Private company

Impressions Games

British video game developer

Impressions Games was a British video game developer founded by David Lester. He sold the company to Sierra On-Line in 1995, who was then bought out by Cendant and eventually, Vivendi Universal (now known as Vivendi SA). Impressions specialized in historical strategy games and is best known for its City Building Series, which include Caesar, Pharaoh, Zeus: Master of Olympus, and Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom.2 It ceased to exist in 2004.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1989Founded1

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Impressions Games was a British video game developer founded by David Lester. He sold the company to Sierra On-Line in 1995, who was then bought out by Cendant and eventually, Vivendi Universal (now known as Vivendi SA).2

Corporate structure

Impressions Games is part of a group headed by Xbox Game Studios. 72 entities, 11 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • software

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Games developed

Kenny Dalglish Soccer Match (1989)

Charge of the Light Brigade (1991)

Tornado Ground Attack (1991)

Afrika Korps (1991)

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Fort Apache (1991)

Great Napoleonic Battles (1991)

Warriors of Releyne (1992)

Air Bucks (1992)

Air Bucks v1.2 (1993)

Air Force Commander (1992)

Caesar (1992)

Caesar Deluxe (1993)

Conquest of Japan (1992)

Air Force Commander WWII (1993)

Discovery: In the Steps of Columbus (1992)

Global Domination (1993)

The Blue & The Gray (1993)

When Two Worlds War (1993)

D-Day: The Beginning of the End (1994)

Detroit (1994)

Front Lines (1994)

Lords of the Realm (1994)

Caesar II (1995)

Casino De Luxe (1995)

High Seas Trader (1995)

PowerHouse (1995)

Ultimate Soccer Manager (1995)

Ultimate Soccer Manager Data Disk (1996)

Lords of the Realm II (1996)

Lords of the Realm II: Siege Pack (1997)

Robert E. Lee: Civil War General (1996)

Space Bucks (1996)

The Rise & Rule of Ancient Empires (1996)

Ultimate Soccer Manager 2 (1996)

Grant, Lee, Sherman: Civil War Generals 2 (1997)

Lords of Magic (1997)

Lords of Magic: Legends of Urak (1998)

Caesar III (1998)

Ultimate Soccer Manager 98 (1998)

Ultimate Soccer Manager 98-99 Season Update Add-On (1998)

Pharaoh (1999)

Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile (2000)

Zeus: Master of Olympus (2000)

Poseidon: Master of Atlantis (2001)

Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom (2002)

Lords of the Realm III (2004)

Games published

Emperor of the Mines (1989)

Breach 2 (1990)

Rorke's Drift (1990)

The Final Conflict (1990)

Breach 2 Enhanced (1991)

Cohort: Fighting for Rome (1991)

Merchant Colony (1991)

Crime City (1992)

Paladin II (1992)

Cohort II: Fighting for Rome (1993)

Rules of Engagement 2 (1993)

Breach 3 (1995)

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Timeline

  1. 2004Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1989Founded Founded1

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