Maxis Software Inc.

Founded in California in 1987 by Will Wright and Jeff Braun, Maxis Software Inc. began as a developer and publisher of simulation “software toys.” During its independent period in the late 1980s and 1990s the studio produced SimCity and a family of Sim titles, later spawning The Sims franchise and the evolution-focused Spore series. Key figures associated with the studio include founder/designer Will Wright; credited releases from this era include SimCity (home-computer releases), The Sims and Spore and their accompanying editors and creature tools. The game entries below, including versions and later rereleases grouped in this archive, span systems such as Windows, DOS, Amiga, FM Towns, SNES, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Atari ST, and Game Boy Advance.