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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
25
platforms
BioShock (Xbox 360)
BioShock
X360 2007-08-21
Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal (Windows)
Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal
WIN 2002-07
Another World (Macintosh OS Classic)
Another World
MAC 1992
Another World (Mega Drive)
Another World
GEN 1991
UnEpic (Windows)
UnEpic
WIN 2011-10-02
Tomb Raider (Xbox 360)
Tomb Raider
X360 2013-03-05
Arx Libertatis (Linux)
Arx Libertatis
LIN 2011
Blackthorne (Game Boy Advance)
Blackthorne
GBA 2003-09-16
Out of this World (Apple IIGS)
Out of this World
IIGS 1992
Fallout 4 (Windows)
Fallout 4
WIN 2015-11-10
Out of this World (3DO Interactive Multiplayer)
Out of this World
3DO 1994-06-24
Capsized (Windows)
Capsized
WIN 2011-04-29
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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Games by year

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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.

Platforms

Windows 24
Linux 12
Mac OS X 9
MS-DOS 5
Mac OS Classic 4
X360 3
Pandora 2
GBA 2
SNES 2
PS3 2
Xbox One 1
3DO 1
PS4 1
Apple IIGS 1
BSD 1
32X 1
Xbox 1
PS2 1
NEC PC9801 1
GamePark 32 1
Mobile 1
Mega Drive 1
Amiga 1
Atari ST 1
Jaguar 1

Most common companies

Interplay9
Klei Entertainment5
Over The Moon4
Lexicon Entertainment4
LucasArts4
2K Games3
Bethesda Softworks3
Square Enix3
Big Robot Entertainment3
JoWooD Productions2
Endless Fluff2
IndiePub2
Deep Silver2
Delphine Software2
Feral Interactive2