# About SierraVault The definitive documentation archive for Sierra On-Line's gaming legacy. [sierravault.net](https://sierravault.net) | [GitHub](https://github.com/d4rkwyng/sierravault) | [Quartz Mirror](https://quartz.sierravault.net) --- #### Overview SierraVault is a comprehensive Obsidian-based wiki documenting Sierra On-Line's complete gaming history — from the earliest Hi-Res Adventures in 1980 through modern fan remakes and spiritual successors from Sierra alumni. Every page is backed by 15–40 citations from original sources: interviews, magazine reviews, postmortems, and developer commentary. Pages go through a dual-model quality check (Claude + GPT) before publishing — 90% minimum, 95%+ for flagship series. #### Coverage | Category | Count | Examples | |----------|-------|---------| | **Core Sierra** | ~200 | King's Quest, Space Quest, LSL, Police Quest, Gabriel Knight | | **Dynamix** | 50+ | Tribes, The Incredible Machine, flight sims | | **Impressions** | 20+ | Caesar, Pharaoh, Zeus | | **Coktel Vision** | 16 | Gobliiins, educational titles | | **Sierra Partners** | 30+ | Valve, Relic, Monolith | | **Fan Games** | 15+ | VGA remakes, fan sequels | | **Alumni Successors** | 15+ | Hero-U, SpaceVenture, Gray Matter | | **Designers** | 56 | Roberta Williams, Al Lowe, Jane Jensen, the Coles | #### Stats - **511 games** documented - **56 designer biographies** - **28 studio profiles** - **46 years of history** (1980–2026) - **24,000+ research sources** #### Tech Stack - **Content**: Obsidian vault (Markdown + wikilinks) - **Live site**: [Obsidian Publish](https://sierravault.net) - **Mirror**: [Quartz](https://quartz.sierravault.net) (self-hosted on deathstar) - **Source**: [GitHub](https://github.com/d4rkwyng/sierravault) (CC BY-NC) - **Quality pipeline**: Brave Search, ScraperAPI, Claude, GPT-4o #### Links - [Live Site](https://sierravault.net) - [Quartz Mirror](https://quartz.sierravault.net) - [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/d4rkwyng/sierravault) - [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/d4rkwyng/sierravault/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)