Another World

Wordless polygonal storytelling with no HUD, fusing cutscene and gameplay into one visual language.

Released 1991 Developer Eric Chahi Publisher Delphine Software Platform Amiga Genre Cinematic Platformer Era 8- and 16-bit Website anotherworld.fr ↗

Mechanics it built on

Ideas Another World inherited rather than invented — each traceable back through the ontology to a root.

Flip-Screen Room Graph ~~1980~~In-Engine Cutscene ~~1984~~Checkpoint Respawn ~~1984~~Momentum-Based Platform Control ~~1985~~

Directly influenced

Flashback ~~1992~~

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