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TitleReleasedDeveloperPublisher
C-evo 1999 Steffen Gerlach
Cabal Online 2005 ESTsoft Corp. OGPlanet, Moliyo, Games-Masters, Asiasoft Online, E-Games
Cabela's 4x4 Off-Road Adventure 2001 Fun Labs Activision Publishing, Inc.
Cabela's African Safari 2006Sand Grain Studios, Magic Wand Productions, Fun Labs Activision Value
Cabela's Alaskan Adventures 2006Sand Grain Studios, Magic Wand Productions, Fun Labs Activision
Cabela's Big Game Hunter 1998 Elsinore Multimedia HeadGames Publishing, Inc.
Cabela's Big Game Hunter II 1998 HeadGames Publishing, Inc. HeadGames Publishing, Inc.
Cabela's Big Game Hunter III 1999 HeadGames Publishing HeadGames Publishing
Cabela's Big Game Hunter 4 2000 Elsinore Multimedia Inc. Activision
Cabela's Big Game Hunter 5: Platinum Series 2001 Elsinore Multimedia Inc. Activision
Cabela's Big Game Hunter 6 2002 nFusion Interactive LLC Activision Value Publishing, Inc.
Cabela's Big Game Hunter: 2004 Season 2003Sand Grain Studios Activision Publishing, Inc.
Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 Adventures 2004Magic Wand Productions, Fun Labs, Sand Grain Studios, Torus Games Activision Value, Zoo Digital Publishing
Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2006 Trophy Season 2005Magic Wand Productions Activision Value
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2003 Fun Labs Activision Value
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2 2005Sand Grain Studios Activision, Zoo Digital Publishing
Cabela's Deer Hunt: 2005 Season 2004Magic Wand Productions Activision
Cabela's GrandSlam Hunting: 2004 Trophies 2003 nFusion Interactive Activision Publishing, Inc.
Cabela's Outdoor Adventures 2005Sand Grain Studios, Fun Labs, Magic Wand Productions Activision, Zoo Digital Publishing
Cabela's Outdoor Trivia Challenge 1999 Elsinore Multimedia Inc. HeadGames Publishing, Inc.
Cabela's Sportsman's Challenge 1997 Diversions Software, Inc HeadGames Publishing, Inc.
Cabela's Ultimate Deer Hunt 2001 nFusion Interactive Activision Publishing, Inc.
Cabela's Ultimate Deer Hunt 2 2002 Sylum Entertainment, Ltd. Activision Publishing, Inc.
Caesar II 1995 Impressions Games Sierra Entertainment
Caesar III 1999 Impressions Games Sierra Entertainment
Caesar IV 2006 Tilted Mill Entertainment Sierra Entertainment
Call for Heroes: Pompolic Wars 2007 Quotix Software Strategy First
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth 2005 Headfirst Productions Bethesda Softworks
Call of Duty 2003 Infinity Ward Activision
Call of Duty 2 2005 Infinity Ward Activision
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2007 Infinity Ward Activision
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 2018 Treyarch Activision
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2009 Infinity Ward Activision
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2011 Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games, Raven Software Activision
Call of Duty: United Offensive 2004 Gray Matter Studios Activision, Aspyr
Call of Duty: World at War 2008 Treyarch Invention, LLC Activision
Call of Juarez 2006 Techland Ubisoft
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood 2009 Techland Ubisoft
Call to Power II 2000 Activision Activision
The Cameron Files: Pharaoh's Curse 2002 Galilea The Adventure Company
The Cameron Files: Secret at Loch Ness 2001 Galilea Wanadoo Edition
Candy Crush Saga 2015 King King
Capitalism II 2001 Enlight Ubisoft
Captain Quazar 1996 Cyclone Studios, 3DO 3DO
Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions 2020 Tamsoft Bandai Namco Entertainment
Car Tycoon 2003 Vectorcom Development Fishtank Interactive
Caravel DROD 2002 Caravel Games Caravel Games
Carmageddon 1997 Stainless Software Ltd. SCi Games Ltd.
Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now 1998 Stainless Software Ltd. SCi Games Ltd.
Carmageddon TDR 2000 2000 Torus Games SCi, Xicat Interactive, Inc.
Carmen Sandiego's ThinkQuick Challenge 1999 The Learning Company The Learning Company
CarneyVale: Showtime 2010Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab Microsoft Game Studios
Carnivores 1998 Action Forms WizardWorks
Carnivores 2 1999 Action Forms WizardWorks
Carnivores: Ice Age 2001 Action Forms WizardWorks
Carnivores: Cityscape 2002 Sunstorm Interactive Infogrames
Cars 2006 Beenox THQ
Cars Mater-National Championship 2007 Rainbow Studios THQ
Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures 2006 Beenox THQ
FusionFall 2009 Cartoon Network, Grigon Entertainment Cartoon Network
Hoyle Casino Empire 2002 Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment
Casino Mogul 2002 Monte Cristo DreamCatcher Interactive
Casino Tycoon 2001 Cat Daddy Games Monte Cristo, Davilex Games
Casino, Inc. 2003 Hothouse Creations Konami
Castle of Shikigami III 2006 Alfa System, SKONEC Cyberfront Corporation
Castle Shikigami 2 2003 Alfa System Kids Station, Taito, SourceNext, XS Games, Play It Games
Castlevania 2002 Konami Konami
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2014 MercurySteam, Kojima Productions Konami
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 2014 MercurySteam Konami
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate 2014 MercurySteam Konami
Cat Quest 2017The GentlebrosPQube
Cat Quest II 2019The GentlebrosPQube
Caterpillar Construction Tycoon 2005 Gabriel Entertainment Activision Value
Catwoman 2004 Electronic Arts, Argonaut Games, Magic Pockets Electronic Arts
Caucasus: Nanatsuki no Nie 2009 Innocent Grey Innocent Grey
Cave Story 2004 Studio Pixel Studio Pixel
Celebrity Deathmatch 2003Big Ape Productions Gotham Games
CellFactor: Revolution 2007Immersion Games, Timeline Interactive, Artificial Studios Immersion Games, Timeline Interactive, Artificial Studios
Centipede 1998 Atari, Leaping Lizard Hasbro Interactive
Ceville 2009 Realmforge Studios Kalypso Media
Chained Together 2024Anegar GamesAnegar Games
Championship Manager 3 1999 Sports Interactive Eidos
Championship Manager: Season 99/00 1999 Sports Interactive Eidos
Championship Manager: Season 00/01 2000 Sports Interactive Eidos
Championship Manager: Season 01/02 2001 Sports Interactive Eidos
Championship Manager Quiz 2001 King of the Jungle Ltd. Eidos Interactive
Championship Manager 4 2003 Sports Interactive Eidos Interactive
Championship Manager: Season 03/04 2003 Sports Interactive Eidos Interactive
Championship Manager 5 2005 Beautiful Game Studios Eidos Interactive
Championship Manager 2006 2006 Beautiful Game Studios Eidos Interactive
Championship Manager 2007 2006 Beautiful Game Studios Eidos Interactive
Championship Manager 2008 2007 Beautiful Game Studios Eidos Interactive
Chaos;Child 2016 5pb. 5pb.
Chaos;Head 2008 5pb., Nitroplus Nitroplus
Chaos League 2004 Cyanide Digital Jesters
Chaos Legion 2003 Capcom Production Studio 6 Capcom
Chaos Overlords 1996 Stick Man Games New World Computing
Chariots of War 2003 Slitherine Software Strategy First
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005 High Voltage Software Global Star Software
Charlotte's Web 2006 Backbone Entertainment Sega
Chaser 2003 Cauldron HQ JoWooD Productions
Cherry Petals Fall Like Teardrops 2002 BasiL BasiL
Chess Mates 1995 Stepping Stone Brainstorm
Chess Ultra 2017 Ripstone Ripstone
The Chessmaster 4000 Turbo 1993 The Software Toolworks The Software Toolworks
Chessmaster 5000 1996 Mindscape Mindscape
Chessmaster 5500 1997 Mindscape Mindscape
Chessmaster 6000 1998 Mindscape Mindscape
Chessmaster 7000 1999 Mindscape Mindscape
Chessmaster 8000 2000 Mattel Interactive Mattel Interactive
Chessmaster 9000 2002 Ubisoft Ubisoft
Chessmaster 10th Edition 2004 Ubisoft Ubisoft
Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition 2007 Ubisoft Ubisoft
Chex Quest 1996 Digital Café General Mills
Chicago 1930 2003 Spellbound Entertainment Wanadoo Edition
Chicken Little 2005 Avalanche Software Buena Vista Games
Chicken Run 2000 Blitz Games Eidos Interactive
Chicken Shoot 2003 Toontraxx Zuxxez/TopWare Interactive
Chicory: A Colorful Tale 2020Greg Lobanov
Chinese Paladin 3 2003 Softstar Technology (Shanghai) Co. Softstar Entertainment
Chocolate Castle 2007 Lexaloffle Lexaloffle
Chocolatier 2007 Big Splash Games LLC PlayFirst
Chocolatier: Decadence by Design 2009 Big Fish Games PlayFirst
Chris Sawyer's Locomotion 2004 Chris Sawyer Atari
Chrome 2003 Techland Strategy First
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 2008 Traveller's Tales Disney Interactive Studios
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2005 Traveller's Tales Buena Vista Games
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena 2009 Starbreeze Studios Atari
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay 2004 Starbreeze Studios Vivendi Games
The Chronicles of Spellborn 2008 Spellborn International Frogster Interactive
Chrono Resurrection 2004 Resurrection Games Resurrection Games
Chuchel 2018 Amanita Design Amanita Design
Chuzzle 2005 Raptisoft Games PopCap Games
CID The Dummy 2009 Oxygen Games Oxygen Games
Cities XL 2009 Monte Cristo Monte Cristo
City Life 2006 Monte Cristo CDV
City of Heroes 2004 Cryptic Studios NCsoft
CivCity: Rome 2006 Firefly Studios and Firaxis 2K Games
Civilization II 1996 MicroProse MicroProse
Civilization II: Test of Time 1999 MicroProse Hasbro Interactive
Civilization III 2001 Firaxis Games, Westlake Interactive Infogrames
Civilization III: Conquests 2003 BreakAway Games Atari
Civilization III: Play the World 2002 Firaxis Atari
Civilization IV 2005 Firaxis Games 2K Games, Aspyr
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword 2007 Firaxis Games Take Two Interactive
Civilization IV: Colonization 2008 Firaxis 2K Games
Civilization IV: Warlords 2006 Firaxis Games Take Two Interactive
Civilization V 2010 Firaxis Games 2K Games
Civilization: Call to Power 1999 Activision Activision
Clan Lord 1998 Delta Tao Software Delta Tao Software
Clandestiny 1996 Trilobyte Virgin Games
Claw 1997 Takarajimasha Monolith Productions
Clive Barker's Jericho 2007 MercurySteam Codemasters
Clive Barker's Undying 2001 DreamWorks Interactive Electronic Arts
Clock Tower 1997 Human Entertainment Human Entertainment
Clonk 2005 RedWolf Design
Close Combat 1996 Atomic Games Microsoft
Close Combat III: The Russian Front 1998 Atomic Games Microsoft Game Studios
Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far 1997 Atomic Games Microsoft
Close Combat: First to Fight 2005 Destineer 2K Games
Close Combat: Marines 2004 Atomic Games
Closure 2012Eyebrow InteractiveEyebrow Interactive
Cloud 2005 USC Interactive Media Division USC Interactive Media Division
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2009 Ubisoft Shanghai Ubisoft
Clover Heart's 2003 ALcot
The Club 2008 Bizarre Creations Sega
Clue 1998 Engineering Animation, Inc. Hasbro Interactive
Clustertruck 2016Landfall GamesLandfall Games
Cocoto Kart Racer 2005 Neko Entertainment BigBen Interactive, Conspiracy Entertainment
Cocoto Platform Jumper 2004 Neko Entertainment BigBen Interactive
Codename Eagle 1999 Refraction Games Take 2 Interactive
Codename: Outbreak 2001 GSC Game World Virgin Interactive
Codename: Panzers 2004 StormRegion CDV
Coffee Tycoon 2005 Jamopolis Interactive Reflexive Arcade
Cold Fear 2005 Darkworks Ubisoft
Cold War 2005Mindware Studios DreamCatcher Games
Colin McRae Rally 1998 Codemasters Codemasters
Colin McRae Rally 04 2003 Codemasters Codemasters
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 2000 Codemasters Codemasters
Colin McRae Rally 3 2002 Codemasters Codemasters
Colin McRae Rally 2005 2004 Codemasters Codemasters
Colin McRae: Dirt 2007 Codemasters Codemasters
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 2009 Codemasters Codemasters
College Slam 1996 Iguana Entertainment Acclaim
Comanche 3 1997 NovaLogic, Inc. NovaLogic, Inc.
Comanche 4 2001 NovaLogic, Inc. Electronic Arts, Inc.
Combat Chess 1997Minds Eye Productions Empire Interactive
Combat Flight Simulator 2 2000 Microsoft Game Studios Microsoft
Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe 2002 Microsoft Game Studios Microsoft
Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin 2002 battlefront.com CDV
Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps 2003 battlefront.com CDV
Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord 2000 battlefront.com CDV
Combat Mission: Shock Force 2007 battlefront.com Paradox Interactive
Command & Conquer 1995 Westwood Studios Virgin Interactive
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars 2007 EA Los Angeles Electronic Arts
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath 2008 EA Los Angeles Electronic Arts
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight 2010 EA Los Angeles Electronic Arts
Command & Conquer: Generals 2003 EA Pacific EA Games
Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour 2003 EA Los Angeles EA Games
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1996 Westwood Studios Virgin Interactive
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 2000 Westwood Pacific EA Games
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 2008 EA Los Angeles Electronic Arts
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Uprising 2009 EA Los Angeles Electronic Arts
Command & Conquer: Renegade 2002 Westwood Studios EA Games
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun 1999 Westwood Studios EA Games
Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge 2001 Westwood Pacific EA Games
Commander – Europe at War 2006 Slitherine Software Matrix Games
Commander in Chief 2008Eversim Interactive Gaming Software
Commandos 2: Men of Courage 2001 Pyro Studios Eidos Interactive
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin 2003 Pyro Studios Eidos Interactive
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines 1998 Pyro Studios Eidos Interactive
Commandos: Strike Force 2006 Pyro Studios Eidos Interactive
Company of Heroes 2006 Relic Entertainment THQ
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts 2007 Relic Entertainment THQ
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor 2009 Relic Entertainment THQ
Conan 2004 Cauldron HQ TDK Mediactive
Condemned: Criminal Origins 2005 Monolith Productions Sega
Conflict Zone 2001MASA Group Ubisoft
Conflict: Desert Storm 2002 Pivotal Games SCi
Conflict: Desert Storm II 2003 Pivotal Games SCi, Gotham Games
Conflict: Global Terror 2005 Pivotal Games SCi
Conflict: Vietnam 2004 Pivotal Games SCi
Conqueror A.D. 1086 1995 Software Sorcery Sierra On-Line
Conquest: Frontier Wars 2001 Fever Pitch Studios Ubisoft
Conspiracies 2002 Anima Interactive Microsoft
Constantine 2005 Bits Studios, SCI Games THQ, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution
Construction-Destruction 2003 Gabriel Entertainment ValuSoft
Constructor 1997 System 3 Acclaim
The Continuum 1997 Seven Lights Seven Lights
Contra 2002 Konami Konami
Contract J.A.C.K. 2003 Monolith Productions VU Games
Cookie's Bustle [1] [2] 1999RodikRodik
Cops 2170: The Power of Law 2004 MiST Land South Russobit-M
The Corporate Machine 2001 Stardock Take-Two Interactive
Corpse Killer 1994 Digital Pictures Digital Pictures
Corsairs: Conquest at Sea 1999 Microids Microids
Cosmic Osmo's Hex Isle 2007 Cyan Worlds Fanista
Costume Quest 2011 Double Fine Productions The Adventure Company
Cossacks: European Wars 2001 GSC Game World Strategy First
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars 2005 GSC Game World CDV
Counter-Strike 1999 Valve Vivendi Universal
Counter-Strike Online 2008 Nexon Corporation Valve
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero 2004 Valve Vivendi Universal
Counter-Strike: Source 2004 Valve Valve
Crab Game 2021DaniDani
Cracking the Conspiracy 1998 Pixel Shop Inc. Pixel Shop Inc.
Crashday 2006 Replay Studios, Moon Byte Studios, Atari Atari
Crazy Machines 2005 FAKT Software Novitas Publishing
Crazy Machines 2 2007 Fakt Software Viva Media
Crazy Taxi 1999 Hitmaker, Strangelite Sega, Acclaim, Activision
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller 2002 Hitmaker Sega
Creatures 2 1998 Creature Labs Mindscape
Creatures 3 1999 Creature Labs Mindscape
The Creed 1999 Insomnia Entertainment Midas Interactive
Crescendo (video game)2001 Digital Object Yuto Group, G-Collections
Cricket 97 1997 Beam Software Electronic Arts
Cricket 2000 1999 Creative Assembly Ltd. Electronic Arts
Cricket 07 2006 HB Studios EA Sports
Crime Cities 2000 Techland EON Digital Entertainment
Crime Life: Gang Wars 2005 Hothouse Creations Konami
CrimeCraft 2009 Vogster Entertainment THQ Inc.
Criminal Minds 2012 Legacy Games Legacy Games
Crimson Skies 2000 Zipper Interactive Microsoft Game Studios
Crimsonland 2003 10tons Entertainment Reflexive Entertainment
Croc 2 1999 Argonaut Software Fox Interactive
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos 1997 Argonaut Software Fox Interactive
Cross Racing Championship 2005 2005 Invictus Games Invictus Games, Project Three Interactive
Crusader Kings 2004 Paradox Interactive Paradox Interactive
Crusaders of Might and Magic 1999 3DO 3DO
Crypt of the NecroDancer 2015Brace Yourself Games Klei Entertainment
Crysis 2007 Crytek Electronic Arts
Crysis Warhead 2008 Crytek Budapest Electronic Arts
Crysis 2 2011 Crytek Electronic Arts
Crysis 3 2013 Crytek Electronic Arts
The Crystal Key 1999 Earthlight Productions DreamCatcher Interactive, The Adventure Company
Crystal Crisis 2019 Nicalis Nicalis
CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder 2006 Telltale Games Ubisoft
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2003 369 Interactive Ubisoft
CSI: Dark Motives 2004 369 Interactive Ubisoft
CSI: Hard Evidence 2007 Telltale Games Ubisoft
CSI: Miami 2004 369 Interactive Ubisoft
CSI: NY 2008 Legacy Interactive Ubisoft
Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath 2005 G5 Software 1C Company, Black Bean, Strategy First
Cube 2005 Wouter van Oortmerssen
Cube 2: Sauerbraten 2004 Wouter van Oortmerssen, Lee Salzman, Mike Dysart, Robert Pointon, Quinton Reeves
Culpa Innata 2007 Momentum AS Strategy First
Cuphead 2017StudioMDHRStudioMDHR
Curious George 2006 Monkey Bar Games Namco
The Curse of Monkey Island 1997 LucasArts LucasArts
Curse: The Eye of Isis 2003Asylum Entertainment DreamCatcher Interactive
Cute Knight 2005 Hanako Games iWin
Cutthroats: Terror on the High Seas 1999 Hothouse Creations Eidos Interactive
Cyber Groove 2000Front Fareast Industrial CorporationFront Fareast Industrial Corporation
Cyberpunk 2077 2020 CD Projekt Red CD Projekt
CyberStorm 2: Corporate Wars 1998 Dynamix Sierra Entertainment
CyberStrike 2 1998 Simutronics Corporation 989 Studios

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