Constructor (video game)

Constructor
PC box art
Developer(s)System 3
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment
System 3 (re-released & HD)
Designer(s)Phil Thornton (English version)
Platform(s)
Release
1997
  • MS-DOS
    PlayStation, Mac OS
    Microsoft Windows
    • NA: 1998
    • EU: 1998
    • WW: May 26, 2017 (HD)
    PlayStation 4, Xbox One
    • WW: May 26, 2017 (HD)
    Nintendo Switch
    • WW: February 28, 2019 (Plus)
Genre(s)Real-time strategy, Construction and management simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Constructor is a 1997 video game released originally for MS-DOS computers and later ported to the PlayStation, macOS and Microsoft Windows-native DirectX 3. It was developed by System 3 and published by Acclaim Entertainment.

In the game, packed with humorous undertones, the player controls a construction company in a map split between several estates, and must deal with other teams to win the game.

On July 31, 2015, System 3 announced that Constructor was getting an HD re-release on consoles and PC in 2016,[3] but it was delayed to May 26, 2017.[4]

  1. ^ "Constructor Construction Complete". GameSpot. October 3, 1997. Archived from the original on February 21, 1999. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  2. ^ Staff (October 3, 1997). "Now Shipping". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on February 18, 1998. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
    "Acclaim's Constructor hits the stores today..."
  3. ^ "Constructor HD Announcement". System3. Archived from the original on August 4, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  4. ^ "Constructor HD pushed back to 2017". videogamer. August 25, 2016. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.