Gabriel Entertainment
Indiana video game developer
Gabriel Entertainment (part of Gabriel Group) is a video game developer based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, and was founded in 1999 as Gabriel Interactive by Michael Root (president). Greg Phillips is vice president. In addition to developing commercial business simulation games, the company has also developed educational games for the Children's Museum of Indianapolis.
Games
Through The Starburst Window → 2000
Robot Arena → 2001
Dr. Rottenbones & The Factory of Flab → 2001
X-Ray Imaging → 2002
Robot Arena 2: Design and Destroy → 2003
Construction-Destruction → 2003
John Deere: American Farmer → 2004
Super Stunt Spectacular → 2005
Caterpillar Construction Tycoon → 2005
John Deere: Busy Days in Deerfield Valley → 2005
John Deere: Welcome to Merriweather Farm → 2005
John Deere: North American Farmer → 2005
John Deere: American Builder Deluxe → 2006
John Deere: American Farmer Deluxe → 2006
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