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D/Generation

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Also known as
D/Generation HD D/Generation: Virtual Reality meets Action Adventure

This isometric action-puzzle game challenges you to survive 10 floors of bioweapons and locked doors to uncover a corporate disaster.

D/Generation was originally released for DOS in 1991 by Mindscape; this is the earliest commercial release of the game on any platform.


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Platform
MS-DOS
Released
1991
Perspective
Diagonal-down
Visual
Isometric
Size
1.33 MB
Version
AUTORUN.BAT
Rating
0 votes

About D/Generation

D/Generation is an isometric action and puzzle game set within a Singapore biotechnology facility called Genoq Biolabs. The player assumes the role of a courier who becomes trapped inside after arriving to deliver a package.

The facility is in a state of crisis, with a malfunctioning security system and dangerous genetically engineered organisms roaming freely. The core objective involves navigating ten floors of the building, a process that is challenging and requires solving environmental puzzles while managing threats. Interacting with computer terminals, locating weapons, and finding survivors are part of the exploration.

The narrative raises several mysteries, including the cause of the disaster, the contents of the delivery package, and the meaning of the title itself. These questions culminate in a final confrontation on the building's top floor.

Later releases for Windows, Macintosh, and Xbox One introduced enhanced high-resolution graphics, a new musical score, and a redesigned control interface. These versions also added quality-of-life features like the ability to save progress at any point, alongside integrated leaderboards and achievement systems.

D/Generation Screenshots

10 images
Title screen
Intro sequence
The start of the game: Landing on the 80th floor with your jetpack
80th floor reception - Watch out for that security turret!
Talking to the receptionist
The old guy hides in his office
Those red bouncing things are A/Generations. They can swallow you whole.
Intro screen: Looks like you've got a lot more to worry about than a routine package delivery
An A/Generation munchs on a civilian while another cloaked A/Generation sneaks up on you from behind
B/Generations can leap halfway across the screen to squash you into an instant pancake