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Tyrian

Tyrian is a scrolling shooter computer game developed by World Tree Games Productions and published in 1995 by Epic MegaGames. The game was officially released as freeware in 2004, and the graphics were made…

31 December 1995

Tyrian is an arcade developed by Eclipse Productions, released 31 December 1995 on DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Tyrian is

Tyrian is an arcade game developed by Eclipse Productions and released in 1995. It was published by Epic Games. It is available on DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Tyrian is a scrolling shooter computer game developed by World Tree Games Productions and published in 1995 by Epic MegaGames. The game was officially released as freeware in 2004, and the graphics were made available under an open license in April 2007. Tyrian was programmed by Jason Emery, illustrated by Daniel Cook, and its music composed by Alexander Brandon and Andras Molnar.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.

What it launched against

Tyrian launched on 31 December 1995, within three weeks of Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia and Screamer.

Released around the same time: Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia, Screamer.

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When did Tyrian come out?
Tyrian was released on 31 December 1995 for DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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