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Novagen Software Ltd
IndustryComputer and video games
Headquarters,
ProductsComputer games

Novagen Software Ltd (commonly referred to as Novagen) was a British software developer which released a number of computer games on a variety of platforms from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s.

The company was set up by Paul Woakes and Bruce Jordan and employed approximately 18 people. In addition to running Novagen, Paul Woakes also developed and programmed the vast majority of the company's products.

The games of Novagen

  • Encounter! (1983) (Atari 8-bit, C64)
  • Mercenary:Escape from Targ (1985) (Atari 8-bit, C64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST)
    • Mercenary: The Second City (add-on dataset) (1986) (Atari 8-bit, C64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST)
    • Mercenary Compendium (1986) (Atari 8-bit, C64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST)
  • Backlash (1987) (Amiga, Atari ST)
  • Battle Island (1988) (C64, Amiga)
  • Hellbent (1988) (Amiga, Atari ST)
  • Damocles (1990) (Amiga, Atari ST)
    • Damocles: Mission Disk 1 (add-on dataset) (1991) (Amiga, Atari ST)
    • Damocles: Mission Disk 2 (add-on dataset) (1991) (Amiga, Atari ST)
  • Encounter! (16-bit conversions) (1991) (Amiga, Atari ST)
  • Mercenary III: The Dion Crisis (1992) (Amiga, Atari ST)