Sixteen Tons Entertainment

Sixteen Tons Entertainment at a Glance

Sixteen Tons Entertainment is a German studio founded in 1993 that has released 14 games since 1998. While their bio mentions work on consoles and smartphones, the data shows they focus heavily on PC with Microsoft Windows supporting 13 of their titles. They have also touched Mac, Nintendo DS, and Xbox once each. Their output was strongest in the 2000s when they released eight games. The 1990s saw only one release, while the 2010s had four and the 2020s had just one so far. The studio specializes in simulation and strategy genres. They have nine strategy titles and eight simulator games on record. Real time strategy makes up six of those entries. A single game falls into puzzle, tactical, shooter, or sport categories each. This focus explains why they are best known for the Emergency series. The franchise includes Emergency 3 from 2005, which holds a good rating of 70. Emergency 4: Deluxe appeared in 2006 with a mixed score of 50. Later entries like Emergency 2014 and Emergency 20 both landed at 50, while Emergency 2016 dropped to 40. The most recent title, Emergency, arrived in August 2023. Their overall quality track record is mixed. Out of six rated games, one achieved great status with a score over 80. That honor belongs to 911: First Responders from 2006, which reached 80 points. One other title sits in the good range between 60 and 79. Four games fall into the mixed category between 40 and 59. There are no titles rated as poor below 40. The average IGDB rating across these six titles stands at 56.7. The studio has maintained activity for over two decades, yet their release pace slowed significantly after 2017. Their peak production years were the mid-2000s when they delivered several entries in their main series. Recent years show far fewer releases. Despite the lower average scores compared to their best work, they remain active and continue to update their core simulation franchise on PC.

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