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Dungeons of Kairn

Save the kingdom of Hamnlin from the Mad Mage Inshanis, by setting out to recover Artifacts hidden throughout the vast lands of Kairn. Recruit new adventurers from a variety of professions and level them up as…

1 April 1989

Dungeons of Kairn is a role-playing (rpg), released 1 April 1989 on DOS.

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What Dungeons of Kairn is

Dungeons of Kairn was released in 1989. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Save the kingdom of Hamnlin from the Mad Mage Inshanis, by setting out to recover Artifacts hidden throughout the vast lands of Kairn. Recruit new adventurers from a variety of professions and level them up as you gain experience, slay monsters and explore the dungeons. The Mad Mage is in possession of all the Artifacts save three. These you must recover, then journey to the Mad Mage’s island and use them to defeat him. The shareware version only includes the first dungeon; a registered copy adds the other 3.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Dungeons of Kairn launched on 1 April 1989, within three weeks of Adventures of Lolo and Alleyway.

Released around the same time: Adventures of Lolo, Alleyway.

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When did Dungeons of Kairn come out?
Dungeons of Kairn was released on 1 April 1989 for DOS.

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