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List of Looking Glass Studios video games

Looking Glass Studios was an American video game developer founded in 1990 as Blue Sky Productions by Paul Neurath in Salem, New Hampshire. The company's first game was Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss in 1992, which received widespread critical acclaim and sold nearly 500,000 units.[1][2] Looking Glass proceeded to develop titles in multiple genres, including role-playing, sports, flight simulation, and stealth video games. These titles were primarily published by Origin Systems, Electronic Arts and Eidos Interactive, with three titles self-published by Looking Glass Studios.

Looking Glass' products were praised for innovations in video game technology and design.[3][4][5] Several of their successes, such as Flight Unlimited and Thief: The Dark Project, sold over half a million copies each.[6][7] Poor sales of their final two self-published games—Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri (1996) and British Open Championship Golf (1997)—left the company in financial turmoil, however.[3] This, combined with multiple failed business deals, including a temporary merger with Intermetrics from 1997–1999,[8] led the company to close on May 24, 2000, and cancel several projects in development.[3][9][10] Its final project, Jane's Attack Squadron, was completed by Mad Doc Software and released by Xicat Interactive in 2002. In total, Looking Glass Studios released 12 original games in its 10 years of activity, alongside several ports and other spin-offs.

Games

TitleDetails
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss

Original release dates:
(FM Towns version)		Release years by system:
1992 – DOS[12]
1993 – FM Towns[13]
1997 – PlayStation[14]
2002 – Windows Mobile[15]
Notes:
  • First-person computer role-playing game, set in the fantasy world of the Ultima series
  • Developed by Blue Sky Productions and published by Origin Systems[12]
  • Ported in Japan to FM Towns by Origin[13]
  • Ported to Windows Mobile by ZIO Interactive[15]
John Madden Football '93

Original release dates:
Release years by system:
1992 – Sega Genesis[16]
Notes:
Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds

Original release dates:
Release years by system:
1993 – DOS[18]
Notes:
  • Sequel to Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss that continues the first-person computer role-playing game style, in the fantasy world of the Ultima series.
  • Developed by Looking Glass Technologies and published by Origin Systems[12]
System Shock

Original release dates:
Release years by system:
1994 – DOS[19]
1994 – Macintosh[21]
Notes:
  • First-person science fiction game inspired by Ultima Underworld[18]
  • Originally released on floppy discs; re-released months later on CD-ROM with voice acting[22]
  • Developed by Looking Glass Technologies and published by Origin Systems[18]
Flight Unlimited

Original release dates:
Release years by system:
1995 – DOS[23]
1995 – Windows[24]
1997 – Macintosh[25]
Notes:
  • Aerobatic flight simulator that uses real-time computational fluid dynamics[26]
  • The first game self-published by Looking Glass Technologies[3]
  • A commercial success, with 780,000 units in sales[6]
Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri

Original release dates:
Release years by system:
1996 – DOS[27]
Notes:
  • Tactical shooter with squad mechanics and outdoor environments[29]
  • Looking Glass Technologies' second self-published game[3]
  • A commercial failure, with 100,000 units in sales[3]
British Open Championship Golf

Original release date:
Release years by system:
1997 – Windows[30][31]
Notes:
Flight Unlimited II

Original release dates:
Release years by system:
1997 – Windows[32]
Notes:
  • Sequel to Flight Unlimited, focused on general aviation
  • Developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Eidos Interactive[32]
Thief: The Dark Project

Original release dates:
Release years by system:
1998 – Windows[33]
Notes:
  • A first-person stealth game
  • Developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Eidos Interactive[33]
  • A commercial success, with over 500,000 units in sales[7]
Command & Conquer

Original release dates:
Release years by system:
1999 – Nintendo 64[35]
Notes:
System Shock 2

Original release dates:
Release years by system:
1999 – Windows[36]
Notes:
  • Sequel to System Shock
  • Developed by Looking Glass Studios and Irrational Games and published by Electronic Arts[37]
  • Sega Dreamcast port was planned but cancelled[38]
Flight Unlimited III

Original release dates:
Release years by system:
1999 – Windows[39]
Notes:
  • A general aviation flight simulator and the third Flight Unlimited game
  • Developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Electronic Arts[39]
Destruction Derby 64

Original release dates:
Release years by system:
1999 – Nintendo 64[40]
Notes:
Thief Gold

Original release dates:
Release years by system:
1999 – Windows[41]
Notes:
  • Expanded re-release of Thief: The Dark Project that features three additional missions[42]
  • Developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Eidos Interactive[41]
Thief II: The Metal Age

Original release dates:
Release years by system:
2000 – Windows[43]
Notes:
  • Stealth game sequel to Thief: The Dark Project
  • Developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Eidos Interactive[43]
Jane's Attack Squadron

Original release dates:
Release years by system:
2002 – Windows[44]
Notes:

Cancelled

TitleDetails
Voyager

Cancellation date:
Spring 1997[46]		Proposed system release:
1997 – Windows[47]
Notes:
Junction Point

Cancellation date:
1997[50]		Proposed system release:
1998[51]
Notes:
Deep Cover

Cancellation date:
2000[53]		Proposed system release:
Unannounced
Notes:
  • Stealth game set in modern day[53]
  • Developed by Looking Glass Studios and Irrational Games and published by Microsoft[4][54]
Thief II Gold

Cancellation date:
2000[54]		Proposed system release:
Unannounced
Notes:
  • Re-release of Thief II: The Metal Age[54]
Thief III

Cancellation date:
2000[4]		Proposed system release:
Unannounced
Notes:
Mini Racers

Cancellation date:
2000[56]		Proposed system release:
Nintendo 64[57]
Notes:
  • Model car racing game for the Nintendo 64[57]
  • Developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Nintendo[57]
  • Completed but then cancelled due to the closure of Looking Glass Studios[56]
Wildwaters

Cancellation date:
2000[58]		Proposed system release:
Nintendo 64[59]
Notes:
  • Also known as "Extreme Kayak" and "X-Stream"
  • Kayak racing game for the Nintendo 64[59]
  • Developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Ubisoft[59]

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