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Castle of Terror

In this classic graphical text adventure, originally released in 1985 for the Commodore 64 by the same studio that brought you The Hobbit, explore an adventure in the world of Count Dracula.

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Developer
Beam Software, Melbourne House
Publisher
Pixel Games UK
Release
June 15, 2023
3 years and 49 days ago
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About the Game

Originally released in 1985 for the Commodore 64, this classic graphical text adventure from the same studio that brought you The Hobbit saw players enter the world of Count Dracula. Now, relive those days in this remastered emulated version.

Gameplay

You begin your adventure in a small village near the castle of Count Dracula. Use simple text phrases to move through the world and interact with objects and people, but watch out! The world is a dangerous and unforgiving place when Dracula is involved - keep your wits about you and perhaps you will prevail.


This enhanced version introduces a number of modern features to this retro classic, including:

  • Saving/loading the game at any point
  • Full control remapping
  • Image scaling and smoothing options
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