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Maxis

SimCity, The Sims, SimEarth, SimAnt.

Founded 1987 by Will Wright and Jeff Braun. SimCity launched 1989; The Sims launched 2000 and became the best-selling PC game of all time. Acquired by EA 1997. The early-90s Maxis big-box releases (SimEarth, SimAnt, SimLife) are the simulation-genre archaeology.

Founded
1987
Active
1989–now
Consoles
1
In catalog
0 games
01 — Anchor consoles

Where Maxis shipped

Marquee platforms across the Maxis catalog. Each leads into its full console room.

02 — Catalog

Catalog backfill pending

Phase 2 backfill will populate the Maxis catalog. Structurally the publisher is wired into the platform; depth follows.

No seeded titles for Maxis yet — backfill incoming.
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