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Five Oddworld videogames have been released by Oddworld Inhabitants.

Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee, originally released on PlayStation and PC in 1997
Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus, originally released on PlayStation and PC in 1998
Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee, originally released on Xbox in 2001
- A remastered version, Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee HD, was first released on PlayStation 3 in 2012
- A mobile version, Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee Mobile, was first released in 2015
Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath, originally released on Xbox in 2005
- A remastered version, Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD, was first released on PlayStation 3 in 2011
- A mobile version, Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath Mobile, was first released in 2014
Oddworld: New ’n’ Tasty, originally released on PlayStation 4 in 2014

A sixth game, Oddworld: Soulstorm, is currently in development, and is planned for release in 2020.

Three additional titles, all for mobile gaming systems, have been released by other companies.

Oddworld Adventures for Game Boy (1998)
Oddworld Adventures 2 for Game Boy Color (1999)
Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee for Game Boy Advance (2003)

Compilations

Oddworld videogames have been released bundled together.

Oddworld Pack contained Abe’s Oddysee and Abe’s Exoddus, released on Steam in 2008 but removed in 2017
The OddBoxx contains Abe’s Oddysee, Abe’s Exoddus, Munch’s Oddysee and Stranger’s Wrath, released on Steam in 2010 and on PlayStation 3 in 2013
The AbeBoxx contains Abe’s Oddysee and Abe’s Exoddus, released on PlayStation Store in 2013
The StrangerBoxx contains Stranger’s Wrath for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, released on PlayStation Store in 2013
Oddworld: New ’n’ Tasty Complete Edition contains Abe’s Oddysee and New ’n’ Tasty, released on Steam in 2015

Oddworld Quintology

Lorne Lanning originally planned to create a series of five Oddworld games called the Oddworld Quintology, each title introducing a new hero who would join the existing band as they travelled from the outlying third-world factory franchises to the heart of capitalism in the big cities. The five games were to be similarly titled, although only the first three titles are know.

A long-standing but disproven rumour is that the fourth game would be titled Oddworld: Nod’s Oddysee.

The plan for the Quintology was altered after the release of Abe’s Oddysee when Oddworld Inhabitants decided to wait for the next generation of gaming technology on which to release Munch’s Oddysee. They made use of the intervening time by using their existing A.L.I.V.E. game engine to build and release Abe’s Exoddus. The plan changed to incorporate one or more such bonus titles after each Oddysee, each one not counting towards the total of five Quintology games, but continuing the story of the Quintology heroes.

However, only the first such title was released; although development started on Oddworld: Munch’s Exoddus, it was put to one side because Lorne Lanning decided to wait until gaming technology had improved before returning to the Quintology. Instead Lanning started developing separate Oddworld stories, starting with Stranger’s Wrath. When Oddworld Inhabitants closed its internal game development studio, Lanning said that future Quintology stories would only be told in feature films.

Habitales and Fearietales

Two new series of Oddworld videogames, the Habitales and Fearietales, were introduced in the game manual for Abe’s Exoddus. Oddworld: The Hand of Odd was going to be the first game in the Habitales series, recycling the A.L.I.V.E. 2 game engine from Munch’s Oddysee to create a real-time strategy simulation. It was never released, and nor was any other game in either series.

Other games

Oddworld Inhabitants have at times worked on or pitched internally other games set on Oddworld (at least at some point during their development) separate from the above series. Only one such game, Stranger’s Wrath, made retail release. Production started on The Brutal Ballad of Fangus Klot, but Oddworld Inhabitants closed down before it was finished.

A proposed omnibus release of Abe’s Oddysee and Abe’s Exoddus may have been accompanied by a short game called SligStorm had it ever been made, but production of Munch’s Oddysee took priority over it.

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-Four '''Oddworld videogames''' have been commercially released by [[Oddworld Inhabitants]].
+Five '''Oddworld videogames''' have been released by [[Oddworld Inhabitants]].
-# ''[[Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee]]'' for PlayStation and PC (1997)
+# <cite>[[Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee|Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee]]</cite>, originally released on PlayStation and PC in 1997
-# ''[[Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus]]'' for PlayStation and PC (1998)
+# <cite>[[Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus|Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus]]</cite>, originally released on PlayStation and PC in 1998
-# ''[[Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee]]'' for Xbox (2001)
+# <cite>[[Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee|Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee]]</cite>, originally released on Xbox in 2001
-# ''[[Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath]]'' for Xbox (2005)
+#* A remastered version, <cite>[[Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD|Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee HD]]</cite>, was first released on PlayStation 3 in 2012
+#* A mobile version, <cite>[[Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee Mobile|Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee Mobile]]</cite>, was first released in 2015
+# <cite>[[Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath|Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath]]</cite>, originally released on Xbox in 2005
+#* A remastered version, <cite>[[Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD|Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD]]</cite>, was first released on PlayStation 3 in 2011
+#* A mobile version, <cite>[[Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Mobile|Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath Mobile]]</cite>, was first released in 2014
+# <cite>[[Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty|Oddworld: New ’n’ Tasty]]</cite>, originally released on PlayStation 4 in 2014
-Three additional titles have been released by other companies.
+A sixth game, <cite>[[Oddworld: Soulstorm]]</cite>, is currently in development, and is planned for release in 2020.
-# ''Oddworld Adventures'' for Game Boy (1998)
+Three additional titles, all for mobile gaming systems, have been released by other companies.
-# ''Oddworld Adventures 2'' for Game Boy Color (1999)
+# <cite>[[Oddworld Adventures]]</cite> for Game Boy (1998)
-# ''Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee'' for Game Boy Advance (2003)
+# <cite>[[Oddworld Adventures 2]]</cite> for Game Boy Color (1999)
+# <cite>[[Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee for Game Boy Advance|Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee]]</cite> for Game Boy Advance (2003)
+== Compilations ==
+Oddworld videogames have been released bundled together.
+* <cite>[[Oddworld Pack]]</cite> contained <cite>Abe’s Oddysee</cite> and <cite>Abe’s Exoddus</cite>, released on Steam in 2008 but removed in 2017
+* <cite>The [[OddBoxx]]</cite> contains <cite>Abe’s Oddysee</cite>, <cite>Abe’s Exoddus</cite>, <cite>Munch’s Oddysee</cite> and <cite>Stranger’s Wrath</cite>, released on Steam in 2010 and on PlayStation 3 in 2013
+* <cite>The [[AbeBoxx]]</cite> contains <cite>Abe’s Oddysee</cite> and <cite>Abe’s Exoddus</cite>, released on PlayStation Store in 2013
+* <cite>The [[StrangerBoxx]]</cite> contains <cite>Stranger’s Wrath</cite> for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, released on PlayStation Store in 2013
+* <cite>Oddworld: New ’n’ Tasty Complete Edition</cite> contains <cite>Abe’s Oddysee</cite> and <cite>New ’n’ Tasty</cite>, released on Steam in 2015
 == Oddworld Quintology ==
-[[Lorne Lanning]] originally planned to produce a series of five Oddworld games called the '''''Oddworld Quintoloy''''', each title introducing a new hero who would join the existing band as they travelled from the outlying third-world factory franchises to the heart of capitalism in the big cities. The five games were to be similarly titled, although only the first three titles are know.
+[[Lorne Lanning]] originally planned to create a series of five Oddworld games called the <cite>[[Oddworld Quintology]]</cite>, each title introducing a new hero who would join the existing band as they travelled from the outlying third-world factory franchises to the heart of capitalism in the big cities. The five games were to be similarly titled, although only the first three titles are know.
+# <cite>[[Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee|Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee]]</cite>
+# <cite>[[Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee|Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee]]</cite>
+# <cite>[[Oddworld: Squeek's Oddysee|Oddworld: Squeek’s Oddysee]]</cite>
-# ''[[Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee]]''
+A long-standing but disproven rumour is that the fourth game would be titled <cite>[[Oddworld: Nod's Oddysee|Oddworld: Nod’s Oddysee]]</cite>.
-# ''[[Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee]]''
-# ''[[Oddworld: Squeek’s Oddysee]]''
-A long-standing, but disproven, rumour is that the fourth game would be ''[[Oddworld: Nod’s Oddysee]]''. This plan was altered after the release of ''Abe’s Oddysee'' when Oddworld Inhabitants decided to wait for the next generation of gaming technology on which to release ''Munch’s Oddysee''. They made use of the intervening time by using their existing A.L.I.V.E. game engine to build and release ''Abe’s Exoddus''. The plan changed to incorporate one or more such '''bonus titles''' after each ''Oddysee'', each one not counting towards the total of five ''Quintology'' games, but continuing the story of the ''Quintology'' heroes.
+The plan for the <cite>Quintology</cite> was altered after the release of <cite>Abe’s Oddysee</cite> when Oddworld Inhabitants decided to wait for the next generation of gaming technology on which to release <cite>Munch’s Oddysee</cite>. They made use of the intervening time by using their existing <abbr title="Aware Lifeforms in Virtual Entertainment">[[A.L.I.V.E.]]</abbr> game engine to build and release <cite>Abe’s Exoddus</cite>. The plan changed to incorporate one or more such bonus titles after each <cite>Oddysee</cite>, each one not counting towards the total of five <cite>Quintology</cite> games, but continuing the story of the <cite>Quintology</cite> heroes.
-However, only the first such title was released; although development started on ''[[Oddworld: Munch’s Exoddus]]'', it was put to one side because [[Lorne Lanning]] decided to wait until gaming technology had improved before returning to the ''Quintology''. Instead Lanning started developing separate Oddworld stories, starting with ''Stranger’s Wrath''. When Oddworld Inhabitants closed its internal game development studio, Lanning said that future ''Quintology'' stories would only be told in feature films.
+However, only the first such title was released; although development started on <cite>[[Oddworld: Munch's Exoddus|Oddworld: Munch’s Exoddus]]</cite>, it was put to one side because [[Lorne Lanning]] decided to wait until gaming technology had improved before returning to the <cite>Quintology</cite>. Instead Lanning started developing separate Oddworld stories, starting with <cite>Stranger’s Wrath</cite>. When Oddworld Inhabitants closed its internal game development studio, Lanning said that future <cite>Quintology</cite> stories would only be told in feature films.
 == Habitales and Fearietales ==
-Two new series of Oddworld videogames, the '''''Habitales''''' and '''''Fearietales''''', were introduced in the game manual for ''Abe’s Exoddus''. ''[[Oddworld: The Hand of Odd]]'' was going to be the first game in the ''Habitales'' series, recycling the A.L.I.V.E. 2 game engine from ''Munch’s Oddysee'' to create a real-time strategy simulation. It was never released, and nor was any other game in either series.
+Two new series of Oddworld videogames, the <cite>Habitales</cite> and <cite>Fearietales</cite>, were introduced in the game manual for <cite>Abe’s Exoddus</cite>. <cite>[[Oddworld: The Hand of Odd]]</cite> was going to be the first game in the <cite>Habitales</cite> series, recycling the <abbr title="Aware Lifeforms in Virtual Entertainment">A.L.I.V.E.</abbr> 2 game engine from <cite>Munch’s Oddysee</cite> to create a real-time strategy simulation. It was never released, and nor was any other game in either series.
 == Other games ==
-Oddworld Inhabitants have at times worked on or pitched internally other games set on Oddworld (at least at some point during their development) separate from the above series. Only one such game, ''Stranger’s Wrath'', made retail release. Production started on ''[[The Brutal Ballad of Fangus Klot]]'', but Oddworld Inhabitants closed down before it was finished.
+Oddworld Inhabitants have at times worked on or pitched internally other games set on Oddworld (at least at some point during their development) separate from the above series. Only one such game, <cite>Stranger’s Wrath</cite>, made retail release. Production started on <cite>[[The Brutal Ballad of Fangus Klot]]</cite>, but Oddworld Inhabitants closed down before it was finished.
-A proposed omnibus release of ''Abe’s Oddysee'' and ''Abe’s Exoddus'' may have been accompanied by a short game called ''[[SligStorm]]'' had it ever been made, but production of ''Munch’s Oddysee'' took priority over it.
+A proposed omnibus release of <cite>Abe’s Oddysee</cite> and <cite>Abe’s Exoddus</cite> may have been accompanied by a short game called <cite>[[SligStorm]]</cite> had it ever been made, but production of <cite>Munch’s Oddysee</cite> took priority over it.
 [[Category:Oddworld videogames]]
+[[Category:Oddworld products]]