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“Work together to explore and survive, and/or sabotage one another and let the ship go down in fire and flood”-Rock Paper Shotgun Embrace the Abyss Overcome crisis and the unrelenting pressure of a frozen ocean. In the not too distant future, where habitable places have become scarce, humanity has arrived on Jupiter’s moon. Europa with … Continue reading “Barotrauma”

Hidden in the shadows, an evil has waited patiently. Until now. Who will face the darkness if not you? A heroic adventure featuring 50+ hours of gameplay, 350 speaking parts, a Legacy Mode for returning fans, and over 100 pieces of incredible music! The Director’s Cut brings more character customization options, new items, new enemies, … Continue reading “The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut”

The king is dead at the hands of Viking invaders. Hope is a distant glimmer in the fog, fading fast with every passing moment. As you rise to take your father’s place as ruler, it will fall to you to stage your defenses. But make no mistake – this is no fight for victory, but … Continue reading “Bad North”

Avernum: Escape From the Pit is a remake of Spiderweb Software’s fantasy role-playing game Avernum (which, in turn, is a remake of an even earlier game, Exile: Escape from the Pit). Avernum: Escape From the Pit is in many aspects similar to Spiderweb’s previous game, Avadon: The Black Fortress, and uses some of its art, … Continue reading “Avernum: Escape From the Pit”

The seventh game in Spiderweb’s Avernum series. In this final game of the series, the great underground society of Avernum is in danger again, and it’s up to your team of adventurers to save the whole of society once more. Through a deep roleplaying system, you can explore caves, dungeons, castles, town, and the whole … Continue reading “Avernum VI”

Vial of Doom is an interactive text adventure written by Roger M. Wilcox for the TRS-80. The story is based on a 25 page typewritten short story that Wilcox had written a year earlier. Wilcox admitted that his story was influenced a bit by Michael Moorcock’s multiverse. You can read about my experience with the … Continue reading “Vial of Doom”

All was prosperous and peaceful in the Empire—until recently. Someone tried to assassinate the Empress…but who would dare such a thing, and to what end? The answer to the mystery may lie with the rebel Dorikas, who has fled to the subterranean realm of Avernum. A party of four brave heroes must pursue Dorikas underground, … Continue reading “Avernum V”

Avernum 4 has you in charge of a 4-character party, whose task is to discover why your homeland of Avernum has been undergoing a series of unnatural disasters. The game uses a modified version of the Geneforge engine, meaning that its interface is entirely different from the previous Avernum games. Although the character pictures are the … Continue reading “Avernum IV”

Avernum 3 is the third installment of the Avernum series and is an overhaul of Exile 3: Ruined World. In it, you create a party of 1-4 characters and play as one of the first bands to return to the surface from years of exile in the prison caves of Avernum. Rather than the paradise … Continue reading “Avernum 3: Ruined World”

Galactic Hitchhiker is one of the earliest examples of a British-authored text adventure for home computers. It was first advertised in October 1980. The game parodies or mirrors several elements of A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. You can read about my experience with the game HERE