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Deus Ex Machina

Deus Ex Machina is a 1984 ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 surrealistic game with a heavy focus on sensory experience above interactive gameplay. You play a defect - a human form that has formed within an all…

1 October 1984

Deus Ex Machina is an indie developed by Automata U.K. Limited, released 1 October 1984 on Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

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What Deus Ex Machina is

Deus Ex Machina is an indie game developed by Automata U.K. Limited and released in 1984. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the year 1987, the Department of Health and Social Security, Police and State Security records of the United Kingdom were co-ordinated within a central computerised data bank. The following year, all passport, communications and censorshop operations were integrated. In 1994, this computer network became responsible for the total defence and internal security of westblock. Tuesday evening, after tea and compulsory preayers, the machine rebelled....
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Official trailer

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When did Deus Ex Machina come out?
Deus Ex Machina was released on 1 October 1984 for Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

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