Interplay Games

Over a hundred titles across two decades — developed in-house or published from the world's best studios.

Flagship & Notable Titles

Art Title Year Platforms Role Notes
Wasteland Wasteland 1988 Apple II, DOS, C64 DEV Post-nuclear RPG; skill-based system; Fallout's direct ancestor. Published by EA.
Battle Chess Battle Chess 1988 Amiga, DOS, Mac, Atari ST, NES, C64, SNES DEV Chess with fully animated 3D piece captures; sold 1M+ copies. Self-published.
Neuromancer Neuromancer 1988 Apple II, C64, DOS, Amiga, Atari ST DEV Cyberpunk adventure based on William Gibson's novel. Published by Interplay / Mediagenic.
BARD
The Bard's Tale 1985 Apple II, C64, DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Mac, NES DEV Defining CRPG of the mid-1980s. Published by Electronic Arts. Trilogy (1985, 1986, 1988).
DRGN
Dragon Wars 1989 DOS, Apple II, C64, Amiga, Mac, NES DEV Spiritual successor to Bard's Tale after EA retained the IP. Published by Interplay / Accolade.
Out of This World Out of This World (Another World) 1991 Amiga, DOS, SNES, Genesis, Mac, 3DO PUB Developed by Éric Chahi / Delphine Software. Interplay was North American publisher only.
Rock 'n Roll Racing Rock 'n Roll Racing 1993 SNES, Genesis, GBA (2003) PUB Developed by Silicon & Synapse (early Blizzard). Licensed rock soundtrack. Combat racing.
BLK
Blackthorne 1994 SNES, Genesis, DOS, 32X PUB Platform-action; developed by Silicon & Synapse / Blizzard. Dark atmospheric design.
Earthworm Jim Earthworm Jim 1994 SNES, Genesis, DOS, GB, Game Gear, Sega CD PUB Developed by Shiny Entertainment. Character conceived by Doug TenNapel. Surreal platformer.
EWJ2
Earthworm Jim 2 1995 SNES, Genesis, PlayStation, Saturn, DOS PUB Sequel; developed by Shiny Entertainment. Expanded the surreal platformer formula.
Fallout Fallout 1997 DOS, Windows, Mac DEV Post-nuclear California RPG; Black Isle Studios. Tim Cain & Chris Taylor. SPECIAL system. Brian Fargo EP.
Fallout 2 Fallout 2 1998 Windows, Mac DEV Expanded sequel; Black Isle Studios. Broader world, deeper lore.
PS:T
Planescape: Torment 1999 Windows DEV Black Isle Studios. Colin McComb, Chris Avellone. Widely considered the most philosophically ambitious RPG ever made.
IWD
Icewind Dale 2000 Windows, Mac DEV Black Isle Studios. Infinity Engine; dungeon-focused D&D RPG. Followed by Icewind Dale II (2002).
BG:DA
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2001 PS2, Xbox, GameCube, GBA PUB Action RPG spinoff; developed by Snowblind Studios under Interplay's D&D licence.

Modern & Legacy Releases

Title Year Developer Notes
Wasteland 2 2014 inXile Entertainment Kickstarted 2012; direct sequel to 1988 original. Brian Fargo director.
Planescape: Torment Enhanced Edition 2017 Beamdog Steam/GOG remaster of the 1999 classic.
Wasteland Remastered 2020 inXile / Microsoft Full HD remaster of the 1988 original with updated visuals.
Wasteland 3 2020 inXile / Microsoft Third entry; co-op play; Colorado setting. inXile acquired by Microsoft 2018.
Fallout 3 2008 Bethesda Game Studios IP acquired from Interplay 2007. Capitol Wasteland setting.
Fallout: New Vegas 2010 Obsidian Entertainment Former Black Isle developers; Nevada setting; considered closest to classic Fallout design.