2.5D Engine: Build

Group Description

Games using the Build graphics engine, written by Ken Silverman for 3D Realms Entertainment.

The engine improved on DOOM in several ways, including (but not limited to):

Sloped ceilings and floors
High-res SVGA and VESA support
True rooms above rooms
Moving vehicles
Transparent sprites
Underwater swimming
Map sectors can move during game play

Related Links

The History of Ken Silverman's Build Engine (a 10-minute history of the engine, hosted on YouTube).
Fate Demo (Unreleased Capstone/IntraCorp FPS based on the Build engine; YouTube video - 6.32 minutes)
Ion Maiden Dev Blog #1 (an explanation of how Build engine games are made)

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Game Title	Year	Platform	Publisher	User Score
Ion Fury	2018	Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One	1C Entertainment	4.08
Shaw's Nightmare II	2016	DOS	Mickey Productions	...
Electric Highways	2015	Windows	Dagestan Technology	...
Shaw's Nightmare	2013	DOS, Windows	Mickey Productions	...
WWII GI	1999	DOS, Linux, Windows	GT Interactive Software Corp.	2.78
Extreme Paintbrawl	1998	Windows	Head Games Publishing, Inc.	1.06
NAM	1998	DOS, Linux, Macintosh, Windows	GT Interactive Software Corp.	2.54
Redneck Rampage Rides Again	1998	DOS, Macintosh, Windows	Interplay Entertainment Corp.	3.59
Liquidator	1998	Windows	Akella	...
Twin Dragon	1998	DOS	Level Infinity	3.61
Shadow Warrior	1997	DOS, iPad, iPhone, Macintosh, Windows	GT Interactive Software Corp.	4.03
Redneck Deer Huntin'	1997	DOS, Macintosh, Windows	Interplay Entertainment Corp.	2.62
Redneck Rampage	1997	DOS, Macintosh, Windows	Interplay Entertainment Corp.	3.41
Redneck Rampage: The Early Years	1997	Windows	SoftKey Multimedia Inc.	...
Duke Nukem's Penthouse Paradise	1997	DOS	GT Interactive Software Corp.	...
Blood	1997	DOS	GT Interactive Software Corp.	4.12
Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition	1996	DOS, Linux, Macintosh, Windows, Xbox 360	GT Interactive Software Corp.	4.03
Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance	1996	DOS, Windows	IntraCorp, Inc.	3.35
Duke Nukem 3D	1996	Android, BlackBerry, DOS, iPad, iPhone, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn	3D Realms Entertainment, Inc.	4.08
Powerslave	1996	DOS, Linux, Macintosh, Windows	Playmates Interactive Entertainment, Inc.	3.25
William Shatner's TekWar	1995	DOS	Capstone Software	2.03
Witchaven	1995	DOS, Windows	IntraCorp, Inc.	3.10
Powerslave (Official Beta Version)	1995	DOS	Playmates Interactive Entertainment, Inc.	...
Euijeok: Im Kkeokjeong	1994	DOS	SKC Soft Land	...

Selected Covers

Front cover for Witchaven

Front cover for Redneck Rampage

Front cover for WWII GI

Redneck Rampage Rides Again DOS Front Cover

Front cover for Redneck Rampage Rides Again

Front cover for Extreme Paintbrawl

Selected Screenshots

Screenshot from Witchaven

Screenshot from Shaw's Nightmare

Screenshot from Redneck Rampage

Screenshot from WWII GI

Screenshot from Redneck Rampage Rides Again

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