures of Lomax

1996·PC, PS1
Wipeout XL game cover
8.2

Wipeout XL

1996·PC, Mac, PS1 +2
Formula 1 game cover
7.6

Formula 1

1996·PC, PS1
Lemmings Paintball game cover

Lemmings Paintball

1996·PC
Mickey's Wild Adventure game cover
6.6

Mickey's Wild Adventure

1996·PS3, Vita, PS1 +1
Assault Rigs game cover
6.0

Assault Rigs

1996·PS1, Saturn
Krazy Ivan game cover
6.0

Krazy Ivan

1996·PC, PS1, Saturn
Ring Cycle game cover

Ring Cycle

1995·DOS
Guilty game cover

Guilty

1995·DOS
Bram Stoker's Dracula game cover

Bram Stoker's Dracula

1995·DOS
Darker game cover

Darker

1995·DOS
SilverLoad game cover
6.0

SilverLoad

1995·PS1, DOS
Archer Maclean's Super Dropzone game cover

Archer Maclean's Super Dropzone

1995·SNES, PS1, GBA
Destruction Derby game cover
7.3

Destruction Derby

1995·PS3, Android, PS1 +3
Lemmings 3D game cover
6.6

Lemmings 3D

1995·PS1, DOS, Saturn
Wipeout game cover
7.1

Wipeout

1995·PS3, Android, PS1 +3
Discworld game cover
7.7

Discworld

1995·Mac, PS1, DOS +1
Ecstatica game cover
8.5

Ecstatica

1994·DOS
Brian the Lion game cover

Brian the Lion

1994·Amiga, Amiga CD32