Mythos Games

UK video game developer

Mythos Games

Industry| Video games
Founded| 1988
Founder| Julian Gollop
Nick Gollop
Defunct| 2001
Successor| Codo Technologies
Headquarters|

Harlow

England (UK)

Mythos Games was a British video game developer company founded by Julian Gollop and Nick Gollop in 1988 as Target Games. It is best known for its 1994 strategy game UFO: Enemy Unknown (released in North America as X-Com: UFO Defense), which went on to become the first instalment in the later XCOM series.[1][2][3] Following the closing of Mythos Games in 2001, the brothers founded Codo Technologies.[4][5]

## Games

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Year  | Title  | Publisher

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1988  | Rebelstar II | Silverbird Software
Laser Squad | Blade Software
MicroLeague (MS-DOS)
1990  | Lords of Chaos | Blade Software
1994  | UFO: Enemy Unknown | MicroProse
1997  | X-COM: Apocalypse
1998  | Magic & Mayhem |

* EU: Virgin Interactive
* NA: Bethesda Softworks

Cancelled  | The Dreamland Chronicles: Freedom Ridge | —

## References

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1. ^ "Mythos Games Ltd - UFO Enemy Unknown". 2001-06-06. Archived from the original on 2001-06-06. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
2. ^ Bickham, Al (2010-11-28). "0". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 2017-08-19. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
3. ^ Meer, Alec (2010-04-14). "Why X-COM Matters (To Me)". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
4. ^ Gillen, Kieron (2007-11-09). "Making Of: Laser Squad Nemesis". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
5. ^ IGN Staff (2001-04-11). "The Dreamland Chronicles is Set Free". IGN. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-06-17.

## External links

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* Official website via Internet Archive

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XCOM series

Games|

| Original series|

* UFO: Enemy Unknown
* Terror from the Deep
* Apocalypse
* Interceptor
* First Alien Invasion
* Enforcer

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Reboot series|

* Enemy Unknown
* Enemy Within
* The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
* 2
* War of the Chosen
* Chimera Squad

Canceled games|

* Genesis
* Alliance

Companies|

* Mythos Games
* MicroProse
* Firaxis Games
* 2K Marin
* Chaos Concept

Related games|

* Rebelstar
* Tactical Command
* Laser Squad
* Nemesis
* The Dreamland Chronicles: Freedom Ridge
* UFO series
* UFO: Aftermath
* UFO: Aftershock
* UFO: Afterlight
* UFO: Alien Invasion
* UFO: Extraterrestrials
* Xenonauts
* 2
* Phoenix Point
* XCOM: The Board Game

Related articles|

* Julian Gollop
* Dave Ellis
* Jake Solomon
* Long War

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