Unreal (1998) · Tastebuds

Your prison ship has crash-landed on the fastest, sleekest, most dangerous 3D world ever created. Look around, crystal clear water shimmers, shadows dance and shift, alien architecture fades into the horizon. Discover the secret of this mysterious planet and find out what caused a peaceful race to be enslaved by vicious merciless aggressors.

Shooter Platform Action Science fiction aliens bloody portals swimming explosion geometry human wasd movement real-time combat instant kill difficulty level mayanPC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, 64DD

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Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, 64DD
Developer: Digital Extremes, Epic Games
Publisher: GT Interactive Software
Released: May 22, 1998
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: First person
Engine: Unreal Engine 1
Time to beat: 17 h main story

IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 132 ratings.

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