Subterranean realm
Locations theme
Not simply subterranean locale but a vast network of tunnels, caverns and such underground.
40
games
16platforms
LIN 2011
ST 1988
C64 1988
OCS 1989
ST 1989
WIN 1998-02-28
X360 2006-11-17
WIN 2003-11-03
PS2 2001-11-15
XBOX 2003-12-23
DOS 1988
DOS 1989
Examples:
* A Journey to the Center of the Earth (a story by Jules Verne)
* The Underdark (D&D Forgotten Realms)
* Moria (Middle-earth)
* A Journey to the Center of the Earth (a story by Jules Verne)
* The Underdark (D&D Forgotten Realms)
* Moria (Middle-earth)
This is a relatively common way to provide players with an alien like environment as there are no such things on Earth occurring naturally or even semi-naturally beyond subways and other tunnels through mountains or other geographical formations. Nothing on the scale this tag is for anyway.
This tag mostly indicates the difference in scope between natural caves and the vastness of things like Moria and the Underdark.
This tag mostly indicates the difference in scope between natural caves and the vastness of things like Moria and the Underdark.
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Games by year
The first Subterranean realm video game was released in 1988.
Topo Soft, Failbetter Games and Chip published most of these games.