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Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is a survival horror video game developed by Horrorsoft and released by Accolade in 1990 for the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and MS-DOS computers. It was Horrorsoft's second…

31 December 1990

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is an adventure developed by Horror Soft, released 31 December 1990 on Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

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What Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is an adventure game developed by Horror Soft and released in 1990. It was published by Accolade. It is available on Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is a survival horror video game developed by Horrorsoft and released by Accolade in 1990 for the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and MS-DOS computers. It was Horrorsoft's second published game after 1989's Personal Nightmare and stars the actress Cassandra Peterson as her character Elvira the witch. In Mistress of the Dark, Elvira is held captive by dark forces in the castle of her ancestor Queen Emelda. The player's character in the castle to rescue Elvira and prevent the imminent return of the evil long-dead evil sorceress. The well-received game was followed by Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus in 1991 and the spiritual successor Waxworks in 1992. Contents
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How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Elvira series

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is the first of 2 entries we hold in the Elvira series. The next entry was Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus in 1991.

See all 2 Elvira games in release order →

What it launched against

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark launched on 31 December 1990, within three weeks of Sengoku and A-Train.

Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train.

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When did Elvira: Mistress of the Dark come out?
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark was released on 31 December 1990 for Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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