Cosmi Corporation

Cosmi Corporation

Company type	Private
Industry	Software
Founded	1982 (1982)
Founder	George Johnson
Headquarters	Carson, California , United States
Products	Video games, utility software, productivity software

Cosmi Corporation (abbreviated as COSMI) was a U.S.-based software company headquartered in Carson, California. It specialized in offering budget-friendly software directly to consumers through a variety of retail channels, including major chain stores, computer outlets, as well as drugstores, hardware shops, and grocery markets. The company operated primarily under two labels: Celery Software and Swift Software/Swift Jewel.

The company developed and distributed software compatible with numerous platforms such as Atari 8-bit computers, Atari 16-bit computers, VIC-20, Commodore 64, Commodore 128, Amiga, Apple II, IBM and Tandy-compatible machines, Windows, Palm OS, and PocketPC devices.

Origin

Established in 1982 by George Johnson, Cosmi adopted a vertically integrated business approach. This strategy enabled the company to swiftly adapt to trending product categories while keeping prices affordable. Its primary focus was on publishing and distributing software tailored for personal computer systems.

Products

Cosmi’s catalog featured various game titles such as Forbidden Forest, The President Is Missing, and Aztec Challenge. Beyond entertainment, the company also provided utility applications including databases, word processing tools, spreadsheets, street maps, vacation planners, and a 3D World Atlas.

Other notable offerings included:

• Print Perfect Scrapbook Deluxe – a collection of scrapbook templates, layouts, graphics, and photo editing utilities
• mySkins iPod Video – decorative and protective skins for iPod devices
• Website Promoter – software designed to increase website traffic, improve search engine rankings, and enhance site visibility
• Perfect Website Creator – a tool for building websites
• Platinum Perfect Pro Office System Software – an iteration of OpenOffice.org

Shovelware

Starting in 2001, Cosmi ventured into publishing shovelware titles marketed through prominent retailers such as Best Buy and Office Depot. Examples of these releases included:

• 20,000 Recipes
• 3D Bubble Burst
• 3D Pinball Express
• Amazing Calendar Marker
• Business Card Maker
• Desktop Publisher
• Free Financial Calculator
• 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

All these products were distributed on a single disk featuring an installer that implemented a simple form of DRM by requiring a word from the manual during installation.

ValuSoft Games

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Developer	Notes
2000	100+ Great Games	Windows	N/A	Achieved sales exceeding 220,000 units in the United States.
2000	Millennium Game Pack Gold	Windows	Antidote Entertainment	Launched in October 2000; sold more than 180,000 copies in the U.S.; ranked as the 15th top-selling game in January 2001.
2000	Vietnam: Black Ops	Windows	Fused Software
2000	NHRA Drag Racing 2	Windows	N/A
2001	Vietnam 2: Special Assignment	Windows	Single Cell Software
2004	NHRA Drag Racing: Top Fuel Thunder	Windows	N/A

Mergers and Dissolution

In 2012, Cosmi purchased ValuSoft from the now-defunct video game publisher THQ for an undisclosed amount and subsequently rebranded itself as ValuSoft Cosmi.

By 2020, Ziggurat Interactive acquired Play Hard Games and subsequently dissolved it. As of 2025, several titles remain available under the ValuSoft Cosmi brand.