id Software Steam downloads and new games

[Slaughter]

Blue's News reports that all id Software games are now available on Steam:

 

Individual games:

 

[Azrael Strife]

I noticed there is no Heretic II on that list, was that game not ID?

[Matri]

Ahh, I remember Heretic 2. I believe it was the first game I played where your primary weapon was used for a variety of moves. In fact, seeing as how much you needed to use it, it made no sense to switch weapons. I love how he used the Tome too. "Tome, translate."

 

I don't believe it was made by id. For one, I remember this game as having the wierdest numbering scheme. When it first came out, Hexen was named "Heretic 2: Hexen". It was so confusing.

[Bomb Bloke]

Keen 6 and Dreams?

 

I thought Duke Nukem was ID.

 

Aren't there four Wolfenstein games?

 

Etc, etc, etc.

[Matri]

Waitaminute... Apogee?

[Slaughter]

There may be some issues with copyright, in that id may not own the license to all their games (publishers).

 

Regarding Duke Nukem 3D, it's 3D Realms stuff.

[Knan]

Heretic II was published by Activision, not id, after Raven (the developers) signed an exclusive publishing deal with them. (And was eaten completely by Activision soon afterwards.)