| Alternative title(s) | |
| Antiquity game | EAG |
| Release | Jun 26, 2006 |
| Publisher | Iron Lore Entertainment |
| Developer | THQ |
| Platform(s) | Windows; iOS (2016), Android (2016); PS4, Xbox One (2018); Nintendo Switch (2018) |
| Mode | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Genre | Action-adventure; role-playing game; hero-based |
| Setting | Mythological versions of Ancient Greece, Egypt and China |
| Notable charactersB | |
| DLC | Immortal Throne (2007), Ragnarök (2017), Atlantis (2019) |
On Aug 31, 2016, a Titan Quest: Anniversary Edition was released (Windows).
Bibliography
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Additional keywords
mythology, monsters, isometric, dungeon crawler
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