Which company developed the original StarCraft released in 1998?

Blizzard Entertainment developed the original StarCraft released in 1998.

StarCraft was created as a real-time strategy game by Blizzard Entertainment and published for Windows in North America on March 31, 1998. The game used a science-fiction setting featuring Terrans, Zerg, and Protoss, rather than the fantasy setting associated with Blizzard’s Warcraft series.

StarCraft began as a project influenced by Warcraft II but developed its own visual style, factions, and narrative. Its asymmetrical races became one of its defining features: each race used different units, technologies, and production systems instead of sharing a common unit roster.

A common mix-up is confusing Blizzard Entertainment with Blizzard North, a separate studio best known for the Diablo series. StarCraft was developed by Blizzard Entertainment, while Blizzard North was not the studio credited with creating it. The game later received the Brood War expansion and inspired StarCraft II.