Microids

A French video game developer and publisher founded in 1985, best known for adventure games such as the Syberia series.

Adventure

Action

Sports

Puzzle

Racing

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Website

Founded

1985

Acquired

2009

HQ

Paris, France

Parent

Anuman Interactive

Known for

Adventure / Puzzle / Strategy

33

Games

1996–2024

Years

13

Platforms

$19.77

Ø CIB

+8.4%

24M change

About

Founded by Elliot Grassiano, Microids is a prominent French game developer and publisher. The company gained international recognition for its adventure games, particularly those developed in collaboration with artist Benoît Sokal. Throughout its history, Microids has developed and published a diverse range of genres, including racing, action, and puzzle games.

The company's early portfolio expanded significantly during the late 1990s and early 2000s, establishing a steady output of diverse titles. Key releases from this era include the adventure game Secret Mission (1996) and the fighting game The Last Blade (1997). The developer continued to diversify its catalog with the adventure title Last Report (1998) and the strategy game Invasion (1999).

Microids achieved major critical and commercial milestones with the releases of Syberia (2000) and its sequel Syberia II (2000), which became landmark titles in the graphic adventure genre. Alongside these narrative-driven projects, the company produced sports and racing titles, such as Monster Racer (2001) and the inline skating game X'treme Roller (2001). These releases solidified the studio's presence in the global gaming market, leading to subsequent corporate mergers, acquisitions, and brand revivals that allowed the label to persist as a major publishing brand in the European interactive entertainment industry.