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marxveix wrote on 2025-10-25, 11:30:
Is there list of pc games that had no software renderer? The first games that had no software renderer was Descent 3 and Quake 3 […]
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Is there list of pc games that had no software renderer? The first games that had no software renderer was Descent 3 and Quake 3 as i know.

Here is the list of games that support sofware renderer:
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_sof … rendering_games

Bit of googling and Turok was one the first pc games that abandoned software renderer.
https://www.reddit.com/r/boomershooters/comme … e_the_first_pc/

Redline racer, only 3dfx and d3d.

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willow wrote on 2025-10-30, 21:28:
marxveix wrote on 2025-10-25, 11:30:
Is there list of pc games that had no software renderer? The first games that had no software renderer was Descent 3 and Quake 3 […]
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Is there list of pc games that had no software renderer? The first games that had no software renderer was Descent 3 and Quake 3 as i know.

Here is the list of games that support sofware renderer:
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_sof … rendering_games

Bit of googling and Turok was one the first pc games that abandoned software renderer.
https://www.reddit.com/r/boomershooters/comme … e_the_first_pc/

Redline racer, only 3dfx and d3d.

Thanks, long time ago i have played Redline Racer. MotoRacer from 1997 is better game from my point of view, but it has software rendering.

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Reply 722 of 722, by willow

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marxveix wrote on 2025-11-02, 22:18:
willow wrote on 2025-10-30, 21:28:
marxveix wrote on 2025-10-25, 11:30:
Is there list of pc games that had no software renderer? The first games that had no software renderer was Descent 3 and Quake 3 […]
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Is there list of pc games that had no software renderer? The first games that had no software renderer was Descent 3 and Quake 3 as i know.

Here is the list of games that support sofware renderer:
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_sof … rendering_games

Bit of googling and Turok was one the first pc games that abandoned software renderer.
https://www.reddit.com/r/boomershooters/comme … e_the_first_pc/

Redline racer, only 3dfx and d3d.

Thanks, long time ago i have played Redline Racer. MotoRacer from 1997 is better game from my point of view, but it has software rendering.

moto racer has direct3d 3 renderer (3d acceleration) and software renderer.