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Javelins

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Short spears meant for throwing, though historically also used for stabbing while also being armed with a shield.

Notable people involved: Jesse McGibney, Lee Vermeulen, Marios Aristopoulos, Robin Arnott and James E. Wilson

Name variations: throwing spears

Far Cry: Primal (Windows)

Far Cry: Primal

WIN 2016-03-01

Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (Windows)

Diablo II: Lord of Destruction

WIN 2001-06-29

Aleshar: The World of Ice (MS-DOS)

Aleshar: The World of Ice

Diablo II: Resurrected (PlayStation 5)

Diablo II: Resurrected

PS5 2021-09-23

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (Windows)

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

WIN 2010-09-21

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare (Windows)

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

WIN 2012-10-16

Völgarr the Viking (Windows)

Völgarr the Viking

WIN 2013-09

Diablo II (Windows)

WIN 2000-06-29

Herc's Adventures (PlayStation)

Herc's Adventures

PS1 1997-05-26

Völgarr the Viking (Dreamcast)

Völgarr the Viking

Apotheon (Windows)

WIN 2015-02-03

S.C.O.U.R.G.E.: Heroes of Lesser Renown (Linux)

S.C.O.U.R.G.E.: Heroes of Lesser Renown

LIN 2012? *

See also: spears, javelin throw (the sport)

This is as opposed to normal spears or long pikes which are ungainly to throw accurately or have larger supply at hand (generally a warrior armed with javelins had three or more of them).

Parent groups

Archaic weapons, Thrown weapons

Games by year

The first Javelins video game was released in 1983.

Blizzard published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows	9
Linux	9
Pandora	2
Xbox One	1
Xbox Series X	1
MS-DOS	1
OS/2	1
Internet Only	1
Apple II E	1
Mac OS X	1
GamePark 32	1
Dreamcast	1
NeXT	1
Unix	1
Tandy Coco	1
Switch	1
PS4	1
PS	1
PS5	1

Most common companies

Blizzard	8
Torn Banner Studios	3
Alientrap Games	3
Adult Swim Games	2
Square Enix	2