Shadowfax
Horse-racing and action game. Graphics derived from Muybridge's photographic studies. Published by Postern Ltd.
Complete catalogue
Mike Singleton Games
From Shadowfax (1982) to Ring Cycle (1996). Filter by platform below. For deep editorial on the flagship titles, see the Flagship section.
The Lords of Midnight
Epic strategy-adventure. 4,000+ locations, 100+ playable characters, 32,000 unique panoramic views. Crash 10/10. Golden Joystick Best Strategy.
Doomdark's Revenge
Sequel to Lords of Midnight. 6,000+ locations, complex alliance system. Amstrad Action 95%. Voted top-ten all-time in Amstrad Action.
Throne of Fire
Three princes battle for the Burning Citadel atop a volcano. Featured simultaneous two-player on a single machine. Published by Melbourne House.
Dark Sceptre
Action-strategy hybrid by Maelstrom Games. 4-channel sound unusual for the Spectrum. Sinclair User 10/10. Parallel play-by-mail version run personally by Singleton.
War in Middle Earth
Official Tolkien license. Real-time strategy based on The Lord of the Rings. Published by Melbourne House. 8-bit versions by Maelstrom; 16-bit by Synergistic Software.
Midwinter
Post-apocalyptic guerrilla warfare on a fractal-generated island of 160,000 sq km. Real-time 3D on Atari ST. Zzap!64 97% Gold Medal. CU Amiga 96%.
Midwinter II: Flames of Freedom
Spy thriller sequel set in the tropical Slave Isles. Vehicle hijacking predated GTA-style mechanics by years. C+VG 96%. ACE 95% Trailblazer.
Lords of Midnight: The Citadel
PC sequel to the original Midnight games using a voxel engine. Published by Domark. Received mixed reviews; commercially disappointing.
Ring Cycle
Based on Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung opera cycle. Used a modified Citadel engine. Published by Psygnosis. Maelstrom's final release.
Note: cover art is unavailable for Throne of Fire, Lords of Midnight: The Citadel, and Ring Cycle. C64 box art via Lemon64; other images via Internet Archive.