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Overworld

Video game concept

Part of the gameplay runs in an "overworld" map which usually has many normal gameplay functions removed and possibly some others added.

143
games
32
platforms
A Game of Dwarves (Windows)
A Game of Dwarves
WIN 2012-10-23
Krater (Windows)
Krater
WIN 2012-06
X-COM: UFO Defense (Amiga CD32)
X-COM: UFO Defense
CD32 1994
Champions of Krynn (Commodore 64)
Champions of Krynn
C64 1990
Ancient Domains Of Mystery (Linux)
Ancient Domains Of Mystery
LIN 1994
UFO: Aftershock (Windows)
UFO: Aftershock
WIN 2005-10-21
X-COM: Terror from the Deep (PlayStation)
X-COM: Terror from the Deep
PS1 1996
Curse of the Azure Bonds (Macintosh OS Classic)
Curse of the Azure Bonds
MAC 1990
XCOM: Enemy Within Commander Edition (PlayStation 3)
XCOM: Enemy Within Commander Edition
PS3 2013-11-12
UFO: Aftermath (Windows)
UFO: Aftermath
WIN 2003-10-16
Gargoyle's Quest (Game Boy)
Gargoyle's Quest
GB 1990-05-02
A Valley Without Wind (Windows)
A Valley Without Wind
WIN 2012-04-24
See also: level selection

Not to be confused with combat mode which may exist separately of this. Nor with access to a map which updates player's location but all gameplay otherwise takes outside of that.

Added functionality may include camping, resting/loitering, and some others.

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The first Overworld video game was released in 1989.

2K Games, Yacht Club Games and Microprose published most of these games.

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Platforms

Linux 37
Windows 36
MS-DOS 20
Mac OS X 9
X360 3
PS3 3
NES 3
Mac OS Classic 2
3DS 2
SNES 2
PS 2
Apple II E 2
C64 2
Android 2
Amiga 1
Wii U 1
3DO 1
BSD 1
WinCE 1
Switch 1
Mobile 1
Pandora 1
Amiga CD32 1
OS/2 1
GB 1
Win3.1 1
GBC 1
BeOS 1
Internet Only 1
Amiga AGA 1