Sacred (video game)

Sacred
Developer(s)Ascaron
Publisher(s)
Linux Game Publishing (Linux)
Designer(s)Aarne Jungerberg
Michael Bhatty
Franz Stradal
Hans-Arno Wegner
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Linux
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
Linux
  • WW: 9 April 2009[4]
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Sacred is a 2004 action role-playing game developed by the German company Ascaron and published by Take 2 Interactive. It is set on the magical continent of Ancaria, with characters of various races (dark elf, vampiress, dwarf, etc.) each with their own missions. Two expansion packs were released for the game in 2004 and 2005. In 2008, Linux Game Publishing announced that they would port the game to the Linux operating system.[5]

Sacred was a commercial hit, with sales above 2 million units worldwide by 2009. It spawned the Sacred video game franchise, and was followed by the sequels Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, Sacred Citadel, and Sacred 3.

  1. ^ "What's New?". Eurogamer.net. 19 March 2004. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Sacred erscheint am 27. Februar" [Sacred will be released February 27th]. Take 2 Interactive (in German). 22 January 2004. Archived from the original on 12 February 2004. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Encore ships Sacred". GameSpot. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. ^ "LGP News Archive". Linux Game Publishing. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2024. Get your swords and spellbooks ready, Sacred: Gold Edition is here and ready to order!
  5. ^ "Details Page of Sacred: Gold". Linux Game Publishing. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2012.