Enlight Software is a

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developer and

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s. The company was founded by

Trevor Chan Enlight Software is a Hong Kong developer and publisher of video games. The company was founded by Trevor Chan in 1993, and their first project was the economic strategy game ''Capitalism'', which was published by Interactive Magic in 1995. In ...

in 1993, and their first project was the economic

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'', which was published by

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in 1995. In 1997, they released ''

Capitalism Plus ''Capitalism'' is a business simulation video game first published in 1995 by Interactive Magic, developed by Enlight for the Macintosh and MS-DOS and designed by Trevor Chan. The aim of ''Capitalism'' is to become the most profitable busin ...

'' (an updated version of ''Capitalism'') and the

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game '' Seven Kingdoms''. Later games include ''Virtual U'', ''

Capitalism II ''Capitalism II'' is the sequel to the business simulation video game '' Capitalism''. It was created by Enlight and published by Ubisoft in 2001. The player creates and controls a business empire. This in-depth strategy game covers almost ...

'', '' Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc'', '' Seven Kingdoms II'', '' Hotel Giant'', ''

Restaurant Empire ''Restaurant Empire'' () is a 2003 business simulation video game created by Trevor Chan. Developed and published by Enlight Software for Microsoft Windows, the player designs, owns and operates a restaurant. Gameplay The player controls the ...

'', '' Zoo Empire'', ''Marine Park Empire'', '' Restaurant Empire II'' and ''Hotel Giant II''. In addition to developing their own games, Enlight have released several games from third-party developers in the United States, including: MercurySteam's ''American McGee Presents:

Scrapland ''American McGee Presents: Scrapland'' is a game developed by MercurySteam, with American McGee as a executive producer and published by Enlight Software. A remastered version was released for Microsoft Windows on December 13, 2021. Setting Sc ...

'', Nadeo's ''

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'', and Egosoft's '' X2: The Threat''. Enlight's latest game is ''Capitalism Lab'', a new expanded version of ''

''. It has an improved look and feel of existing interfaces, supporting multiple screen resolutions. Its new features include enhanced simulation of the real estate market, purchases of land plots, enhanced macroeconomic simulation, the ability to build community and sport facilities, product class expertise, technology disruption, new products and a new natural resources system.

References

External links

Official website

Enlight Software Ltd.
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