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Realms of the Haunting

by Gremlin Interactive·published by Funbox Media, KISS ltd, Blue Moon Red Owl

1 December 1996T17
PCLinuxDOSWindowsMac

Reader score

8.1/ 10

55 votes

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About

Realms of the Haunting is a combination of first-person shooter and three-dimensional adventure game with quite a bit of live-action Full Motion Video thrown in to boot. Navigation through the game world is done through a FPS interface very similar to Doom; however there's also a free-floating cursor controlled by the mouse which you can use to interact with the various objects around you. There's also an inventory system and quite a few object related puzzles. The game has standard Doom-ish combat against a variety of monsters, however the combat is placed at intervals rather than throughout the game, and the emphasis is more on exploration and atmosphere.

The game's plot starts out as a typical haunted house story but soon mutates into an end-of-the-world tale combining New Age pseudo-philosophy and biblical Revelations. You take the part of Adam Randall, a pastor's son who is sent to investigate a haunted mansion by a mysterious priest who claims it's linked to your father's death. Once you enter the mansion you soon learn that not only is it infested with demons and evil spirits, but that the mansion itself is built over an old Satanic temple and the priest who sent you there is in fact a five-hundred year old French sorcerer trying to bring about the end of the world. You are soon joined by a helpful young psychic and aided by the ghost of a defeated knight. You'll also start a grudge with an ex-demon king as well as be chased around by the Antichrist-in-training.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

First person

Languages

5 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English—
French—
German—
Italian—
Spanish (Spain)—

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

Download

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard, Mouse

Additional Hardware Required

3D Accelerator

Number of Offline Players

1 Player

System requirements

Min. OS Class Required

Windows XP

Min. RAM Required

512 MB

Min. DirectX Version Required

DirectX 7.0

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Also known as

Realms of the Haunting: The Battleground between Ultimate Good and Evil — Tag-lined title

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Facts

Released

1 December 1996

Platforms

PCLinuxDOSWindowsMac

Age ratings

ESRBTUSK16

Standing

Top 99% by 24hr peak players

Tags

1st-personPuzzle elementsSurvival horrorFantasyHorror