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Warcraft: Orcs & Humans

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First release
Nov 23, 1994
Genres
Strategy, Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Fantasy
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Mac, PC-9800 Series

Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is the first game in the Warcraft series developed by Blizzard Entertainment. The Orcish hordes are summoned through the dark portal to the peaceful human Kingdom of Azeroth. When the two races meet each other, a terrible war ensues. Only one race can dominate the land. Players can choose to play as either the Humans or the Orcs. There are 12 scenarios for each race with mostly a single objective: destroy the enemy. As with most RTS games of the same era, a lot of time is spent collecting resources and building structures to make/upgrade different types of units.

Also known as WC1, Warcaft Chapter 1

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Release dates
DOS
Nov 23, 1994
DOS
1994
PC-9800 Series
Dec 02, 1995
All 6 release dates
Mac
1995
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mar 28, 2019
Mac
Mar 28, 2019
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
16h
Age ratings
ESRB E
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Where to buy
Keywords
orcs, bloody, construction, death, real-time
… All 28, war, artificial intelligence, mining, sword & sorcery, human, bow and arrow, alliance, original soundtrack release, non-player character, resource gathering, melee, in-game map editor, rpg elements, hotkey, never-ending, tech trees, mana, battle.net, trilogy, shaman, horde, damage over time, professional gaming

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Main + Extras (IGDB)
16h
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  • Englishinterface, audio
IGDB · recorded 28 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 28 Oct 2026