A Tale in the Desert
A Tale in the Desert is a Massive Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game (MMO), presented by Desert Nomad Studios, and set in ancient Egypt. The game focuses on crafting and trading, mixed with strong social and…
A Tale in the Desert is a point-and-click developed by Desert Nomad Studio, released 15 February 2003 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What A Tale in the Desert is
A Tale in the Desert is a point-and-click game developed by Desert Nomad Studio and released in 2003. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
A Tale in the Desert (ATITD) is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) set in Ancient Egypt. The initial software download and all new content are free, with a monthly subscription required to play beyond the first 24 hours.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are sandbox.
How it was received
A Tale in the Desert holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 65% of the 501 rated point-and-click games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 11 points above the year average.
What it launched against
A Tale in the Desert launched on 15 February 2003, within three weeks of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, NASCAR Racing 2003 Season and Unreal 2: The Awakening. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, NASCAR Racing 2003 Season, Unreal 2: The Awakening.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for A Tale in the Desert yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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