Softmax Co., Ltd.

Softmax is a Korean game developer and publisher. The main business field of the company can be divided into three areas: package games (console and PC games), online games and mobile games. Their package game business began with the War of Genesis series, followed by titles like Lychnis, Sky & Rica, Aimpoint, Panthalassa, Magna Carta. Magna Carta: Crimson Stigmata, in cooperation with Banpresto in Japan is the first PS2 RPG title in Korea.

Softry

Softry (소프트라이) was a South Korean software company. It was established in 1993 by Doo Jin, a former producer at Topia, initially as a publisher of foreign games, but soon started producing domestic games. Softry hosted the Sonnori team, which developed Astonishia Story (1994). It also entertained an educational facility known as Game School, which served as their internal development team; graduates were required to submit a finished product that would be then published by the company. On May 29th, 1998, Softry filed for bankruptcy, but the Game School continued to exist.

Softstar Entertainment Inc.

Softstar (Chinese: 大宇, Da Yu) is a computer game developer based in Taipei, Taiwan (China). It was founded on April 27th, 1988, by a group of three people, and incorporated ten years later. Eric Lee is the company's CEO. Softstar has gradually gained a reputation of the leading developer and publisher of Chinese (Taiwanese)-made role-playing games. Xuanyuan Jian (1990) was one of the first Chinese-made games in the genre. Utilizing Japanese gameplay mechanics, the game was set in old China, establishing the tradition of Chinese RPGs with historical settings. Xuanyuan Jian spawned many sequels and became the longest-running Chinese RPG series. In 1995, Softstar released Xianjian Qixia Zhuan, also known as The Legend of Sword and Fairy, which became one of the most popular Chinese games of all times, inspiring not only several sequels, but also a TV series. In the second half of the 2000's Softstar began to shift its focus on online games.

Software 2000

Software 2000 was a German game publisher and developer that became one of the biggest German game companies in the 1990s. Software 2000 was founded 1987 in Eutin (a small town in Schleswig-Holstein) by brothers Andreas and Marc Wardenga. They produced and published games for Amiga, Atari ST, PC and later on for Gameboy Color and the Playstation.

Software Diversions, Inc.

Moraffware was formed in the mid 1980's by Steve Moraff. The company quickly became known for its well-made Mahjongg and jigzaw puzzle shareware and freeware games. In addition to puzzle games, the company also developed and published arcade, action and role-playing games. Moraff's Revenge was the company's first 3D dungeon game for the PC. Moraff's PinBall was the first computer game created by Moraffware for IBM's introduction of VGA resolution. The company began developing games for Windows in the 1990s. The company distributed games under the names Moraff Games and MoraffWare, as trademarked labels. Many of the company's freeware and shareware games were distributed through larger channels like AOL, Yahoo! and CNet. In June 2004 the company name was changed to Software Diversions, Inc.

Software Pirates, INC.

Software Storm, Inc.

Soft-World

Solaris Systems

Southlogic Studios

The Brazilian development studio Southlogic Studios was founded in July of 1996 by Christian Lykawka, in Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul. During its first year of operation, Southlogic Studios produced a 2D platform shooter game called Guimo. It was published in Brazil and Europe in 1997. After that, the company went into hibernation for a year, until Christian had the opportunity to join an "incubation" program for new companies at UFRGS (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul). Christian took advantage of this opportunity by laying out a long-term plan for creating a proprietary 3D engine.

Special FX Software Ltd.