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Die Hard

Based on the film, Die Hard is an early third-person shooter with survival elements.

31 December 1989

Die Hard is a shooter developed by Dynamix, released 31 December 1989 on DOS.

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What Die Hard is

Die Hard is a shooter game developed by Dynamix and released in 1989. It was published by Activision. It is available on DOS only.

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Die Hard series

Die Hard is the first of 12 entries we hold in the Die Hard series. The next entry was Die Hard in 1990.

See all 12 Die Hard games in release order →

What it launched against

Die Hard launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.

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When did Die Hard come out?
Die Hard was released on 31 December 1989 for DOS.

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