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Precursors

Other (objects, etc.) theme

The story involves people - or some remains of them - that existed long, long ago.

54
games
15
platforms

Alternate name: Those who came before

StarCraft: Brood War (Macintosh OS Classic)
StarCraft: Brood War
MAC 1998
Mass Effect (Xbox 360)
Mass Effect
X360 2007-11-16
Assassin's Creed (Windows)
Assassin's Creed
WIN 2008-04-08
Project Nomads (Windows)
Project Nomads
WIN 2002-11
Star Control 3 (MS-DOS)
Star Control 3
DOS 1996-08-31
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (PlayStation 2)
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
PS2 2001
Might and Magic VIII: Day of The Destroyer (Windows)
Might and Magic VIII: Day of The Destroyer
WIN 2000-03-07
NecroVisioN (Windows)
NecroVisioN
WIN 2009-02-20
Rogue Galaxy (PlayStation 2)
Rogue Galaxy
PS2 2005-12-08
Ōkami (PlayStation 2)
Ōkami
PS2 2006-04-20
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PlayStation 3)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
PS3 2007-04-27
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Xbox 360)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
X360 2006-03-24
Related:
* Ancient machines
* Alien technology
Not simply some past civilization, but some past civilization that was very advanced, usually much more than any of the currently existing ones.

Common source for alien artefacts and other OOPARTs (Out-of-place artefacts).

The widely known legend of the lost city of Atlantis is another good example, too.

Cases where these are not integral part of the story do not count.

Popular tags

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Child group

Ultraterrestrials

Games by year

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The first Precursors video game was released on November 1992.

Devolver Digital, Blizzard Entertainment and Ubisoft published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 21
Linux 6
Mac OS X 6
PS2 4
X360 4
PS3 2
BeOS 2
MS-DOS 2
Wii 1
Mac OS Classic 1
Internet Only 1
GP2X 1
Pandora 1
Switch 1
3DO 1

Most common companies

Devolver Digital5
Blizzard Entertainment4
Ubisoft4
Accolade3
Capcom3
Ubisoft Entertainment3
Stardock2
Microsoft Game Studios2