Emergency | |
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![]() Emergency series logo | |
Genre(s) | Real-Time Strategy, Simulation |
Developer(s) | Sixteen Tons Entertainment, Quadriga Games |
Publisher(s) | TopWare Interactive, Take 2 Interactive, Rondomedia, Deep Silver, TopCD (Czech Republic) |
Creator(s) | Ralph Stock |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows OS X iOS Android |
First release | Emergency June 5, 1998 |
Latest release | Emergency (Free to Play) August 15, 2023 |
Emergency is a series of real-time strategy simulation video games by German developer Sixteen Tons Entertainment, designed by Ralph Stock. In the games, players control emergency services—namely police, fire, emergency medical services, and technical services—and command operations to handle a variety of emergencies.
The first game in the series, Emergency: Fighters for Life, was published by TopWare Interactive in 1998. Emergency 2: The Ultimate Fight for Life was published by Take-Two Interactive in 2002. Take-Two would also publish Emergency 3: Mission Life in 2005 and Emergency 4: Global Fighters for Life in 2006. Since 2010, Deep Silver has controlled publishing operations of the Emergency series and its spin-offs.