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Highway Hunter

Highway Hunter is a DOS-based video game created in 1994. It was developed by Omega Integral Systems, released by Safari Software, and distributed by Epic MegaGames (now Epic Games). The game uses a top-down…

17 February 1994

Highway Hunter is a racing developed by Omega Integral Systems, released 17 February 1994 on DOS.

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What Highway Hunter is

Highway Hunter is a racing game developed by Omega Integral Systems and released in 1994. It was published by Epic MegaGames. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A hostile alien race has conquered the earth and enslaved the human race to do their bidding. The player assumes the role of a man who has worked in an alien maintenance garage. You steal a prototype alien combat vehicle called the MASTER and escape with it. You must use the MASTER to fight the alien forces in a desperate bid to save the planet.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Highway Hunter launched on 17 February 1994, within three weeks of X-COM: UFO Defense, Beneath a Steel Sky and Gunbird.

Released around the same time: X-COM: UFO Defense, Beneath a Steel Sky, Gunbird.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Highway Hunter come out?
Highway Hunter was released on 17 February 1994 for DOS.

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