MVP Software was founded in 1985 as a hobby by Dave Snyder, the owner of the company. In the early years Dave wrote software for the Sanyo 550 series of computers and sold it directly to Sanyo users through magazine advertisements, reviews, and word of mouth. In 1987 MVP began publishing the work of others who had written software for the Sanyo.

By 1991 MVP was growing, and Dave began to work with the company full-time. It was also during that year that the company came to be recognized as a publisher of shareware games for the PC.

Since 1991 MVP has released many shareware games, and since 1992 it has developed many retail games. The company is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

By 2014 MVP Software ceased updates on their websites where you can still download archived releases as freeware.