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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
Bram Stoker's Dracula game cover
8.0

Bram Stoker's Dracula

1994·Amiga
Armour-Geddon II: Codename Hellfire game cover

Armour-Geddon II: Codename Hellfire

1994·Amiga
All New World of Lemmings game cover

All New World of Lemmings

1994·DOS, Amiga
Brian the Lion game cover

Brian the Lion

1994·Amiga, Amiga CD32
Benefactor game cover

Benefactor

1994·Amiga, Amiga CD32
Second Samurai game cover

Second Samurai

1994·PC, Genesis/MegaDrive, Amiga
Hexx: Heresy of the Wizard game cover

Hexx: Heresy of the Wizard

1994·DOS
3 Ninjas Kick Back game cover
5.7

3 Ninjas Kick Back

1994·SNES, Genesis/MegaDrive
Lemmings 2: The Tribes game cover
8.9

Lemmings 2: The Tribes

1993·DOS, Amiga
Hired Guns game cover
7.2

Hired Guns

1993·DOS, Amiga
Innocent Until Caught game cover
7.4

Innocent Until Caught

1993·DOS, Amiga
Puggsy game cover
7.4

Puggsy

1993·SNES, Genesis/MegaDrive, Amiga +1
Oh no! More Lemmings game cover

Oh no! More Lemmings

1993·Mac
Perihelion: The Prophecy game cover

Perihelion: The Prophecy

1993·Amiga
Theatre of Death game cover

Theatre of Death

1993·DOS, Amiga
Bram Stoker's Dracula game cover

Bram Stoker's Dracula

1993·Sega CD
Bob's Bad Day game cover

Bob's Bad Day

1993·Amiga
Globdule game cover

Globdule

1993·Amiga
Walker game cover

Walker

1993·Amiga
Prime Mover game cover

Prime Mover

1993·Amiga
Combat Air Patrol game cover

Combat Air Patrol

1993·DOS, Amiga
Microcosm game cover

Microcosm

1993·DOS, Amiga, FM Towns +3
Novastorm game cover
2.0

Novastorm

1993·PC, PS1, FM Towns +2
Wiz 'n' Liz game cover
7.1

Wiz 'n' Liz

1993·Genesis/MegaDrive, Amiga
Last Action Hero game cover
5.0

Last Action Hero

1993·SNES, DOS, Genesis/MegaDrive +1
Agony game cover
7.4

Agony

1992·Amiga
Bill's Tomato Game game cover

Bill's Tomato Game

1992·Amiga
Aquaventura game cover

Aquaventura

1992·Amiga
Air Support game cover

Air Support

1992·Amiga, Atari-ST
Red Zone game cover

Red Zone

1992·Amiga
Ork game cover

Ork

1992·Amiga, Atari-ST
Cytron game cover

Cytron

1992·Amiga
The Carl Lewis Challenge game cover

The Carl Lewis Challenge

1992·DOS, Amiga
Shadow of the Beast III game cover

Shadow of the Beast III

1992·Amiga
Daffy Duck, P.I.: The Case of the Missing Letters game cover

Daffy Duck, P.I.: The Case of the Missing Letters

1991·PC
Amnios game cover

Amnios

1991·Amiga
Obitus game cover

Obitus

1991·SNES, DOS, Amiga +1
Leander game cover

Leander

1991·Amiga, Atari-ST
Barbarian II game cover

Barbarian II

1991·Amiga, Atari-ST
Armour-Geddon game cover

Armour-Geddon

1991·DOS, Amiga, Atari-ST
Shadow of the Beast II game cover
5.7

Shadow of the Beast II

1990·Genesis/MegaDrive, Amiga, FM Towns +1
The Killing Game Show game cover
7.1

The Killing Game Show

1990·Genesis/MegaDrive, Amiga, Atari-ST
Nitro game cover
7.0

Nitro

1990·Amiga, Atari-ST
Matrix Marauders game cover

Matrix Marauders

1990·Amiga, Atari-ST
Stryx game cover

Stryx

1990·DOS, Amiga, Atari-ST
Carthage game cover

Carthage

1990·Amiga, Atari-ST
Atomino game cover

Atomino

1990·Mac, DOS, Amiga +2
Infestation game cover

Infestation

1990·DOS, Amiga, Atari-ST