Diablo (1996) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Diablo

Diablo is an isometric strategy RPG and one of the most well-known examples of the action-RPG subgenre. Although some of the game mechanics resemble a typical RPG, all actions are done in real-time just like…

31 December 1996

What Diablo is

Diablo is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Blizzard North and released in 1996. It was published by Blizzard Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set in the fictional Kingdom of Khanduras, located in the world of Sanctuary, Diablo has the player take control of a lone hero battling to rid the world of Diablo, the Lord of Terror. Beneath the town of Tristram, the player journeys through sixteen dungeon levels, ultimately entering Hell itself in order to face Diablo.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and horror. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 1 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Diablo series

Diablo is the first of 27 entries we hold in the Diablo series. The next entry was Diablo: Hellfire in 1997.

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How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 7 hrs.

What it launched against

Diablo launched on 31 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8 and Money Puzzle Exchanger.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8, Money Puzzle Exchanger.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Diablo yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer