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Mythos Games

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UK video game developer

Mythos Games was a British video game developer company founded by Julian Gollop and Nick Gollop in 1988 as Target Games. It is best known for its 1994 strategy game UFO: Enemy Unknown (released in North America as X-Com: UFO Defense), which went on to become the first instalment in the later XCOM series. Following the closing of Mythos Games in 2001, the brothers founded Codo Technologies.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Mythos Games was a British video game developer company founded by Julian Gollop and Nick Gollop in 1988 as Target Games. It is best known for its 1994 strategy game UFO: Enemy Unknown (released in North America as X-Com: UFO Defense), which went on to become the first instalment in the later XCOM series. Following the closing of Mythos Games in 2001, the brothers founded Codo Technologies.2

The story

Founded by Julian Gollop in 1988.1

Leadership

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Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Codo Technologies1

Timeline

  1. 2001Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1988Founded Founded1

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