First release date: December 31, 1996
Franchises: Diablo
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows) - Mac - PlayStation
Genres/Themes: Role-playing (RPG) - Strategy - Action - Fantasy - Horror - Historical
Developers: Blizzard North
Publishers: Electronic Arts, Blizzard Entertainment, Sourcenext, Square Electronic Arts
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 in an action game. The player have to kill hordes of monsters through randomized dungeon levels in order to gain experience points, gold and a variety of equipment to bolster the hero's monster-killing potency.
