Displacement fiction
Fiction genre theme
A fiction genre where the protagonist finds themselves in an utterly unfamiliar location. Especially if this was not on purpose, and even more so if they do not understand the locals, their language and/or customs.
80
games
25platforms
DOS 1995-11-30
DOS 1993
X360 2009-10-02
DOS 1995
WIN 2013-03-05
WIN 2001-10-10
WIN 2016-04-21
WIN 2015-09-22
WIN 2002-06-28
MAC 1996
PS4 2015-11-10
DOS 1992
Generally this involves people finding themselves unintentionally abroad, in another world, and so forth. Intentionally going to such places usually, but not always, makes them invalid for this.
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The first Displacement fiction video game was released in 1991.
Interplay, Klei Entertainment and Over The Moon published most of these games.