# Silmarils

> French computer game software company

**Wikidata**: [Q1806630](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1806630)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silmarils_(company))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/silmarils

## Summary
Silmarils is a French computer game software company that functioned as both a video game developer and publisher. The company was incorporated on 16 October 1987, was headquartered in Lognes, France, and was formally dissolved on 28 April 2003.

## Key Facts
- Founded (inception): 16 October 1987.  
- Dissolved: 28 April 2003.  
- Country: France.  
- Headquarters: Lognes, France.  
- Primary industry: Video game industry; instance of video game developer and video game publisher.  
- Legal form: Limited liability company (criterion: legal categories in France).  
- Official name / alias: SILMARILS (official company name under French law); alias listed as SILMARILS.  
- French business registration (SIREN) number: 342 602 984.  
- Appears in numerous industry and bibliographic databases (examples): VIAF 152700385; idref 079491049; Freebase /m/043k5w; Mobygames company ID 692; GameFAQs company ID 13147; RawG developer/publisher id "silmarils"; Opencorporates fr/342602984.  
- Wikipedia title: Silmarils (company); sitelink_count: 7; available Wikipedia language pages include cs, de, en, es, fr, pl, sv.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Silmarils?
A: Silmarils is a French computer game software company that operated as a video game developer and publisher. It was incorporated on 16 October 1987 and headquartered in Lognes, France.

### Q: When was Silmarils founded and when did it cease operations?
A: Silmarils was founded (inception) on 16 October 1987 and was officially dissolved on 28 April 2003.

### Q: Where was Silmarils based?
A: Silmarils was headquartered in Lognes, France.

### Q: Under what legal form did Silmarils operate?
A: Silmarils operated as a limited liability company under French legal categories.

## Why It Matters
Silmarils represents a distinct corporate entity within the French video game industry for the period spanning the late 1980s through the early 2000s. As both a developer and a publisher, the company is part of the ecosystem of firms that produced and distributed interactive entertainment during a formative era for home computers and video games. Its legal and registration details—such as the SIREN number and formal incorporation and dissolution dates—make Silmarils a traceable subject for industry historians, archivists, and database curators. The company's presence across multiple bibliographic and gaming databases (VIAF, idref, Freebase, Mobygames, GameFAQs, RawG, Opencorporates, national library identifiers, and others) indicates recognition and cataloguing by both cultural heritage institutions and specialist gaming resources. That visibility makes Silmarils a useful reference point for research into French game development companies, corporate structures in the European games sector, and the historical record of developer/publisher enterprises active between 1987 and 2003.

## Notable For
- Being a French video game company incorporated on 16 October 1987 and dissolved on 28 April 2003.  
- Holding dual roles as both video game developer and video game publisher.  
- Formal registration as a limited liability company under French law (SIREN 342 602 984).  
- Broad cataloguing and identifiers across gaming and bibliographic databases (VIAF, idref, Freebase, Mobygames, GameFAQs, RawG, Opencorporates, Bibliothèque nationale de France).  
- Headquartered in Lognes, France, with an official company name recorded as SILMARILS.

## Body

### Overview
- Name: Silmarils (official company name listed as "SILMARILS" under French law).  
- Short description (Wikidata): French computer game software company.  
- Role: Operated as a video game developer and video game publisher.

### Legal & Corporate Data
- Legal form: Limited liability company (criterion used: legal categories in France).  
- SIREN number: 342 602 984 (French business registration identifier).  
- Country of registration: France.  
- Headquarters: Lognes, France.  
- Official registration entries are recorded in corporate and archival resources (Opencorporates ID: fr/342602984).

### Timeline
- Inception (incorporation): 16 October 1987 (reference recorded).  
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 28 April 2003 (formal dissolution date recorded).

### Industry Role
- Industry: Video game industry.  
- Instance classifications: Listed as a video game developer and as a video game publisher in structured records.  
- Function: Development and publishing of video game software (as indicated by instance_of values).

### Identifiers & Database Entries
- VIAF ID: 152700385.  
- idref ID: 079491049.  
- Freebase ID: /m/043k5w.  
- Mobygames company ID: 692 (and former-scheme ID "silmarils").  
- GameFAQs company ID: 13147.  
- RawG developer ID / publisher ID: silmarils.  
- TVTropes ID: Creator/Silmarils.  
- TheGamesDB developer ID: 7742; publisher ID: 2513.  
- VideogameGeek company ID: 12187.  
- My Abandonware company ID: j6 (qualified entry).  
- Abandonware France company ID: 136.  
- Internet Game Database company ID: silmarils.  
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 14039015j.  
- UVL company ID: 323.  
- LastDodo area ID: 2682355.  
- Wikipedia: article title "Silmarils (company)"; languages: cs, de, en, es, fr, pl, sv; sitelink_count: 7.

### Online & Archival Presence
- The company is indexed in multiple specialist gaming databases and national bibliographic services.  
- These identifiers provide cross-references for researchers seeking corporate, bibliographic, and catalog records related to Silmarils.

### References & Metadata Notes
- Multiple structured-property references are recorded for inception, dissolution, legal form, and identifiers within archival and database entries.  
- The structured data lists the company under the industry "video game industry" and records both developer and publisher roles.

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## References

1. LastDodo
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. SIRENE