SCE Santa Monica Studio

SCE Santa Monica Studio at a Glance

If you are browsing PlayPile to understand the history of SCE Santa Monica Studio, you will find a developer based in the United States that has been active since 1999 but ceased releasing new games in 2015. This studio published zero titles on their own and acted as the developer for all 14 games listed in our database. Their catalog spans two decades with four releases in the 2000s and ten in the 2010s, showing a significant shift toward higher output in the second decade of their operation. The studio built its reputation on PlayStation hardware, with nine games released on the PlayStation 3, three on the PlayStation 2, and three on the PlayStation 4. They also touched the PlayStation Vita, PC, and iOS platforms once each. Genre data shows a heavy reliance on Adventure titles which account for ten of their releases. Hack and slash or beat 'em up games make up eight entries in their library. The remaining five titles cover puzzle, arcade, shooter, platform, indie, music, and racing genres with single entries each. Quality trends for this developer are generally strong but concentrated in a specific era. Across the eight rated titles we track, the average score sits at 76.6 out of 100. Three of their games achieved great ratings above 80, while five others landed in the good range between 60 and 79. They have no mixed or poor-rated games in our system. The top performers are God of War (2005) at 88.5, God of War II (2007) at 89.2, and God of War III (2010) at 91.1. God of War: Ascension received a 75 rating in 2013, and Hohokum scored 71 in 2014. Recent releases before their apparent hiatus show mixed results compared to their peak years. The Order: 1886 Premium Edition arrived in early 2015 without a specific score listed here, but Fat Princess: Piece of Cake received a 67 rating in late 2014. While the studio is known for award-winning work outside this specific dataset, the numbers on PlayPile show they delivered mostly high-quality action games during their most active period before stopping new development by 2015.

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