The Bitmap Brothers
The Bitmap Brothers are a British video game developer founded in 1987. The company entered the video game industry in 1988 with the scrolling shooter Xenon. They quickly followed with Speedball. Prior to becoming the publisher of their own games (under Renegade Software), early Bitmap Brothers titles were distributed by Image Works and Konami.
The Bitmap Brothers at a Glance
The Bitmap Brothers has been active in the gaming industry from 1988 to 2003, with 14 titles tracked on PlayPile. Their catalog primarily spans Shooter, Arcade, Strategy, with additional titles in Sport and Adventure. The studio carries a solid 67.5/100 average rating across their catalog, with 10 titles rated favorably by the community. Their highest-rated title on PlayPile is Gods (80.1/100). Games from The Bitmap Brothers are available across 10 platforms, most notably DOS, Amiga, Atari ST/STE.
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Rating Distribution
Highest Rated Titles
7.6World War II: Frontline Command
6.8Z: Steel Soldiers
Xenon 2000 - Project PCF
4.0Speedball 2100
The Chaos Engine 2
7.0Z
6.4Soldiers of Fortune
6.7Magic Pockets
8.0Gods
7.3Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
4.8Cadaver
7.4Xenon 2: Megablast
7.5Speedball
7.5
