List of Blizzard Entertainment games

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Blizzard Entertainment is an American video game developer and publisher based in Irvine, California. The company was founded in February 1991 under the name Silicon & Synapse by Michael Morhaime, Frank Pearce and Allen Adham. The company initially concentrated on porting other studio's games to computer platforms, as well RPM Racing (1991), a remake of Racing Destruction Set (1985). [1] [2] In 1992, however, the company began producing original games for home consoles with The Lost Vikings (1992) and Rock n' Roll Racing (1993), and beginning with Warcraft: Orcs & Humans (1994) it shifted to primarily focus on original computer games. The company was renamed to Blizzard Entertainment in 1994, and in 1996 the company Condor, then developing Diablo (1997), was merged with Blizzard and renamed to Blizzard North; it remained a separate studio for the company until it was closed in 2005. [2]

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Blizzard was acquired by distributor Davidson & Associates in 1994, and a chain of acquisitions over the next four years led Blizzard to being a part of Vivendi Games, a subsidiary of Vivendi; when Vivendi Games merged with Activision in 2008 the resulting company was named Activision Blizzard. [2] The name was retained when Activision Blizzard became an independent company in 2013, while Blizzard itself has been an independent subsidiary company throughout. [3] [4]

Since the late 1990s, Blizzard has focused almost exclusively on the Warcraft , Diablo , StarCraft , and Overwatch series. All of Blizzard's games released since 2004 still receive expansions and updates, especially the long-running massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft (2004). With over 100 million lifetime accounts as of 2014 and US$9 billion in revenue as of 2017, World of Warcraft is one of the best-selling computer games and highest-grossing video games of all time. [5] [6] Blizzard Entertainment has developed 19 games since 1991, in addition to developing 8 ports between 1992 and 1993; 11 of those games are in the Warcraft, Diablo, and StarCraft series.

Games

As Silicon & Synapse

List of games as Silicon & Synapse
TitleDetails
RPM Racing

Original release date:
November 1991 [7] 		Release years by system:
1991 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System [7]
Notes:
The Lost Vikings

Original release date:
May 4, 1992 [9] 		Release years by system:
1992 – Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System [9]
1993 – MS-DOS
1994 – AmigaOS, Amiga CD32 [9] [10]
2003 – Game Boy Advance [9]
Notes:
  • Puzzle platform game
  • Published by Interplay Productions [9]
  • Remastered version of the original game developed and published by Blizzard as part of Blizzard Arcade Collection (2021) [11]
Rock n' Roll Racing

Original release date:
June 4, 1993 [12] 		Release years by system:
1993 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis [12]
2003 – Game Boy Advance [12]
Notes:
  • Racing game
  • Published by Interplay Productions [12]
  • Originally intended to be a sequel to RPM Racing [13]
  • Remastered version of the original game developed and published by Blizzard as part of Blizzard Arcade Collection (2021) [11]

As Blizzard Entertainment

List of games as Blizzard Entertainment
TitleDetails
The Death and Return of Superman

Original release date:
August 1994 [14] 		Release years by system:
1994 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System [14]
1995 – Sega Genesis [14]
Notes:
Blackthorne

Original release date:
September 1994 [15] [16] 		Release years by system:
1994 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System, MS-DOS [17]
1995 – 32X [17]
1996 – Mac OS, [17] PC-98 [18]
2003 – Game Boy Advance [17]
Notes:
  • Cinematic platformer
  • Released as Blackhawk in some European countries [19]
  • Published by Interplay Productions [17]
  • Remastered version of the original game developed and published by Blizzard as part of Blizzard Arcade Collection (2021) [11]
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans

Original release date:
November 23, 1994 [20] 		Release years by system:
1994 – MS-DOS [20]
1996 – Mac OS [21]
Notes:
Justice League Task Force

Original release date:
April 1995 [22] 		Release years by system:
1995 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis [22]
Notes:
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

Original release date:
December 9, 1995 [20] 		Release years by system:
1995 – MS-DOS, Mac OS [20]
1997 – Sega Saturn, PlayStation [23]
1999 – Windows [24]
Notes:
  • Real-time strategy game
  • Self-published by Blizzard [20]
  • Part of the Warcraft series
  • Five expansion packs released: Beyond the Dark Portal (1996) by Cyberlore Studios and Blizzard and published by Blizzard, [25] W!Zone (1996) and W!Zone II: Retribution (1996) developed by Sunstorm Interactive and published by WizardWorks, [26] [27] and The Next 70 Levels (1997) and The Next 350 Levels (1997) by Maverick Software [28] [29]
  • Warcraft II: Battle Chest (1996), [30] Warcraft II: The Dark Saga (1997), [31] and Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition (1999) include the original game and Dark Portal [24]
  • Included without expansions in the Blizzard's Game of the Year Collection (1998), [32] and with the Dark Portal expansion in Blizzard Anthology (2000) [33] and Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Exclusive Gift Set (2002) collections [34]
Diablo

Original release date:
January 3, 1997 [35] 		Release years by system:
1997 – Windows [35]
1998 – Mac OS, PlayStation [36]
Notes:
The Lost Vikings 2

Original release date:
February 27, 1997 [43] 		Release years by system:
1997 – MS-DOS, Windows, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Super Nintendo Entertainment System [44]
Notes:
  • Puzzle platform game
  • Developed by Blizzard and Beam Software and published by Blizzard [44]
  • Also titled Lost Vikings 2: Norse by Norsewest or Norse by Norse West: The Return of Lost Vikings in some versions [43] [44]
StarCraft

Original release date:
March 31, 1998 [45] 		Release years by system:
1998 – Windows [45]
1999 – Mac OS [45]
2000 – Nintendo 64 [46]
Notes:
  • Real-time strategy game
  • Self-published by Blizzard [45]
  • Part of the StarCraft series
  • Two expansion packs published by Blizzard: Insurrection (1998) by Aztech New Media and Brood War (1998) by Saffire and Blizzard [47] [48]
  • StarCraft Battle Chest (1999) includes the original game and Brood War; [49] StarCraft: Remastered (2017) includes remastered versions of original game and Brood War [50]
  • Included without expansions in the Blizzard's Game of the Year Collection (1998), [32] and include with Brood War in the Blizzard Anthology (2000) collection [33]
Diablo II

Original release date:
June 29, 2000 [51] 		Release years by system:
2000 – Windows, Mac OS [51]
Notes:
  • Action role-playing game
  • Self-published by Blizzard [51]
  • Part of the Diablo series
  • One expansion pack, Lord of Destruction (2001), developed and published by Blizzard [52]
  • Diablo II Gold Edition (2001) includes the original game and Lord of Destruction [53]
  • Included without expansion in the Diablo II Gift Pack (2000) collection, and with expansion in the Diablo Battle Chest (2001) collection [41] [42]
  • Remastered version of the original game and Lord of Destruction developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Blizzard as Diablo II: Resurrected (2021) [54]
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos

Original release date:
July 3, 2002 [20] 		Release years by system:
2002 – Windows, Mac OS [20]
Notes:
  • Real-time strategy game
  • Self-published by Blizzard [20]
  • Part of the Warcraft series
  • One expansion pack, The Frozen Throne (2003), developed and published by Blizzard [55]
  • Warcraft III Battle Chest (2003) includes the original game and The Frozen Throne [56]
  • Included without expansion in the Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Exclusive Gift Set (2002) collection [34]
  • Remastered version of the original game and Frozen Throne published by Blizzard as Warcraft III Reforged (2020) [57]
World of Warcraft

Original release date:
November 23, 2004 [58] 		Release years by system:
2004 – Windows, macOS [58]
Notes:
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Original release date:
July 27, 2010 [69] 		Release years by system:
2010 – Windows, macOS [69]
Notes:
Diablo III

Original release date:
May 15, 2012 [77] 		Release years by system:
2012 – Windows, macOS [77]
2013 – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [77]
2014 – PlayStation 4, Xbox One [77]
2018 – Nintendo Switch [78]
Notes:
  • Action role-playing game
  • Self-published by Blizzard [77]
  • Part of the Diablo series
  • One expansion pack, Reaper of Souls (2014), developed and published by Blizzard [79]
  • Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition (2014) includes the original game and Reaper of Souls [80]
Hearthstone

Original release date:
March 11, 2014 [81] 		Release years by system:
2014 – Windows, macOS, iOS, Android [81]
Notes:
Heroes of the Storm

Original release date:
June 2, 2015 [83] 		Release years by system:
2015 – Windows, macOS [83]
Notes:
Overwatch

Original release date:
May 24, 2016 [84] 		Release years by system:
2016 – Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One [84]
2019 – Nintendo Switch
Notes:
  • First-person shooter
  • Self-published by Blizzard [84]
Diablo Immortal

Original release date:
June 2, 2022		Release years by system:
2022 – iOS, Android [85]
Notes:
  • Action role-playing game
  • Developed by Blizzard and NetEase and published by Blizzard [85]
  • Part of the Diablo series
Overwatch 2

Original release date:
October 4, 2022		Release years by system:
2022 – Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Notes:
  • First-person shooter
  • Self-published by Blizzard [86]
  • Sequel to Overwatch
Diablo IV

Original release date:
June 6, 2023		Release years by system:
2023 – PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Notes:
  • Action role-playing game
  • Self-published by Blizzard [87]
  • Part of the Diablo series
Warcraft Rumble

Original release date:
November 3, 2023		Release years by system:
2023 – iOS, Android
Notes:
  • Tower Defense and Real-time strategy game
  • Self-published by Blizzard
  • Part of the Warcraft series

Ports

TitleOriginal releasePort releasePlatformRef(s).
Battle Chess 19881992 Windows, Commodore 64 [1] [88]
Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess19911992 AmigaOS [1] [88]
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I 19901992 AmigaOS [1] [88]
Castles 19911992 AmigaOS [88]
MicroLeague Baseball 19841992 AmigaOS [88]
Lexi-Cross 19911992 Mac OS [88]
Dvorak on Typing19921992 Mac OS [88]
Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye 19931993 Windows [1] [88]

Cancelled

Cancelled games
TitleCancellation dateDeveloper(s)Ref(s).
Games People Play"Early 1990s"Blizzard [89] [90]
Crixa"Mid 1990s"Qualia Games [89] [90]
Denizen1990sSunsoft [90] [91]
Shattered Nations1996Blizzard [89] [92]
Pax Imperia 2 August 1996 [lower-alpha 1] Blizzard, Changeling Software [89] [90]
Raiko1998Flextech [90] [94]
Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans 1998Blizzard [89] [90]
Nomad1999Blizzard [89] [90]
StarCraft: Ghost 2005Blizzard, Nihilistic Software, Swingin' Ape Studios [89]
Titan 2014 [lower-alpha 2] Blizzard [89]
Odyssey January 25, 2024Blizzard [96]

Notes

  1. ↑ After Pax Imperia 2's cancellation, Heliotrope Studios assumed development of the project, releasing it as Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain in 1997 [89] [93]
  2. ↑ After Titan's cancellation, the development team repurposed many of its assets for Overwatch (2016) [95]

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