- Name
- Strategic Simulations, Inc.
- Abbreviation
- Founded
- 1 January 1979
- Website
- Aliases
- SSI
Strategic Simulations, Inc.
Strategic Simulations Inc was a developer and publisher notable for its numerous wargame titles.
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Joel Billings (Person), a developer of wargame simulations for the computer had to found his own publishing and developer company when Avalon Hillrefused to publish his wargame titles. Subsequently, SSI became renown for their in-depth wargame simulations until the early 90ies. Apart from wargames, SSI also developed many games based on the Dungeons andamp;amp;amp; Dragons franchise, in collaboration with TSR, Inc. and the success of the Dungeon andamp;amp;amp; Dragon's games soon led to the wargames, while still being developed by SSI, playing second fiddle to the fantasy games.Interplay bought the Dungeons andamp;amp;amp; Dragons license and SSI never recovered from that loss, which lead to its acquisition by Mindscape in 1994. Over the next years, SSI changed ownership many times and after a brief spell as "brand" within the Ubi Soft product range, the SSI brand was retired.
Developed Games
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Curse of the Azure Bonds (Game)
Curse of the Azure Bonds returns players to the Forgotten Realms where they are waylaid by mysterious attackers and cursed with blue sigils that can control them. Discovering who is responsible and how to rid themselves of these bonds will take them on an unforgettable adventure.
Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor (Game)
This was the last game in the Eye of the Beholder trilogy. Following up on their success from the Temple of Darkmoon, a mysterious stranger approaches the player and their party to go to the ancient ruins of Myth Drannor and destroy the dread lich, Acwellan.
Treasures of the Savage Frontier (Game)
After the party's victory in Gateway to the Savage Frontier over the forces of Zhentil Keep, evil forces stir once more with a new plan to discredit the great city of Waterdeep and plunge the region into civil war that only these heroes can dare to stop.
Death Knights of Krynn (Game)
Death Knights of Krynn picks up a year after the events of Champions as the heroes are invited to Gargath Outpost to celebrate the anniversary of their victory as well as commemorate the memory of Sir Karl. However, the peace is short lived as evil once again stalks the land.
Secret of the Silver Blades (Game)
The third part in SSI's series set in the Forgotten Realms see the heroes from Pool of Radiance and Curse of the Azure Bonds suddenly summoned to the far north, to New Verdigris. There, an ancient evil has begun to awaken and only they can hope to stop it.
Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager (Game)
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands (Game)
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands was released in 1993 and is the first Dungeons and Dragons game to use the Dark Sun campaign setting. While fairly obscure outside of enthusiast circles, it is praised for its tactical, turn-based combat.
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday (Game)
A Gold Box-style RPG set in Earth's near future. The dominance of the Russo-American Mercantile is put off balance by the emergence of a hero from the past. Now the player characters continue the struggle to free humanity (in its many forms) from RAM oppression.
AD&D Dark Sun Online: Crimson Sands (Game)
Dark Sun Online was part of the first wave of graphical MMORPG's. It used the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition ruleset and the same engine as the 1994 single player Dark Sun game.
Published Games
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Gateway to the Savage Frontier (Game)
A new series of adventures takes players far from the shores of the Moonsea to the Savage Frontier. Resting at an inn after escorting a caravan of traders, they awaken to find their belongings stolen. Little do they know that this will be the very least of their worries.
The Dark Queen of Krynn (Game)
Volume III of the Dragonlance Gold Box series from SSI pits a heroic band of adventurers against the Dark Queen herself, the goddess Takhisis, as she plots to return to the world of Krynn. It is also the last Gold Box title set in the Dragonlance campaign world.
Death Knights of Krynn (Game)
Death Knights of Krynn picks up a year after the events of Champions as the heroes are invited to Gargath Outpost to celebrate the anniversary of their victory as well as commemorate the memory of Sir Karl. However, the peace is short lived as evil once again stalks the land.
Neverwinter Nights (Game)
The very first graphical MMORPG. Neverwinter Nights on AOL was developed by Stormfront Studios and published by SSI.
Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager (Game)
Menzoberranzan (Game)
A Forgotten Realms RPG set in the underground Drow city of Menzoberranzan.
Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession (Game)
Dungeon Hack (Game)
Dungeon Hack is a first-person dungeon crawler in the vein of the Eye of Beholder and Dungeon Master series, in which the player battles through a 3D dungeon.