Diablo series

"Heroism in the face of absolute terror. That's how I describe the Diablo universe in a nutshell."

- Micky Neilson

Diablo is a fantasy hack and slash/ARPG series from Blizzard Entertainment. It was started in 1996 with the release of Diablo.

Games

 * Diablo (1996)
 * Diablo: Hellfire (1997)
 * Diablo II (2000)
 * Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (2001)
 * Diablo III (2012)
 * Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (2014)
 * Diablo III: Rise of the Necromancer (2017)
 * Diablo II: Resurrected (2021)
 * Diablo Immortal (2022)
 * Diablo IV (TBD)

Bundles

 * Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition (2014, Playstation 4 and Xbox One)
 * Diablo III: Eternal Collection (2018, Nintendo Switch)

Novels

 * Diablo Archive
 * Demonsbane
 * Legacy of Blood
 * The Black Road
 * The Kingdom of Shadow
 * Moon of the Spider
 * The Sin War
 * Birthright
 * Scales of the Serpent
 * The Veiled Prophet
 * The Order
 * Storm of Light
 * Morbed

Pen and Paper RPG

 * The Awakening
 * Diablerie
 * To Hell and Back
 * The Bloodstone Tomb

Comics

 * Tales of Sanctuary
 * Sword of Justice

Sourcebooks

 * Book of Cain
 * Book of Tyrael
 * Book of Adria: A Diablo Bestiary

Trivia

 * The Diablo series primarily derives inspiration from Judeo-Christian symbols, icons and iconography. As the series has progressed however, more inspiration has been taken from other major real-world religions.


 * In terms of visual design, Blizzard considers Diablo to be its most realistic series, sitting on the opposite end of the spectrum from Warcraft.


 * Julian Love has suggested that Diablo himself should be in every main series installment, though him not being in expansions is acceptable.


 * According to Joe Shely, it is the evil of Diablo's soulstone that ties the franchise together.