Slitherine Software

Slitherine Software UK Limited
Industry Video game industry
Founded 25 June 2000 (2000-06-25)
Founder Iain McNeil
Headquarters Epsom, United Kingdom
Area served
 International
Products History & Gaming
Services Developer & Publisher
Website www.slitherine.com

Slitherine Software UK Limited is a video game developer and was founded on 25 June 2000. It is responsible for the production of a range of over 200 strategy and war video games for PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS2, PS3, PS4, Wii, DS, iOS, Android and Mac. It also produces rules for a series of Tabletop wargames called Field of Glory.

Slitherine acquired Matrix Games in 2010.[1] Slitherine works with the US military and defense contractors to supply simulation software. The primary simulation is a professional version of the commercial game Command Modern Air & Naval Operations.[2]

Slitherine developed and/or published a number of licensed games with brands including Battlestar Galactica,[3] Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon,[4] Heroes of Normandie,[5] Horrible Histories and the History Channel.[6]

Games

A full list of games can be found on the publisher site.[7] A subset of the games are listed below.

  • Legion / Legion Gold (2002) Platform: PC
  • Chariots of War (2003) Platform: PC
  • Spartan (2004) Platform: PC
  • Gates of Troy (2005) Platform: PC
  • Legion Arena (2005) Platform: PC
  • Legion Arena: Cult of Mithras (2006) Platform: PC
  • The History Channel: Great Battles of Rome (June 2007) Platform: PC, PS2, PSP
  • History Great Empires: Rome (2008) Platform: NDS
  • Commander - Napoleon at War (2008) Platform: PC
  • Military History Commander - Europe at War (Gold) (2009) Platform: PC, PSP, NDS
  • Conquest! Medieval Realms (2009) Platform: PC
  • Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans (2009) Platform: PC, Wii, NDS
  • History: Ice Road Truckers (2009) Platform: iPhone
  • Field of Glory - Digital Version (2009) Platform: PC
  • History - Great Battles Medieval (2009) Platform: PC, Xbox360, PS3
  • Battle Academy (2010) Platform: PC, iPad
  • Panzer Corps (2011) Platform: PC, iPad
  • Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon
  • Buzz Aldrin's Space Program Manager (2014) Platform: PC, iPad, Android
  • Battlestar Galactica Deadlock Platform: PC, PS4, Xbox One
  • Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach (2017) Platform: PC
  • Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War (2018) Platform: PC

Tabletop wargames

Alongside their video games, Slitherine publishes a series of manuals for their tabletop wargame Field of Glory. The game is primarily set in the Ancient and Medieval time periods of European and Middle Eastern History. There are also plans to expand the game to include the Renaissance and Napoleonic Wars. Each new setting will have its own rules system and set of companion books.

References

  1. ↑ "Slitherine and Matrix Games complete merger". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  2. ↑ "Professional, Academic & Student Edition". Warfaresims. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  3. ↑ "Battlestar Galactica Deadlock on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  4. ↑ "Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  5. ↑ "Heroes of Normandie on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  6. ↑ "Slitherine - HISTORY Great Battles Medieval". www.slitherine.com. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  7. ↑ "All Slitherine/ Matrix Games A-Z". www.matrixgames.com. 2018-03-16.


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