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Tyrian

TitleTyrian
First release1995
DeveloperEclipse Software
PublisherEpic Games
PlatformsAmiga, DOS
Genreshoot 'em up
Players1–2 players
Co-opYes
Releases
DOS: 1995-01-01
Wikidata IDQ1152304

Tyrian is a scrolling shooter computer game developed by World Tree Games Productions and published in 1995 by Epic MegaGames (since renamed Epic Games). 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. (from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrian_%28video_game%29)

Description: TheGamesDB (community-contributed, no licence stated; internal use only) Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q1152304) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
TheGamesDB (6566) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots (3): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Epic Games · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Screenshots, Logos (2): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Epic Games · internal use only.
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