FULL List of Blizzard Entertainment Games and Release Dates
As Silicon & Synapse
RPM Racing
Original release date: November 1991
Release years by system: 1991 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Notes:
*Racing game
*Published by Interplay Productions
*Remake of Racing Destruction Set (1985) by Electronic Arts
The Lost Vikings
Original release date: May 4, 1992
Release years by system: 1992 – Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
1993 – PC (MS-DOS)
1994 – PC (Amiga), Amiga CD32
2003 – Game Boy Advance
Notes:
*Puzzle platform game
*Published by Interplay Productions[8]
Rock n' Roll Racing
Original release date: June 4, 1993
Release years by system:
1993 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis
2003 – Game Boy Advance
Notes:
*Racing game
*Published by Interplay Productions
*Originally intended to be a sequel to RPM Racing
As Blizzard Entertainment
The Death and Return of Superman
Original release date: August 1994
Release years by system: 1994 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System
1995 – Sega Genesis
Notes:
*Beat 'em up
*Published by Sunsoft
Blackthorne
Original release date: September 1994
Release years by system: 1994 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PC (MS-DOS)
1995 – 32X
1996 – PC (Mac OS)
2003 – Game Boy Advance
Notes:
*Cinematic platformer
*Released as Blackhawk in some European countries[16]
*Published by Interplay Productions[15]
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
Original release date: November 23, 1994
Release years by system: 1994 – PC (MS-DOS)
1996 – PC (Mac OS)
Notes:
*Real-time strategy game
*Self-published by Blizzard[17]
*Part of the Warcraft series
Justice League Task Force
Original release date: April 1995
Release years by system: 1995 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis
Notes:
*Fighting game
*Developed by Blizzard and Condor and published by Sunsoft[19]
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Original release date: December 9, 1995
Release years by system: 1995 – PC (MS-DOS, Mac OS)
1997 – Sega Saturn, PlayStation[20]
1999 – PC (Windows)[21]
Notes:
*Real-time strategy game
*Self-published by Blizzard[17]
*Part of the Warcraft series
*Five expansion packs released: Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal (1996) by Cyberlore Studios and Blizzard and published by Blizzard,[22] W!Zone (1996) and W!Zone II: Retribution (1996) developed by Sunstorm Interactive and published by WizardWorks,[23][24] and The Next 70 Levels (1997) and The Next 350 Levels (1997) by Maverick Software
*Warcraft II: Battle Chest (1996), Warcraft II: The Dark Saga (1997), and Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition (1999) include the original game and Dark Portal
*Included without expansions in the Blizzard's Game of the Year Collection (1998), and with the Dark Portal expansion in Blizzard Anthology (2000) and Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Exclusive Gift Set (2002) collections
Diablo
Original release date: December 31, 1996
Release years by system: 1996 – PC (Windows)
1998 – PC (Mac OS), PlayStation
Notes:
*Action role-playing game
*Self-published by Blizzard
*Part of the Diablo series
*One expansion pack, Diablo: Hellfire (1997), developed by Synergistic Software and published by Sierra On-Line
*Diablo + Hellfire (1998) includes the original game and Hellfire
*Recreated within Diablo III (2012) in 2016 20th anniversary update
*Included without expansion in the Blizzard's Game of the Year Collection (1998), Blizzard Anthology (2000), Diablo II: Gift Pack (2000), and Diablo: Battle Chest (2001) collections
The Lost Vikings 2
Original release date: February 27, 1997
Release years by system: 1997 – PC (MS-DOS, Windows), PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Notes:
*Puzzle platform game
*Developed by Blizzard and Beam Software and published by Blizzard
*Also titled Lost Vikings 2: Norse by Norsewest or Norse by Norse West: The Return of Lost Vikings in some versions
StarCraft
Original release date: March 31, 1998
Release years by system: 1998 – PC (MS-DOS)
1999 – PC (Mac OS)
2000 – Nintendo 64
Notes:
*Real-time strategy game
*Self-published by Blizzard
*Part of the StarCraft series
*Two expansion packs published by Blizzard: StarCraft: Insurrection (1998) by Aztech New Media and StarCraft: Brood War (1998) by Saffire Corporation and Blizzard
*StarCraft Battle Chest (1999) includes the original game and Brood War;[45] StarCraft: Remastered (2017) includes remastered versions of original game and Brood War
*Included without expansions in the Blizzard's Game of the Year Collection (1998), and include with Brood War in the Blizzard Anthology (2000) collection
Diablo II
Original release date: June 29, 2000
Release years by system: 2000 – PC (Windows, Mac OS)
Notes:
*Action role-playing game
*Self-published by Blizzard
*Part of the Diablo series
*One expansion pack, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (2001), developed and published by Blizzard
*Diablo II Gold Edition (2001) includes the original game and Lord of Destruction
*Included without expansion in the Diablo II: Gift Pack (2000) collection, and with the expansion in the Diablo: Battle Chest (2001) collection
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Original release date: July 3, 2002
Release years by system: 2002 – PC (Windows, Mac OS)
Notes:
*Real-time strategy game
*Self-published by Blizzard
*Part of the Warcraft series
*One expansion pack, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (2003), developed and published by Blizzard
*Warcraft III: Battle Chest (2003) includes the original game and Frozen Throne
*Included without expansion in the Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Exclusive Gift Set (2002) collection
World of Warcraft
Original release date:
November 23, 2004[52] Release years by system:
2004 – PC (Windows, macOS)
Notes:
*Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
*Self-published by Blizzard
*Part of the Warcraft series
*Seven expansion packs developed and published by Blizzard: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (2007),World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (2008), World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (2010), World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria (2012), World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor (2014), World of Warcraft: Legion (2016), and World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth (2018)
*Existing expansions are incorporated for free into the base game several years after release
*World of Warcraft: Battle Chest (2007) includes the original game and all expansions not already included in the base game[60][61]
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Original release date: July 27, 2010
Release years by system: 2010 – PC (Windows, macOS)
Notes:
*Real-time strategy game
*Self-published by Blizzard
*Part of the StarCraft series
*Two expansion packs developed and published by Blizzard: StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013) and StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void (2015); a three-episode set of downloadable content titled StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops (2016) also developed and published by Blizzard
*Converted to be free-to-play in 2017
*StarCraft II: Battle Chest (2016) includes the original game and two expansions
Diablo III
Original release date: May 15, 2012
Release years by system: 2012 – PC (Windows, macOS)
2013 – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2014 – PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2018 – Nintendo Switch
Notes:
*Action role-playing game
*Self-published by Blizzard
*Part of the Diablo series
*One expansion pack, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (2014), developed and published by Blizzard
*Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition (2014) includes the original game and Reaper of Souls
Hearthstone
Original release date: March 11, 2014
Release years by system:
2014 – PC (Windows, macOS), iOS, Android
Notes:
*Digital collectible card game
*Self-published by Blizzard[74]
*Part of the Warcraft series
*Partially based on the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game (2006)[75]
Heroes of the Storm
Original release date: June 2, 2015
Release years by system: 2015 – PC (Windows, macOS)
Notes:
*Multiplayer online battle arena
*Self-published by Blizzard[76]
*Part of the StarCraft series
Overwatch
Original release date: May 24, 2016
Release years by system: 2016 – PC (Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Notes:
*First-person shooter
*Self-published by Blizzard
Ports
In the early years of the company, while it was named Silicon & Synapse, Blizzard worked as a for-hire developer creating ports of already-released games.
Title
Original release
Port release
Platform
Battle Chess
1988
1992
PC (Windows, Commodore 64)
Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess
1991
1992
PC (Amiga)
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I
1990
1992
PC (Amiga)
Castles
1991
1992
PC (Amiga)
MicroLeague Baseball
1984
1992
PC (Amiga)
Lexi-Cross
1991
1992
PC (Mac OS)
Dvorak on Typing
1992
1992
PC (Mac OS)
Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye
1993
1993
PC (Windows)
Cancelled
Title
Cancellation date
Developer(s)
Games People Play
"Early 1990s"
Blizzard
Crixa
"Mid 1990s"
Qualia Games
Denizen
1990s
Sunsoft
Shattered Nations
1996 Blizzard
Pax Imperia 2
August 1996[a]
THQ
Raiko
1998
Flextech
Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans
1998
Blizzard
Nomad
1999
Blizzard
StarCraft: Ghost
2005
Blizzard, Nihilistic Software, Swingin' Ape Studios
Titan
2014
Blizzard
External links
As Silicon & Synapse
RPM Racing
Original release date: November 1991
Release years by system: 1991 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Notes:
*Racing game
*Published by Interplay Productions
*Remake of Racing Destruction Set (1985) by Electronic Arts
The Lost Vikings
Original release date: May 4, 1992
Release years by system: 1992 – Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
1993 – PC (MS-DOS)
1994 – PC (Amiga), Amiga CD32
2003 – Game Boy Advance
Notes:
*Puzzle platform game
*Published by Interplay Productions[8]
Rock n' Roll Racing
Original release date: June 4, 1993
Release years by system:
1993 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis
2003 – Game Boy Advance
Notes:
*Racing game
*Published by Interplay Productions
*Originally intended to be a sequel to RPM Racing
As Blizzard Entertainment
The Death and Return of Superman
Original release date: August 1994
Release years by system: 1994 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System
1995 – Sega Genesis
Notes:
*Beat 'em up
*Published by Sunsoft
Blackthorne
Original release date: September 1994
Release years by system: 1994 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PC (MS-DOS)
1995 – 32X
1996 – PC (Mac OS)
2003 – Game Boy Advance
Notes:
*Cinematic platformer
*Released as Blackhawk in some European countries[16]
*Published by Interplay Productions[15]
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
Original release date: November 23, 1994
Release years by system: 1994 – PC (MS-DOS)
1996 – PC (Mac OS)
Notes:
*Real-time strategy game
*Self-published by Blizzard[17]
*Part of the Warcraft series
Justice League Task Force
Original release date: April 1995
Release years by system: 1995 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis
Notes:
*Fighting game
*Developed by Blizzard and Condor and published by Sunsoft[19]
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Original release date: December 9, 1995
Release years by system: 1995 – PC (MS-DOS, Mac OS)
1997 – Sega Saturn, PlayStation[20]
1999 – PC (Windows)[21]
Notes:
*Real-time strategy game
*Self-published by Blizzard[17]
*Part of the Warcraft series
*Five expansion packs released: Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal (1996) by Cyberlore Studios and Blizzard and published by Blizzard,[22] W!Zone (1996) and W!Zone II: Retribution (1996) developed by Sunstorm Interactive and published by WizardWorks,[23][24] and The Next 70 Levels (1997) and The Next 350 Levels (1997) by Maverick Software
*Warcraft II: Battle Chest (1996), Warcraft II: The Dark Saga (1997), and Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition (1999) include the original game and Dark Portal
*Included without expansions in the Blizzard's Game of the Year Collection (1998), and with the Dark Portal expansion in Blizzard Anthology (2000) and Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Exclusive Gift Set (2002) collections
Diablo
Original release date: December 31, 1996
Release years by system: 1996 – PC (Windows)
1998 – PC (Mac OS), PlayStation
Notes:
*Action role-playing game
*Self-published by Blizzard
*Part of the Diablo series
*One expansion pack, Diablo: Hellfire (1997), developed by Synergistic Software and published by Sierra On-Line
*Diablo + Hellfire (1998) includes the original game and Hellfire
*Recreated within Diablo III (2012) in 2016 20th anniversary update
*Included without expansion in the Blizzard's Game of the Year Collection (1998), Blizzard Anthology (2000), Diablo II: Gift Pack (2000), and Diablo: Battle Chest (2001) collections
The Lost Vikings 2
Original release date: February 27, 1997
Release years by system: 1997 – PC (MS-DOS, Windows), PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Notes:
*Puzzle platform game
*Developed by Blizzard and Beam Software and published by Blizzard
*Also titled Lost Vikings 2: Norse by Norsewest or Norse by Norse West: The Return of Lost Vikings in some versions
StarCraft
Original release date: March 31, 1998
Release years by system: 1998 – PC (MS-DOS)
1999 – PC (Mac OS)
2000 – Nintendo 64
Notes:
*Real-time strategy game
*Self-published by Blizzard
*Part of the StarCraft series
*Two expansion packs published by Blizzard: StarCraft: Insurrection (1998) by Aztech New Media and StarCraft: Brood War (1998) by Saffire Corporation and Blizzard
*StarCraft Battle Chest (1999) includes the original game and Brood War;[45] StarCraft: Remastered (2017) includes remastered versions of original game and Brood War
*Included without expansions in the Blizzard's Game of the Year Collection (1998), and include with Brood War in the Blizzard Anthology (2000) collection
Diablo II
Original release date: June 29, 2000
Release years by system: 2000 – PC (Windows, Mac OS)
Notes:
*Action role-playing game
*Self-published by Blizzard
*Part of the Diablo series
*One expansion pack, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (2001), developed and published by Blizzard
*Diablo II Gold Edition (2001) includes the original game and Lord of Destruction
*Included without expansion in the Diablo II: Gift Pack (2000) collection, and with the expansion in the Diablo: Battle Chest (2001) collection
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Original release date: July 3, 2002
Release years by system: 2002 – PC (Windows, Mac OS)
Notes:
*Real-time strategy game
*Self-published by Blizzard
*Part of the Warcraft series
*One expansion pack, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (2003), developed and published by Blizzard
*Warcraft III: Battle Chest (2003) includes the original game and Frozen Throne
*Included without expansion in the Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Exclusive Gift Set (2002) collection
World of Warcraft
Original release date:
November 23, 2004[52] Release years by system:
2004 – PC (Windows, macOS)
Notes:
*Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
*Self-published by Blizzard
*Part of the Warcraft series
*Seven expansion packs developed and published by Blizzard: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (2007),World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (2008), World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (2010), World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria (2012), World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor (2014), World of Warcraft: Legion (2016), and World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth (2018)
*Existing expansions are incorporated for free into the base game several years after release
*World of Warcraft: Battle Chest (2007) includes the original game and all expansions not already included in the base game[60][61]
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Original release date: July 27, 2010
Release years by system: 2010 – PC (Windows, macOS)
Notes:
*Real-time strategy game
*Self-published by Blizzard
*Part of the StarCraft series
*Two expansion packs developed and published by Blizzard: StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013) and StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void (2015); a three-episode set of downloadable content titled StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops (2016) also developed and published by Blizzard
*Converted to be free-to-play in 2017
*StarCraft II: Battle Chest (2016) includes the original game and two expansions
Diablo III
Original release date: May 15, 2012
Release years by system: 2012 – PC (Windows, macOS)
2013 – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2014 – PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2018 – Nintendo Switch
Notes:
*Action role-playing game
*Self-published by Blizzard
*Part of the Diablo series
*One expansion pack, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (2014), developed and published by Blizzard
*Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition (2014) includes the original game and Reaper of Souls
Hearthstone
Original release date: March 11, 2014
Release years by system:
2014 – PC (Windows, macOS), iOS, Android
Notes:
*Digital collectible card game
*Self-published by Blizzard[74]
*Part of the Warcraft series
*Partially based on the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game (2006)[75]
Heroes of the Storm
Original release date: June 2, 2015
Release years by system: 2015 – PC (Windows, macOS)
Notes:
*Multiplayer online battle arena
*Self-published by Blizzard[76]
*Part of the StarCraft series
Overwatch
Original release date: May 24, 2016
Release years by system: 2016 – PC (Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Notes:
*First-person shooter
*Self-published by Blizzard
Ports
In the early years of the company, while it was named Silicon & Synapse, Blizzard worked as a for-hire developer creating ports of already-released games.
Title
Original release
Port release
Platform
Battle Chess
1988
1992
PC (Windows, Commodore 64)
Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess
1991
1992
PC (Amiga)
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I
1990
1992
PC (Amiga)
Castles
1991
1992
PC (Amiga)
MicroLeague Baseball
1984
1992
PC (Amiga)
Lexi-Cross
1991
1992
PC (Mac OS)
Dvorak on Typing
1992
1992
PC (Mac OS)
Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye
1993
1993
PC (Windows)
Cancelled
Title
Cancellation date
Developer(s)
Games People Play
"Early 1990s"
Blizzard
Crixa
"Mid 1990s"
Qualia Games
Denizen
1990s
Sunsoft
Shattered Nations
1996 Blizzard
Pax Imperia 2
August 1996[a]
THQ
Raiko
1998
Flextech
Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans
1998
Blizzard
Nomad
1999
Blizzard
StarCraft: Ghost
2005
Blizzard, Nihilistic Software, Swingin' Ape Studios
Titan
2014
Blizzard
External links
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