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Crypt of Medea

Your courage and problem-solving ingenuity will be put to the test as you try to escape from Medea's forbidden tomb. You must pass through countless rooms and secret passages. Overwhelming terror and ghoulish…

31 December 1984

Crypt of Medea is an adventure developed by Sir-tech Software, released 31 December 1984 on Apple II.

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What Crypt of Medea is

Crypt of Medea is an adventure game developed by Sir-tech Software and released in 1984. It is available on Apple II only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Your courage and problem-solving ingenuity will be put to the test as you try to escape from Medea's forbidden tomb. You must pass through countless rooms and secret passages. Overwhelming terror and ghoulish obstacles await you at every turn. You'll need every shred of intelligence and survival skills to pass untouched from the Crypt of Medea. Escape has never been so thrilling! Autopsy of this adventure.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are fantasy and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Crypt of Medea launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Karateka.

Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Karateka.

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When did Crypt of Medea come out?
Crypt of Medea was released on 31 December 1984 for Apple II.

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