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The Reap

A PC gem boasting beautiful visual effects and four different worlds (Desert, Underwater City, Ice Caves and Futuristic Metropolis) comprised of massive, beautifully crafted 3D-modeled levels and rendered…

10 October 1997

The Reap is an adventure developed by Housemarque, released 10 October 1997 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Reap is

The Reap is an adventure game developed by Housemarque and released in 1997. It was published by Take-Two Interactive. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A PC gem boasting beautiful visual effects and four different worlds (Desert, Underwater City, Ice Caves and Futuristic Metropolis) comprised of massive, beautifully crafted 3D-modeled levels and rendered graphics.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

The Reap launched on 10 October 1997, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil: Director's Cut, Ultima Online and Frogger.

Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil: Director's Cut, Ultima Online, Frogger.

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did The Reap come out?
The Reap was released on 10 October 1997 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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