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{{Infobox game
|cover        = Abuse Cover.png
|pcgamingwiki   = Abuse
|developers   =
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Crack dot Com|ref=<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19961101112019/http://www.crack.com/games/index.html GAMES PAGE - Crack dot Com (retrieved)]</ref>}}
|publishers   =
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Origin Systems|ref=<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19970330134551/http://www.origin.ea.com/crackdotcom/index.html Abuse by Crack dot Com - ORIGIN (retrieved)]</ref>}}
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Bungie Software|Mac OS|ref=<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19970210022242/http://www.bungie.com/products/abuse/abuse.html Abuse for Macintosh (retrieved)]</ref><ref name=mac>[https://web.archive.org/web/19961101111903/http://crack.com/about/index.html#crack_ports Crack development platforms and ports (retrieved)]</ref>}}
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|RedHat|Linux|ref=<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19961228204657/http://www.redhat.com/linux-info/pkglist/rh40_i386/Games/ rh40_i386: Games (retrieved)]</ref>}}
|engines      =
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Abuse Engine}}
|release dates=
{{Infobox game/row/date|macOS|Unknown}}
|taxonomy     =
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
|steam appid  =
|gogcom id    =
|hltb         = 161
|strategywiki =
|mobygames    = abuse
|wikipedia    = Abuse (video game)
|winehq       =
|license      =
}}
'''Key points'''
{{++}} The game has a built-in level editor.
{{++}} Source code was released in public domain in 1997, allowing 3rd party ports and modifications.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19971210102029/http://crack.com/press/press8.html July 12, 1997 - Crack dot Com (retrieved)]</ref>
==Essential improvements==
===Abuse SDL===
{{ii}} [http://antonior-software.blogspot.com/2016/05/abuse-1996-sdl-port-09a.html Abuse SDL] is an updated version of the game ported to SDL2, it allows for modern OS support, higher resolutions, gamepad support, and a multitude of bug fixes and enhancements. Note that there is no support for multiplayer.
{{ii}} For Windows, everything is provided in a single download. For macOS and Linux, the [https://github.com/antrad/Abuse_1996 source code] for the port needs to be downloaded and compiled.
===FRABS (Free Abuse)===
{{ii}} A standalone fan made single player campaign based on the shareware release. Contains levels and assets from the shareware version, as well as fan made assets and over 20 levels. Download available [https://web.archive.org/web/20010124070000/http://www.cs.uidaho.edu/~cass0664/fRaBs/ here].
{{ii}} These instructions are for [[#Abuse SDL|Abuse SDL]] only
{{Fixbox|description=Modify config.txt|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
# Go to {{code|{{p|game}}\user}}.
# Open {{code|config.txt}}.
# Change the value of {{code|fullscreen}} from {{Key|0}} to {{Key|1}}.
# Save the changes made and launch the game.
}}
{{ii}} These instructions are for [[#Abuse SDL|Abuse SDL]] only
{{Fixbox|description=Modify config.txt|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
# Go to {{code|{{p|game}}\user}}.
# Open {{code|config.txt}}.
# Change the value of {{code|vsync}} from {{Key|0}} to {{Key|1}}.
# Save the changes made and launch the game.
}}
{{ii}} These instructions are for [[#Abuse SDL|Abuse SDL]] only
{{ii}} Some keys are hardwired and cannot be changed. See the {{code|README.txt}} file in {{code|{{p|game}}}} for a full list
{{Fixbox|description=Modify config.txt|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
# Go to {{code|{{p|game}}\user}}.
# Open {{code|config.txt}}.
# Under the {{code|; Key mappings}} header, change the values of the commands to the desired key(s).
#* A list of special keys available can be found in the included {{code|README.txt}} file.
# Save the changes made and launch the game.
}}
{{ii}} These instructions are for [[#Abuse SDL|Abuse SDL]] only
{{Fixbox|description=Modify config.txt|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
# Go to {{code|{{p|game}}\user}}.
# Open {{code|config.txt}}.
# Under the {{code|; Button mappings}} header, change the values of the commands to the desired button(s).
#* A list of of the button names to be used can be found in the included {{code|README.txt}} file in {{code|{{p|game}}}}.
# Save the changes made and launch the game.
}}
{{ii}} These instructions are for [[#Abuse SDL|Abuse SDL]] only
{{Fixbox|description=Modify config.txt|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
# Go to {{code|{{p|game}}\user}}.
# Open {{code|config.txt}}.
# Change the value of {{code|ctr_rst_s}} to the desired sensitivity.
# Save the changes made and launch the game.
}}
{{Compatibility/macOS
|opengl versions        =
|opengl notes           =
|software mode          =
|software mode notes    =
|shader model versions  =
|shader model notes     =
|windows 32-bit exe     = hackable
|windows 64-bit exe     = na
|windows arm app        = unknown
|windows exe notes      = Requires a sourceport. See [[#Abuse SDL|Abuse SDL]].
|rosetta 2              = unknown
|native                 = playable
|native notes           = Requires a sourceport.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/abuse|title=abuse — Homebrew Formulae|date=1 March 2022}}</ref>
|linux arm app          = unknown
|linux executable notes =
}}
{{References}}