Return of the Triad

Return of the Triad is a fangame developed by Leon Zawada (el zee) and Simon Rance (5hfifty) as a tribute to the original Rise of the Triad.

Released in 1995, Rise of the Triad was originally intended as a spiritual successor to Wolfenstein 3D. Like many early FPS, the single-player objective involved collecting keys to progress through levels. Occasionally, special tactics or simple problem-solving were required to access certain areas. While most levels are fairly linear, a few feature multiple exits.

Return of the Triad is built on ZDoom, a source port of the Doom engine, and took six years to develop. A playable demo was released in late 2010, with the full version arriving in the summer of 2011.

In 2023, Return of the Triad was officially included as a bonus package in the Steam and GOG versions of Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition.