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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
XCOM: Enemy Within Commander Edition (PlayStation 3)
XCOM: Enemy Within Commander Edition
PS3 2013-11-12
Clash at Demonhead (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Clash at Demonhead
NES 1989-01-27
Ancient Domains Of Mystery (Linux)
Ancient Domains Of Mystery
LIN 1994
Wasteland 2 (Windows)
Wasteland 2
WIN 2014-09-18
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Adventure (Macintosh OS Classic)
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Adventure
MAC 1997
Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 2: Karakuri Land (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 2: Karakuri Land
NES 1991-08-30
Champions of Krynn (Commodore 64)
Champions of Krynn
C64 1990
Commander Keen: Secret of the Oracle (MS-DOS)
Commander Keen: Secret of the Oracle
DOS 1991-12-15
Shovel Knight Treasure Trove (Wii U)
Shovel Knight Treasure Trove
WIIU 2014-06-26
Fallout 2 (Windows)
Fallout 2
WIN 1998-09-30
XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Mac OS X)
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
OSX 2013-04-25
Avernum: Escape from the Pit (Windows)
Avernum: Escape from the Pit
WIN 2012-04-11
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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Games by year

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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.

Related site

Wikipedia article

Platforms

Linux 37
Windows 36
MS-DOS 20
Mac OS X 9
X360 3
PS3 3
NES 3
SNES 2
PS 2
Apple II E 2
C64 2
Android 2
Mac OS Classic 2
3DS 2
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
iOS 1
NEC PC9801 1
Amiga 1

Most common companies

2K Games9
Yacht Club Games7
Microprose5
Capcom5
Apogee5
Glass Knuckle Games4
Arcen Games4
Interplay4
SSI4
Pera Games 3
Full Control3
SMK Software3
Everlasting Software3
Kalypso Media3
Little Killerz2