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Alternate realities are worlds that exists next to, in parallel of, or in place of our own.
When the main protagonist is thrusted into a foreign dimension or alien world, usually due to a freak accident. The protagonist must then explore that world while trying to find a way back home.
The ultimate enemy and primordial source of all evil. In Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy universe.
Daedra are the inhabitants of the planes of Oblivion, sometimes thought of as demons or divine beings.
Daemons are Warp entities and servants of the Chaos Gods.
Given that Hell totally sucks, it's not surprising that Demons are semi-constantly trying to get from there to Earth.
Interdimensional eldritch beings that resemble giant babies with teeth, from the game Drakengard.
Sometimes there are whole worlds lying hidden inside common household items, just waiting to be discovered.
The daedric cult dedicated to bringing Mehrunes Dagon, the Daedric prince of destruction, into Tamriel. They are the main antagonists of the game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
Dimensions and worlds that exist outside of time and space.
The existence of a parallel world which can be traveled to and from, and may contain differences of varying degrees from its counterpart. Often, this concept consists of a Dark and Light World through which the player alternates.
The concept of shifting between different planes of existence. (Light/Dark worlds, Material/Spectral Realms)
A portal is a hole in reality connected to another hole in reality, whether magical or scientific in nature, that allows a person to instantly travel incredibly vast distances simply by walking through one.
Protoss is one of three major races in Starcraft. A noble and powerful race.
A mysterious alien race that appeared in Black Mesa shortly before Gordon Freeman teleported to Xen. They are openly hostile to anyone, including the Xen aliens.
Person, who can shift from one parallel world (Arcadia or Stark) to another.
Also known as the Universal Union, the Combine is a trans-dimensional empire comprised of enslaved species spanning an unknown number of universes, and Earth is their latest annexation.
The concept of a character leaping forwards or backwards in time.
Trappers are blind, tripedal scorpion-like creatures in Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem.
The Vex are a cyber-organic species in the Destiny universe, consisting of microscopic organisms suspended in liquid radiolaria that dwell inside robotic frames. The Vex are capable of advanced data processing, time travel, portal creation, and remarkable feats of engineering, but possess no sentience whatsoever.
A sub-genre of adventure games, visual novels are a form of interactive fiction that usually have very little in terms of gameplay but often focus more on extensive storytelling, character interactions, decision-making and branching narratives.
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