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Deus Ex (video game)
Deus Ex (2000) is Ion Storm Austin's cyberpunk immersive sim directed by Warren Spector, published by Eidos Interactive on June 23, 2000; it blends RPG, FPS, and adventure design, won multiple year-end awards, and spawned a franchise.
Diablo II
Diablo II is an action role-playing game developed by Blizzard North and released in 2000, a sequel to Diablo whose skill trees and loot system shaped later action RPGs.
Die by the Sword
Die by the Sword is Treyarch's 1998 PC swordfighting action game, published by Interplay/Tantrum, using the VSIM physics system with mouse-controlled swordplay, dismemberment, four-player arena modes, and the Limb from Limb expansion.
Discworld (video game)
Discworld (1995) is a point-and-click adventure by Teeny Weeny Games and Perfect 10 Productions, published by Psygnosis, starring Eric Idle-voiced Rincewind in an original dragon plot for Ankh-Morpork, released on DOS, Mac, PlayStation, and Saturn.
Discworld Noir
Discworld Noir is a 1999 point-and-click adventure by Perfect Entertainment and GT Interactive, the third Discworld game, starring private investigator Lewton with a notebook-based clue system; released only in Europe, never in North America.
Dishonored 2
Dishonored 2 is Arkane Studios' 2016 first-person stealth-action sequel (Bethesda Softworks), released November 11, 2016 on PC, PS4, Xbox One. Players choose Emily Kaldwin or Corvo Attano in Karnaca; Metascore 86 PC, 88 PS4; praised level design, troubled PC launch.
Dispatch (video game)
Dispatch is a 2025 episodic superhero workplace comedy video game by AdHoc Studio, ex-Telltale developers. Aaron Paul voices Robert Robertson, a dispatcher managing villain-turned-hero Z-Team; sold 1 million copies in 10 days, BAFTA winner.
Divinity (upcoming video game)
Divinity is Larian Studios' upcoming turn-based RPG, announced 12 December 2025 at The Game Awards 2025. Set in Rivellon, it is a new game, not Original Sin 3, with a new ruleset, co-op, and no release date yet.
Dogz and Catz
Dogz and Catz are PF Magic's virtual pet PC series; Dogz (1995) was the first dog simulation game, Catz followed in 1996, selling 1.5 million copies by 1998 before Mindscape and then Ubisoft acquired the Petz franchise.
Dōkyūsei (同級生) (video game)
Dōkyūsei (同級生, Classmates) is Elf's 1992 PC-98 dating sim that started the Japanese dating sim genre and route architecture, with a 20-minute internal clock; remade in 2021 and released globally as Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer in 2022.
Don't Starve Elsewhere
Don't Starve Elsewhere is an upcoming standalone co-op survival game by Klei Entertainment, announced April 2026 at the Triple-i Initiative for PC with no release date. It adds a jump button, magic, vertical exploration, and a lethal Fog, with returning characters Wilson, Willow, Wendy, and WX-78.
Doodle Champion Island Games
Doodle Champion Island Games: Google's largest interactive Doodle, a 16-bit sports RPG with Studio 4°C, released July 23, 2021 for Tokyo 2020; calico cat Lucky, seven sports, seven folklore champions, four-team leaderboard.
Doom (1993 video game)
Doom (1993) is id Software's first-person shooter released December 10, 1993, in which a space marine fights demons on Mars. Known for shareware distribution, BSP rendering, multiplayer deathmatches, modding, and its 1997 open-source release.
Doom II
Doom II (Doom II: Hell on Earth) is id Software's 1994 MS-DOS first-person shooter sequel to Doom, released October 1994 with the same engine, more weapons, retail-only distribution, and over 1.5 million copies sold.
Doom: The Dark Ages
Doom: The Dark Ages (DOOM: The Dark Ages) is id Software's 2025 prequel to DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal, a medieval stand-and-fight shooter built on the Shield Saw parry mechanic, id Tech 8 ray tracing, and the 2026 Revelations DLC.
Dota Auto Chess (刀塔自走棋)
Dota Auto Chess (刀塔自走棋) is Drodo Studio's January 2019 Dota 2 custom mod that invented the autobattler genre: eight players draft heroes, auto-combat resolves fights, and it peaked above 100,000 concurrent players.
Dota Underlords
Dota Underlords (刀塔霸业) is Valve's free-to-play auto battler for Steam, Android, and iOS, adapted from the Dota Auto Chess mod; announced June 13, 2019, open beta June 20, 2019, eight-player matches with shared hero pools and Underlord characters.
Dreamcore (video game)
Dreamcore is a first-person liminal-space exploration walking simulator by Montraluz, published by Tlön Industries, released on Steam 23 January 2025; it has no combat, monsters, or fail states.
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (Drømmefall: Den lengste reisen) is Funcom's 2006 Windows/Xbox 3D adventure sequel to The Longest Journey, following Zoë Castillo, April Ryan, and Kian Alvane across Stark and Arcadia; praised for story, criticized for combat.
DreamWeb
DreamWeb (Dreamweb) is a 1994 cyberpunk point-and-click adventure by Creative Reality, published by Empire Interactive for DOS and Amiga, in which bartender Ryan assassinates seven people to save the DreamWeb; known for adult content, censorship, and its diary-based copy protection.
Driver: San Francisco
Driver: San Francisco (Ubisoft Reflections, 2011) is an open-world action driving game starring detective John Tanner, whose coma explains the Shift car-switching mechanic; released on PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac, Wii, and 3DS, Metacritic 80, later delisted.
Drug Dealer Simulator
Drug Dealer Simulator is a 2020 first-person crime simulation game by Byterunners and Movie Games S.A. about building a drug-dealing empire; sold 400k+ copies, Metacritic 59, with a 2024 co-op sequel and a 2025 Schedule I controversy.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami is a 2024 comedic detective adventure by Happy Broccoli Games starring duck PI Eugene McQuacklin, released May 23, 2024 on PC, Switch, and Xbox, later PS5 and mobile, with a 2025 sequel The Ghost of Glamping.
Duet Night Abyss
Duet Night Abyss (デュエットナイトアビス) is a free-to-play 3D action RPG by Pan Studio/Hero Games, launched October 28, 2025 on PC, iOS, Android. Unusually for the genre, it removed character/weapon gacha and stamina before launch, monetizing through cosmetics only.
Duke Nukem 3D
Duke Nukem 3D is a 1996 first-person shooter by 3D Realms on Ken Silverman's Build engine, known for real-world destructible levels, humor, an M-rated ESRB rating, and a 2003 GPL source code release.
Dune: Awakening
Dune: Awakening is an open-world survival game developed and published by Funcom, set on the desert planet Arrakis in the Dune universe, released on PC in June 2025.
Dungeon Keeper
Dungeon Keeper (Bullfrog Productions, Electronic Arts, 26 June 1997, PC) is a real-time dungeon management strategy game by Peter Molyneux and Sean Cooper where you play the villain, building dungeons and monster armies; expanded by The Deeper Dungeons and preserved by KeeperFX.
Dungeon Keeper 2
Dungeon Keeper 2 (1999, Bullfrog Productions) is a PC dungeon-management strategy sequel to Dungeon Keeper, with campaign, My Pet Dungeon, Skirmish, TCP/IP multiplayer, possession mode, twelve trap types, and a GOG Preservation Program re-release.
Dustborn
Dustborn is a 2024 single-player story-driven action-adventure game by Red Thread Games, published by Quantic Dream, about Pax, a Vox-wielding Anomal leading a punk-band-cover crew across an alternate divided America.
Dying Light: The Beast
Dying Light: The Beast (Techland, 2025) is a standalone open-world survival horror sequel returning Kyle Crane to Castor Woods, adding Beast Mode, Chimera hunts, firearms, and 4-player co-op; Metacritic 79.