Toys for Bob

Toys for Bob at a Glance

Toys for Bob is a developer based in Novato, California that has been active since 1989. The company released 22 games on PlayPile between 1990 and 2023, always acting as the developer rather than the publisher. Their portfolio spans adventure, platform, and strategy games, with 13 adventure titles and 12 platformers leading their output. They also have six strategy games and four role-playing games in their catalog. The studio began in the early days of gaming and released seven titles during the 1990s. Their work from that era includes Star Control in 1990 and the highly rated Star Control II in 1992, which holds a score of 96 out of 100. The 2000s saw fewer releases with only five games, but the studio ramped up production in the 2010s with eight titles. Their output slowed again in the current decade with just two games listed so far. After being acquired by Activision in 2005, Toys for Bob worked on major franchises including Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Skylanders, and Call of Duty. They created the Star Control series with Paul Reiche III and Fred Ford but did not work on Star Control 3. Their recent history shows a mix of remakes and new entries. The Spyro Reignited Trilogy from 2018 scored 83.5 out of 100, while Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time arrived in 2020 with an 83.9 rating. Their most recent release, Crash Team Rumble in June 2023, received a score of 74.8. Across their 19 rated titles, the average IGDB score sits at 75.2 out of 100. The quality distribution shows six great games with scores above 80 and eleven good titles ranging from 60 to 79. There are two mixed titles scoring between 40 and 59, but no poor entries below 40. Their work appears on many systems, including PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and older platforms like the original PlayStation and Wii. Most of their library consists of games for PC and modern consoles from the last decade.

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