Tiertex Design Studios

Tiertex Design Studios at a Glance

Tiertex Design Studios was a British developer based in Macclesfield that operated from 1990 until 2002. The company founded in 1986 focused heavily on porting games to home computers and handheld platforms. They developed over 200 titles during their existence, often working under license for major brands like THQ, Disney Interactive, and BBC Multimedia. PlayPile currently lists 18 games created by Tiertex with no titles published solely by them. Their output was split between the 1990s with 11 games and the 2000s with 7 games. Their catalog shows a clear preference for specific genres. Sport was their most common focus with seven titles, followed by Racing with three. They also released platformers, adventure games, arcade titles, simulators, puzzles, and shooters. The majority of their work appeared on older hardware. Five games were made for the Game Boy Color, four for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and three for the original Game Boy. Their reach extended to the PlayStation, PC, Sega Mega Drive, Atari ST, Game Boy Advance, Amiga, and DOS systems. Quality scores for Tiertex show a trend of mixed results. The average rating across four titled games is 66.4 out of 100. There are no titles rated as great or poor in the sample data. Three games fall into the good range while one sits in the mixed category. Their highest rated game on the site was Toy Story Racer from 2001 with a score of 78.9. Olympic Gold: Barcelona '92 from 1992 scored 74.9, and MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael earned 71. In contrast, Disney's Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games from 1995 received a score of 40.9. The company produced several titles in the early 2000s including Stuart Little: The Journey Home and Bob the Builder: Fix it Fun! These releases came as the industry moved toward newer consoles. Tiertex struggled to adapt to the seventh generation of video game hardware during this period. They eventually pivoted away from games to develop USB boards and displays for industrial use before closing their doors in August 2021.

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