Founded in Southampton in 1985 as the in-house development arm of UK publisher Electric Dreams, Software Studios became known for meticulous home-computer conversions and inventive original titles. In just four years the compact team produced close to thirty games across 8- and 16-bit machines, leaving a distinct mark on late–80s gaming history.
Their sole fully fledged DOS release is Ian Bird’s Millennium: Return to Earth, a deep post-apocalyptic strategy sim that tasks players with guiding a fledgling lunar colony and eventually reclaiming the solar system. Praised for its atmospheric storytelling and demanding resource management, the game has earned enduring cult status among DOS aficionados.
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