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Founded
  
1993

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Video games
  
Railroad Tycoon 3, Railroad Tycoon II, Tropico, Tropico 2: Pirate Cove, Shattered Union

PopTop Software was an American video game developer. It was known as the publisher of several strategy games including Railroad Tycoon II (1998) and the Caribbean island simulation Tropico (2001).

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History

PopTop Software was founded in 1993 by Phil Steinmeyer. It was based in Fenton, St. Louis, Missouri. Their last game, Shattered Union, a near-future military strategy game, was released in October 2005.

In March 2006 it was announced that Take-Two Interactive would consolidate the studio with Sid Meier's Firaxis Games. Meier will head the combined studio.

Selected games

  • Railroad Tycoon II (1998)
  • Tropico (2001)
  • Tropico 2: Pirate Cove (2002) (design only, developed by Frog City Software)
  • Dino Island (2002) (design only, developed by Hasbro Interactive)
  • Railroad Tycoon 3 (2003)
  • Shattered Union (2005)

    • References

    PopTop Software Wikipedia
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