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Replay Games

Last updated: May 8, 2026

Overview

Replay Games was an American video game development and publishing company founded by Paul Trowe in 2011.123 The company specialized in reviving classic adventure game franchises through high-definition remakes and new entries, with a focus on Sierra On-Line properties.45

Sierra Connection

Replay Games was explicitly founded to acquire and revive classic Sierra adventure game intellectual property.67 The company’s most notable achievement was partnering with Al Lowe to create Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded, an HD remake of the original 1987 Sierra classic.89

The company secured rights to several Sierra properties through negotiations with Codemasters (who had acquired rights from Sierra) and launched successful Kickstarter campaigns to fund their remake projects.1011

Games Published (Sierra Archive)

Key People

  • Paul Trowe - Founder, CEO (former Sierra employee)
  • Al Lowe - Creative Partner (Leisure Suit Larry creator)

Closure

Replay Games ceased operations around 2018 after several years of inactivity following their initial releases.1213 Plans for Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded 2 and other Sierra remakes were never realized.1415

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Footnotes

  1. Kickstarter - Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded - Funding campaign ↩

  2. Wikipedia - Al Lowe - Designer partnership ↩

  3. MobyGames - Fester Mudd - Original adventure ↩

  4. Steam - Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded - HD remake ↩

  5. Al Lowe’s Humor Site - Designer involvement ↩

  6. GOG - Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded - Digital distribution ↩

  7. Metacritic - Larry Reloaded - Review aggregator ↩

  8. MobyGames - Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded - Database entry ↩

  9. IGN - Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded - Game info ↩

  10. Adventure Gamers - Larry Reloaded Review - Game review ↩

  11. Polygon - Larry Reloaded Coverage - Kickstarter coverage ↩

  12. Wikipedia - Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded - Game history ↩

  13. Sierra Gamers - Larry Reloaded - Fan community ↩

  14. PC Gamer - Larry Reloaded - Review ↩

  15. IGDB - Replay Games - Publisher profile ↩

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