Realms of Chaos is a platform game

Platform game

A platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...

 written for MS-DOS

MS-DOS

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, published by Apogee Software

3D Realms

3D Realms is a current video game publisher and former video game developer based in Garland, Texas, United States, established in 1987...

 (now 3D Realms

3D Realms

3D Realms is a current video game publisher and former video game developer based in Garland, Texas, United States, established in 1987...

).

Realms of Chaos is distributed as shareware

Shareware

The term shareware is a proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience. Shareware is often offered as a download from an Internet website or as a compact disc included with a...

. It consists of three episodes, with only the first episode playable in the shareware version. The episodes are:

• Episode 1: Revolt of the Myraal
• Episode 2: The Goblin Plague
• Episode 3: Foray into Fire

The game is still sold by Apogee.

Gameplay

The gameplay of Realms of Chaos was like the standard action platformer commonly found on consoles. The player controls two characters, a warrior and a mage, and can switch between them at any time. Both characters have slightly different abilities, and players are meant to use a different character for different situations.

External links

• Official webpage and download of shareware version