Cosmi Corporation

Cosmi Corporation was founded in 1982 by George Johnson. Its business model was of vertical integration, rapidly pivoting into trendy or popular product niches, and maintaining low prices. It published and distributed software for personal computer systems. == Products ==

Cosmi products included games, such as Forbidden Forest, The President Is Missing, and Aztec Challenge. It also published utility software including a database, word processor, spreadsheet, street maps, vacation planners, and a 3D World Atlas. Further examples include: • Platinum Perfect Pro Office System Software, a version of OpenOffice.org == Shovelware ==

In 2001, Cosmi began publishing shovelware, which was sold at Best Buy and Office Depot. Examples from this era include: • 20,000 Recipes • 3D Bubble Burst • 3D Bug Attack • 3D Frog Frenzy • 3D Pinball Express • 3D Missile Madness • 3D Virtual Reality Landscaper • Amazing Calendar Marker • Amazing Flow Chart Maker • Board Games • Brochure Magic • Business Card Maker • Card Games • Desktop Publisher • Forms Maker and Filler • Free Financial Calculator • Free Fonts and Dingbats • Free Fractal Chaos Screen Savers • Free Game Run Away Train • Free Wind Power Screen Saver • Guide to the Galaxy • Herbert + The Underwater Pyramid • Label Publisher • Las Vegas Super Casino • Mah Jongg Magic • PC Attorney • Photo Editor Plus • Professional Resume Plus • SAT ACT Prep • Stationery Maker • Talking Flash Cards • Top 20 Solid Gold • Top 50 Blazing Games All of which were published on the same disk. The installer would ask which one was being installed and then ask for a specific word on a specific page of the manual of the selected product, as a form of rudimentary DRM. == ValuSoft Games==

In 2012, Cosmi acquired ValuSoft from the now-defunct video game publisher THQ for an undisclosed sum. The company was renamed to ValuSoft Cosmi. In 2020, Play Hard Games was acquired, and then dissolved, by Ziggurat Interactive. As of 2025, some of its games are still sold under the ValuSoft Cosmi brand. ==References==