Book of the Dead
Released in 1987, War of the Dead is considered to be the first true survival horror game. SWAT officer Lila must rescue survivors in the demon-infested small town of Chaney’s Hill. It also featured open-world…
Book of the Dead is an adventure, released 31 December 1987 on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
What Book of the Dead is
Book of the Dead was released in 1987. It was published by CRL Group PLC. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Released in 1987, War of the Dead is considered to be the first true survival horror game. SWAT officer Lila must rescue survivors in the demon-infested small town of Chaney’s Hill. It also featured open-world gameplay and RPG elements.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, horror and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Book of the Dead launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.
Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.
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