In the first graphic adventure game ever, the player along with seven other people is in an old mansion hunting for some jewels. All too soon it becomes obvious that someone is killing one member of the group after another. It is the player's task in this murder mystery to find out who the murderer is before the player is killed himself.
AdventureThrillerMysteryexplorationmurderdeathcrimevector graphicsdarknesstext adventurePC-9800 Series, PC-8800 Series, iOS, Apple II, FM-7
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Character
Earnest, grave, plot-driven and intimate.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC-9800 Series, PC-8800 Series, iOS, Apple II, FM-7
- Developer
- Sierra On-Line, Sierra On-Line
- Publisher
- Sierra On-Line, StarCraft
- Released
- May 5, 1980
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Text
- Time to beat
- 1.5 h rushed · 2.5 h main story · 3 h completionist
IGDB rating 6.9/10 from 14 ratings.
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